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Press reports are now tangling former PLD government officer Euclides Sánchez and former secretary of the Presidency and PLD presidential candidate Danilo Medina into a corruption scandal. Investigations into the case of a highway construction are surrounded by many irregularities. The District Attorney’s office told the press that one of the contractors of the San …

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Journalist Ana Mitila Lora in a report on the first 100 days of the Hipólito Administration in the Listin Diario newspaper concluded that the reduction of power outages and the signing of the Caracas Pact authorizing 24,000 more barrels of petroleum at good financial terms are among the key achievements of the present government. The …

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The president of the Asociación de Industriales de Herrera, Antonio Espín, said that the first 100 days of the Mejia government have brought anxiety, uneasiness, and uncertainty to the productive sector. He commended the government for improving on public liberties. He said that while the President has heard businessmen, he has not listened to them. …

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While Thanksgiving is not a Dominican tradition, it is an excuse for family and friends to gather. Those having an American friend will gather to take part in the US feast, but many restaurants and take-out food places are also advertising turkey Dominican-style. Among the businesses vying for Thanksgiving customers are La Esquina de Texas …

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Yesterday, in the brief in the DR1 Daily News on the time change, we shared an erroneous speculation made to us that if the clocks were not changed, by March the sun would rise at around 4 am and set shortly after 4 pm. That is a wrong observation which readers promptly wrote in to …

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Do you want some advice about dealing with Dominican business people or government officials? Are you planning to visit the D.R. shortly? Would you like some assistance before, during and/or after visiting D.R.? Do you only want some basic answers to some simple questions? DR1 has the answer… "Ask Freddy", a new business message board! …

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The Development Council of the Mejía Government agreed on a RD$65,177 million government budget for 2001. The budget will be sent to Congress for approval next week. In practice, the Budget is used as reference, as the actual use of funds by the Dominican government is determined by the judgement of the Presidency. According to …

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55 of every 100 Dominicans rated the first 100 days of government of Hipólito Mejía as "good." According to the most recent Hamilton Beattie Staff-Hoy survey, carried out 11-15 November, 40% feel he has not done a good job. Of those that have a good opinion, 17% think he has done an excellent job, and …

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Minister of Education, Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch said she is in favor of eliminating the passing of the "National Tests" as a requirement for passing a grade. Nevertheless, she favors retaining the testing as a way of evaluating the education system.