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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) says that the first test of the electoral results transmission was a success. JCE president Roberto Rosario said that the test used 1,270 scanning and transmission devices and 18 units for transmission of votes from abroad. The JCE press release says that the trial was a test of the integrity …

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The Fernandez administration made available just 1.82% of GDP for education in 2011, in violation of the Education Law 66-97 that stipulates a minimum of 4% of GDP, writes Juan Bolivar Diaz in Hoy. Diaz writes that despite the transfer of funds allocated to education to other sectors being banned in the 2010 Constitution, the …

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The shortage of first jobs open to low-skilled young people was reflected by kilometer-long queues of young applicants seeking to be considered for one of 300 jobs available as of this summer at Agora Mall, a new shopping center in Santo Domingo. The company announced a job fair for young people where potential candidates were …

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The Department of Migration estimates that of more than two million Haitians who have migrated to the Dominican Republic for economic reasons, or to study, one million have irregular status. The largest numbers of Haitians are employed in the construction sector. The ruling for the Migration Law 285-04 establishes that to be legally employed, foreign …

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Located in San Francisco de Macoris, the northeastern city with 200,000 inhabitants, the Universidad Catolica Nordestana, a private university, is announcing new degree courses and a strategic plan in tune with regional needs through 2020. The new courses are available for students who enroll this April for the new term starting in September. The new …

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If you hadn’t noticed that your US visa had expired, there is good news. While in the past, US visa holders had a year to renew without having to file papers and sit for an interview, now the US State Department has simplified the procedure. US visas can be almost automatically renewed within four years …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) seized 1,236 packages of cocaine estimated to weigh 1,500 kilos in a land and sea operation off the southeastern town of Juan Dolio on Sunday, 25 March at 1am. The cocaine is estimated to have a market value of US$20 million, with market value of US$50 million in the …

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The National Art Gallery presents “La Marchanta”, an exhibition on the theme of women fruit and vegetable vendors. More than 60 Dominican painters are in this collective, including works from the Bellapart Museum and the Candido Bido Museum. The works include paintings, sculptures, photographs and installation art.

The National Symphony Orchestra presents award-winning Russian-born American violinist Philippe Quint as soloist of its Spring Concert at the National Theater on Tuesday, 27 March at 8:30pm. Quint is a multi-faceted artist whose wide range of interests has led to several Grammy nominations for his albums, performances with major orchestras throughout the world at venues …

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The President of Haiti, Michel Martelly will arrive on an official visit to the Dominican Republic on Monday, 26 March, the Presidency reported today. Fernandez government press officer Rafael Nunez said that Martelly will arrive at Las Americas at 10am and will be welcomed at the Presidential Palace at 11am for a meeting with President …

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