The Dominican Telecommunications Institute/ El Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (Indotel) opened the Cultural Center of Telecommunications Museum/ el Centro Cultural de las Telecomunicaciones (CCT) Museo. This state of the art museum is to show the evolution of communications in Dominican Republic from prehistory to the present. The center is located in the old three-story […]
The Huelga Is On.
Today there is a country wide strike or as it is called here huelga. People are protesting the rising cost of fuel and food among other things like the 4% for education. Extra police and military personal have been deployed, especially in those problem areas, to keep the peace during this day-long strike. The Diario […]
More Security for the Zone
Another meeting was held at the Palacio Consistorial about Colonial Zone and security. It was attended by Roberto Salcedo, Mayor of the National District ; National Police chief, José Armando Polanco Gómez; director of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, José Aníbal Sanz Jiminián, director of the Tourism Police, Pedro Antonio Cáceres Chestaro. Also in appearance were […]
Pigeons in the Rain
We have been getting some strong rains the last few days. Thank goodness it is not a hurricane…yet. I took this picture of the poor pigeons sitting on the roof top during a storm. They must have been taking a bath.
New Painting on the Obelisk
For the fifth time a new mural will be painted on the obelisk / El obelisco (also known as El Obelisco Macho) located on Avenida George Washington (also known as the Malecon) not far from Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo. As you pass by now the entire monument is surrounded in scaffolding. It should be […]
Seventeen Percent Minimum Wage Increase Starting June
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. So a compromise was made. The last time the minimum wage went up was in […]
