2018 – Page 32

Economist Antonio Ciriaco, assistant dean of the School of Economics at the state university, UASD, estimates RD$100 billion will be circulating this December 2018, when the Christmas bonus comes bundled with the December salary. The Christmas bonus is at least a monthly wage that is paid to government employees, private sector employees and even those …

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Dominican merengue composer and singer, Wilfrido Vargas was honored with a special award during the Latin Grammys organized by the Latin Recording Academy. During the private ceremony held on 13 November 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Vargas received a lifetime achievement award for his unprecedented contributions of outstanding artistic significant to Latin music. The …

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Seven human limbs were found during a routine clean-up operation at the Mirador del Norte Park, becoming the breaking news for Wednesday, 14 November 2018. The garbage was identified as contaminated hospital wastes in violation of all health protocols. Why was it dumped in the park remains unknown. Some seven human limbs were identified by …

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Haiti government commissioner Clamé-Ocman Daméus issued a statement on 13 November 2018 whereby the Public Prosecutor’s Office would cancel the request to banks to block bank accounts of companies targeted by provisional measures on 12 November 2018 for their ties to PetroCaribe transactions. The announcement comes 24 hours after the Government Commissioner had asked the …

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A special commission of members of the leading opposition political party, the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) traveled to Washington, D. C. to meet with regional human rights organizations. A press release from the PRM says they are concerned with the evident signs of the deterioration of the judicial system in the country over the past …

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Mayor of Santiago Abel Martínez says that the municipality is affected by the effective takeover of public spaces by large numbers of undocumented Haitians and that the situation is of concern to his administration. The mayor estimated that over two million the undocumented Haitians are residing in the country. In a press release, he also …

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Ministry of Environment and National Aquarium staff rescued a female manatee that was found stranded in La Alhorrada gully in Luperón Bay, Puerto Plata. The manatee, that measures 1.5 meters, had become trapped between roots and mangroves. Pablo Rodríguez, administrator of the Refugio Vida Silvestre of the Luperón Bay, said that the animal was taken …

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Víctor Gómez, deputy rector at the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (Intec) in Santo Domingo says that efforts are underway to launch an artificial satellite to monitor climate change. He made the announcement during Science Week at the Intec. The artificial satellite will use sensors to detect climate variability, and vulnerability to climate change and …

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The executive director of the National Health System (SNS), economist Chanel Rosa Chupany announced that his department is working on instating a system whereby appointments can be made by telephone and thus patients will have less wait times at the health facilities nationwide. He revealed this news during an interview with the Grupo de Comunicaciones …

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The Ministry of Labor has published the country’s official holidays calendar for 2019. The calendar establishes 12 holidays for the year. This year, only two holidays are moved – Labor Day and Constitution Day. The dates are important for vacation planners, as domestic demand peaks on the six long weekends that will happen in 2019. …

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