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Xiomara Fortuna is presenting ‘Paseando’, an innovative approach to folklore at Bellas Artes Palace on Saturday, 24 April at 8:30pm. The show will introduce and delight audiences with the many musical treasures of the Caribbean, including bachata, son, jazz, rock, merengue and salsa. For more on upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar  

President Leonel Fernandez yesterday received credentials from six new ambassadors to the Dominican Republic during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace. The list of new ambassadors are: Carlos Lopez Damm from Ecuador; lawyer Noemi Maria Gomez, Argentina; Jose Vitienes Colubi, Order of Malta; physician Americo Mauro Araujo, El Salvador; Milton Nathaniel Barnes, Liberia; Teresa Efua …

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Vice President Rafael Alburquerque and Health Minister Bautista Rojas announced a preliminary agreement was reached with union representatives of around 15,000 public hospital doctors. The Ministry agreed to an over-the-board 30% increase in wages. Wages would go up 20% with the signing of the agreement, and 10% more at the start of 2011. Rojas has …

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The Ministry of Education has dismissed 3,000 people who had been receiving paychecks without doing the work for which they were hired. The Ministry ran an audit of payrolls from last August and detected thousands of people collecting paychecks without actually teaching or working at public schools. The list of dismissals was given to the …

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Changes in the ballots may still be forthcoming as the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Disputes Chamber continues to review appeals from political parties on the registration of candidates for the congressional and municipal election scheduled for 16 May 2010. The revisions will continue until Friday, according to the head of the JCE Administrative Chamber, Roberto …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman has expressed his regret at the way in which “the essence of the subsidized mobile kitchens (Comedores Economicos) has been distorted to favor the government’s candidates”. He said that even though Leonel Fernandez is the president of the PLD, he is also the President of all …

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The local representative of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), Manuel Labrado said yesterday that the Dominican economic growth figures reflected a very positive performance over several years. Labrado highlighted the International Monetary Fund’s recent praise for the country’s economic performance as well as the solidarity shown by the Dominican Republic towards neighboring Haiti in …

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Despite the 23% fall in Dominican exports last year, the volume of exports to Europe, while still smaller than in 2007, increased by EUR53.7 million over the 2008 figures. This is attributed the decline in tariffs that has come with the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with the European Union (EU). According …

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Dominican exports to Europe face new challenges. Salmonella found in packaging of bell pepper exports has put a ban on these. And now the Vegetable and Fruits Nursery Cluster says Europe could ban all exports if three consecutive containers with contaminated produce is found. European Union experts say the countries needs to test the containers …

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The Consular Section of the United States Embassy in Santo Domingo has announced that it will be using a new, on-line form for non-resident visa applications. Beginning next Monday 19 April, all non-immigrant visa applicants will have to fill out the new form, DS-160, which is available on the consulate’s website. The new form seeks …

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