Drug trafficking is the biggest threat to the nation. Armed Forces Minister Rafael Pena said that drug trafficking threatens security and the nation’s institutions because it destroys society and its leaders and creates a culture of crime and terror. Pena was addressing a conference at the Dominican College of Engineers and Architects. He said the vulnerability of the border with Haiti, which extends for more than 360 kilometers, is a constant concern for security and defense bodies, given the permanent…
In an interview with CDN yesterday, Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that as of 1 April physicians would have to register their work hours on a daily basis, as reported in El Caribe. He said the measure would be implemented in all public hospitals. He commented that 50% of physicians do not fulfill the hours for which they were contracted. “We do not keep strict control of employee attendance, or their job fulfillment track record. We have accommodated…
Hoy is reporting that Santiago council members will get a RD$20,000 raise, authorized by city mayor Jose Enrique Sued. According to reports councilors used to be paid RD$44,000 per month, plus RD$6,0000 in per diems, but now workers will receive RD$70,000 as well as the RD$6,000 in per diems. Hoy writes that workers starting receiving their new salaries on Tuesday, via bank cards.
Looking to ease tensions from continuous protests in the eastern provinces of the DR, yesterday, the Dominican government agreed to initiate public works projects in Higuey, La Romana, El Seybo, Hato Mayor, Miches and San Pedro de Macoris. Officials agreed to “fix” the Higuey-Bavaro roadway, but also agreed to speed up work on the Coral Highway. The Ministry of Public Works, which is handling all the constructions, will also fix the Gri-Gri intersection as well as the road between Coco…
After months of negotiations, Chevron and the Fuel Transporters Union have signed what is being called a definitive agreement. The agreement states that Chevron will pay RD$19 million in benefits and additional compensation to the truckers and agreed to rehire some of its drivers. The agreement was signed by Rosanna Grullon on behalf of Chevron and Clemente Morillo on behalf of the union. Also present at the meeting was Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado and Industry and…
President Leonel Fernandez has inaugurated a new aqueduct in La Romana. He announced that the government had spent RD$2.4 billion on the new water supply installation and renovations at others in the provinces of La Altagracia, Hato Mayor and San Pedro de Macoris, benefiting 600,000 residents. Biwater-Sinercon built the La Romana Aqueduct at a cost of RD$1.8 billion. Partial financing came from the US government Export-Import Bank. Renovation of Hato Mayor’s aqueduct was completed at a cost of RD$388 million…
The president of the National Hotels and Restaurants Association (Asonahores), Haydee Kuret de Rainieri, has challenged the country to work towards improving the quality and competitiveness of the Dominican tourism product. She said there is a need to improve on the 15% repeat visitor figure, adding that more investment is needed in areas where hotels are located and where tourists circulate.
In a speech to the American Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon audience, she also highlighted that…
Link: Dominican Republic’s tourism industry grew 5.9% in March – DominicanToday.com.
SANTO DOMINGO.- Dominican Republic’s tourism industry grew 5.9 percent in March compared with the same month last year, and 1.1 million visitors arrived in the first quarter.
Tourism minister Felix Jiménez said last month’s arrival of Canadian and U.S. tourists grew 9 and 7.4 percent respectively, whereas flow from England, Belgium and Spain also posted growth.…
Link: Lack of pilots mars Dominican Republic’s new aviation status, expert says – DominicanToday.com.
Santo Domingo.- since Dominican Republic regained the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Category One status, the lack pilots in the country has formed airlines to contract foreign pilots for international flights.
The affirmation is from Pedro Domínguez, head of the Dominican Pilots Association. He said that the demand is higher…
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Friday, March 27, 2009
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