Monthly Archives: May 2011

Seventeen Percent Minimum Wage Increase Starting June

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Janette

The National Wage Committee/ El Comité Nacional de Salarios (CNS) approved a 17% increase on the minimum wages. I posted about the Dominican Republic minimum wage debates before. Employers wanted a 11% increase and the workers wanted a 30% increase. … Continue reading →

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Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance Inauguration

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Janette

Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance / El Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana We have a new museum in the Colonial Zone. This museum will be inaugurated this weekend, May 29, 2011 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Closing off Streets for the Public and Other Ideas for the Zone

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Janette

There was a meeting and debate on Thursday about improving the Zona Colonial area. The Inter-American Development Bank is going to give an initial investment of RD$30 million to get the projects started. They want to improve the Colonial city … Continue reading →

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Inaguration of the New Image of Nuestra Señora de Fátima

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Janette

Heralds of the Gospel. Are pleased to invite you to the Solemn Jubilee Mass in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, presided by His Eminence Most Rev. Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, on Friday May 13, 2011 at the … Continue reading →

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Gatorade 10K Santo Domingo 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Janette

The Carrera Gatorade 10K is happening on Sunday May 8, 2011. It will start at 4:30PM at the Plaza Juan Baron along the Malecon (Avenida George Washington) in Cuidad Nueva. The route starts and finishes at the Plaza. This annual … Continue reading →

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