2019 – Page 274

Central Bank governor, Héctor Valdez Albizu, has called for the private sector to increase wages in order for economic growth to reach all of the population. He highlighted that growth should not only be concentrated on the highest earners, but it should be considered that the average salary in the private sector is RD$10,900 at …

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Spain is opening up its historical records to Dominican historians. On Monday, 28 January 2019, the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Archivos Estatales del Reino de España and the Archivo General de la Nacion de la Republica Dominicana took place at the Ministry of Culture of Spain in Madrid. Both entities are …

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Dominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas met with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss several matters, especially the situation in Venezuela. The meeting took place on Sunday night, 27 January 2019, following their participation in a meeting of the United Nations’ Security Council that is president over by Vargas. The emergency meeting was …

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On Sunday 27 January, President Danilo Medina met with members of the Association of Producers of Bacon and Sausage de Santana, La Altagracia (Aprotolonsa), to whom he agreed to donate 400 sows and to build the infrastructure to improve production. He said that the government would build them an abattoir, cold storage and a farm …

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President Danilo Medina issued Decree 47-19 ordering government institutions to draft a new tourism security plan and present this in the next three months. The Presidency instructed the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Interior and Police, National Police, Armada, Specialized Corps for Touristic Security (CESTUR), the 911 Emergency System, the …

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On Monday, 28 January 2019, President Danilo Medina, speaking at the opening of the meeting of the International Socialist Council in Santo Domingo at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, highlighted the support of the Council for rights, freedom, peace and equality in the world. He said that although the Dominican Liberation Party is not a member …

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Venezuela wants to host the Caribbean Series as scheduled from 2 to 8 February 2019. And Juan Puello Herrera, president of the Confederation, said over the weekend that Venezuela said it was ready to go ahead with the hosting. The president of the Barquisimeto team, the Cardenales, announced on Saturday, 26 January 2019, that they …

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El Nacional reported that a “green sea” engulfed the southeastern city of San Pedro de Macoris as thousands of fans took to the streets to celebrate during the parade of the team through the city on Saturday, 26 January 2019. The Estrellas won their first tournament in 51 years and they did so by winning …

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The National Metereological Office, Onamet forecast that a frontal weather system moving from Cuba to the Dominican Republic will bring intense rains and chilly weathers for the central mountain range areas, southwest, northeast, southeast, including Greater Santo Domingo as it makes its way to the east. Low temperatures in the morning of around 18-20°C with …

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French author Catherine Bardon has received praise for her first novel “Les déracinés”(The Uprooted), which is based on the real-life story of the Second World War as related to a Jewish couple that relocated to Sosua, Puerto Plata, after fleeing from Nazi persecution. The writer told reporters that her work was “a gift” which opened …

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