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| "Daily Dominican Republic News in English Since 2004" |
| Saturday, April 28th, 2012 |
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National Congress floating in cash
Story Text & Photos © 2012 by DR1 Apr 28 2012 12:30PM
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DR1 - Legislators in the DR have not had a work session in weeks, and news reports say these are not scheduled for until after the election to allow the politicians to campaign for their presidential candidates in their jurisdictions.
Meanwhile, TV investigative journalist Alicia Ortega reports this week on the high cost of the legislators to Dominican taxpayers. She pointed out on her El Informe con Alicia program that Congress in the Dominican Republic is the most costly in the Americas, on a per citizen base. She said the RD$5. 44 billion the government has allocated to Congress means each citizen pays US$15 a year to the pockets of the legislators.
The legislators were elected for six-year period in 2010. She says over the period, their budget will be over RD$33 billion.
She says the US$139 million cost for the DR is above that of Peru that pays US$110. 9 million, Costa Rica with US$76. 2 million and Uruguay with US$63. 8 million.
On a per capita base, the DR pays more than Venezuela, which although a country of 27 million compared to nine million in the DR, only spends US$13 per inhabitant.
For the report, Ortega used data provided by the Center for Research and Development of Education (CIDE) in Chile.
She made the point that the president of the Senate and three other senators monthly receive an extra of RD$900,000 allocated to enable them to make "social contributions". The rest of the legislators receive in addition to their high wages between RD$710,000 and RD$450,000. This adds up to RD$229 million in discretionary funds plus the additional RD$68 million in wages. She makes the point that the president of the Senate, Reinaldo Pared Perez (PLD-National District) receives a wage of RD$175,000 plus the RD$900,000 of the so-called "barrilito" a month. He is thus guaranteed at least RD$77. 4 million for his six-year contract in the Senate.
The 178 national deputies receive RD$87,000 for social compensation, RD$50,000 for support to legislative work, RD$35,000 for representation expenses, and RD$45,000 for diet, plus their legislative wage of RD$175,000 for an annual wage of RD$1. 05 billion a year, as reported in Diario Libre. There are 32 senators and 178 national deputies in the DR.
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Lunchtime Weather Report on this May 25, 2013
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by The Dominican Sun May 25 2013 16:29PM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 91 at Barahona. The coolest reading came from Santiago with an overnight low of 73. A few spotty light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, the last in Santiago at 7PM last night. Skies were generally partly cloudy. Winds are averaging 9 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 76 mph seen at 9PM last night at Punta Cana. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 10% of the time, and thunderstorms 4%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 48. Cloud cover totaled 59%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. Last updated at 12:28PM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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Catholic Church to mediate in opposition party crisis
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 25 2013 13:59PM
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 Dominican Today -
Santo Domingo. – Former President Hipolito Mejia said Friday that mediation has been requested to the Catholic Church for the continuation of the talks between him and the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) president Miguel Vargas. “We are waiting for a meeting of Miguel Vargas with the Catholic Church, I think it will be today (yesterday) or tomorrow. We ask the Catholic Church to participate as an orchestrator of these things, as a mediator,“ Mejia said. Mejia confirmed he has already met with the church and announced that in the coming days he will send a letter setting out his views on the PRD “timing. “
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Legendary baseball scout Epy Guerrero dies at 71
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 25 2013 12:59PM
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 Dominican Today -
Santo Domingo. – Epy Guerrero, the man largely credited for opening up the path from the Dominican
Republic to Major League Baseball, died Thursday at the age of 71. Epy Guerrero, a baseball scout for the Houston Astros, New York
Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, opened the first baseball academy in the
country and helped a number of future greats navigate the
path between the Caribbean and their sport’s biggest stage. Guerrero was first hired in 1965 by Pat Gillick, then in charge of
the Astros’ farm system, and followed him to the Yankees and then the
Jays, where Gillick was the general manager from 1978 to 1994.
According to Gillick, Guerrero had a keen eye for talent and was a very loyal employee, a hard worker. Guerrero was inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Morning Weather Summary for May 25, 2013
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by The Dominican Sun May 25 2013 11:29AM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 90 at Barahona. The coolest reading came from Santiago with an overnight low of 73. A few spotty light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, the last in Santiago at 7PM last night. Skies were generally mostly cloudy. Winds are averaging 10 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 76 mph seen at 9PM last night at Punta Cana. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 10% of the time, and thunderstorms 4%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 48. Cloud cover totaled 60%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. Last updated at 7:28AM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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Laura Guerrero expone ‘Revestido’
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 25 2013 05:31AM
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 Listin Diario - Read original at Listin Diario.
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Mejor restaurante del mundo será latinoamericano, auguran destacados chefs
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 25 2013 05:31AM
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Listin Diario - El salto de América Latina a la cima de los ránkings gastronómicos es “una cuestión de tiempo“, coincidieron en México el chef español Jordi Roca y el danés René Redzepi, creadores de los considerados como dos mejores restaurantes del mundo. Read original at Listin Diario.
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En China, familias buscan en internet a sus hijos desaparecidos
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 25 2013 05:31AM
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 Listin Diario - Fueron necesarias decenas de voluntarios y seis meses escrutando mapas viejos, pero gracias a un grupo de internautas, Luo Gang finalmente pudo encontrar a su familia, y el pueblo donde había sido secuestrado 23 años antes. Read original at Listin Diario.
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Una relación muy especial
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 25 2013 05:31AM
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 Listin Diario - Read original at Listin Diario.
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Regalos para mamá
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 25 2013 05:31AM
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 Listin Diario - Read original at Listin Diario.
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Bella durante la espera
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 25 2013 05:31AM
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