2020 – Page 254

The numbers for the last quarter of 2019 have shown a slight reduction in the informal sector of the Dominican labor market. Diario Libre reports that workers employed in businesses who are not formally organized are 54.8% of the total labor force. This is down from 55.2% for the same period in 2018, according to …

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In 2019, the national debt of the Dominican Republic reached US$35.9 billion, up US$3.78 billion in 2019 alone. According to the data from the Public Credit Agency, the Non-Financial Public Sector debt was US$35.94 billion. The year-to-year matchup shows that in 2018, the number was US$34.15 billion. This means that the DR owes at least …

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There is a place on the highway between Navarette and Puerto Plata called Llano de Pérez, where the roadway is never perfect, or even very good, for any period of time. This is a reality that every driver that uses the highway on even a semi-regular basis knows well and is prepared for the short, …

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The Dominican Association of the Electrical Industry (ADIE) reported that the blackout that left several areas of the country without power as of the afternoon and into the evening of Monday, 17 February 2020 is under investigation. The power outage affected half of the national power grid supply. “This event led to the opening (disconnection) …

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Tony “Cabeza” Fernandez passed away at the Cleveland Clinic in Miami, Florida late last week, and he is mourned by every baseball fan in the Dominican Republic. He was a major league star for 17 seasons, most of them with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was in 5 All Star Games and won 4 Golden …

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Dominican Republic won first place in the IKA / Culinary Olympics, held in Germany and where 1500 international guests participated. The award was obtained thanks to the work of chefs Ana Lebrón, Patricia De Marchena and Laura Rizek. “We are happy with the great news that the Dominican Republic has won the gold medal in …

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Nobody would have imagined the outcome. 7.4 million voters were eligible to vote for 3,849 positions in 158 municipalities nationwide on Sunday, 16 February 2020. At 11:11 am on that day instead, the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Julio Cesar Castaños Espaillat, suspended the municipal elections in the Dominican Republic. This is the …

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In a press conference, US Representative for New York’s 13th congressional district Adriano Espaillat asked for the resignation of the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Julio Castaños Guzmán. He made the request after the suspension of the municipal election following serious computer errors. Espaillat also aired an old grievance: that the JCE had …

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The Second Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of the National District appointed another judge to hear the defamation proceedings against journalist Marino Zapete. Zapete was sued for defamation by Maybeth Rodríguez Sánchez, sister of Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez, after the journalist presented evidence of irregularities in government procurement in documents signed by …

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The Executive Branch sent to Congress a loan for US$155 for the government-owned Edesur power distribution company. The loan would be to increase the operational efficiency of Edesur. The contract was signed on 21 October 2019 between the Dominican government and the Interamerican Development Bank. It will fund the first phase of the Master Plan …

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