2018 – Page 41

Lawyers of Retired Major General Rafael Peña Antonio petitioned that Judge Raquel Astacio Mercedes be recused from hearing the bribes case regarding the sale of Super Tucano Embraer Brazilian aircraft to the Dominican Air Force. The lawyers say that the case should be heard by a judge of the same rank as Judge Yanibet Rivas …

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The Center for Education and Development (Ceduca) says that 55.3% of youths looking for work in Greater Santo Domingo have not been able to find a job. Most of the jobless youths live in Santo Domingo East. Isidro Pérez Polanco of Ceduca says this includes the “ninis” or youths that do not study and do …

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The Dominican Republic declined three slots in the 2019 Doing Business ranking presented on 31 October 2018 by the World Bank. The Dominican Republic is now ranked 102nd of 190 countries. In 2018 its ranking was 99th. Starting a business in the Dominican Republic takes on average 16.5 days, compared to half a day in …

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On Friday, 2 November 2018, many public school teachers went on strike complaining they had not been paid so far this school year. The Dominican Association of Contracted Teachers (Adomaco) complained that some of their members had been working on a contract basis for several years with no social security benefits or Christmas bonuses. There …

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Coqui, the small crocodile that had been living in a filthy creek in Sabana Perdida and is being treated at the Santo Domingo Zoo, is said to be doing very well and is healthy and eating. The crocodile will soon leave the quarantine imposed upon him at the National Zoo in Santo Domingo. In a …

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With a push from the director general of the National Police, Major General Ney Bautista Almonte, the Juvenile Community Program in Puerto Plata has begun. Puerto Plata governor Ivan Rivera praised the initiative by the Police. The program will provide training for young Dominicans who “will benefit immensely from this program that seeks to guide …

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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and SMEs has announced a decrease in the prices of gasoline and Liquid Petroleum Gas, but at the same time has announced increases in the other fuel prices. Regular gasoline is decreased by RD$2.90 and will sell at RD$223.30 a gallon, and Premium gasoline goes down by RD$2.40 and will …

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The director of the Social Assistance Plan of the Presidency, Iris Guaba has announced that her organization has allotted RD$1.4 billion for the distribution of Christmas boxes with popular Christmas dinner items. Beginning on 1 December, the boxes will start to be issued to the provincial governors’ offices and they will begin to hand them …

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The Inter-American Development Bank (BID) announced on 1 November 2018 lending US$400 million to the Dominican Republic to encourage financial sustainability and the operational efficiency of the electricity sector. The funds include improving the capacity for supervision of the financial and operational indicators of the electrical sector and improving transparency. In addition, the efficient expansion …

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Education Minister Andrés Navarro announced the signing on 2 November 2018 of a cooperation agreement with the minister of public education in Mexico, Otto Granados, to promote and develop educational television in both countries. The agreement promotes the exchange of educational materials in audiovisual formats as well as the sharing of experiences and knowledge in …

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