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Orange Music is picking up much of the tab for the concert by teenage idol Justin Bieber on 22 October 2013 at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo. The performance is part of Bieber’s Believe World Tour. Orange telecom customers can purchase tickets with a 20% discount in pre-sale days at the Caja …

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The Dominican Republic celebrates its independence from Spain tomorrow, Friday 16 August. DR1 Daily News will not be updated as it is a national holiday. Headline news happening over the weekend will be compiled for the Monday, 19 August issue. Restoration Day commemorates the Dominican victory in the guerilla war against Spanish troops and government. …

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President Danilo Medina issued Decree 228-13 that convenes the Economic, Social and Institutional Board (CES) to organize discussions with stakeholders on education reform. Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo and Minister of Economy, Planning and Development Temistocles Montas were appointed coordinators. The decree calls for the creation of a Government Education Committee and a Technical …

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Minister of Education Carlos Amarante Baret has urged members of parents associations to send their children to school from Monday, 19 August, the official start of the 2013-2014 school year. Traditionally parents have sent their children a week later and they end up losing a whole week of classes. The minister is hoping that a …

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The Executive Branch has returned the Armed Forces bill to the Senate after rejecting 41 changes. One of these is the change in Art. 46 that stipulated that if a civilian is appointed to head the Armed Forces, then the highest ranking military authority would be the Joint General Commander. The Executive Branch also rejected …

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First Lady Candida Montilla de Medina met with women’s groups in Santiago yesterday, Wednesday 15 August, to present her projects and plans for the area, including Integrated Care Centers for the Disabled (CAID). The first center will open before the end of the year in Santo Domingo, and another is under construction in Santiago. Martha …

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The pension fund administrators have agreed to drop their commission by 5% after a meeting at the Superintendence of Pensions (SIPEN). Diario Libre recently campaigned against the excessive profits reaped by the pension fund administrators thanks to the 30% commission authorized by law. The critics pointed out that the companies had a captive market with …

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The Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo has presented the Citizen Watchdog Commission in charge of reviewing procurement made by the National Police. The commission is made up of representatives from the business sector, civil society and prominent figures and it is hoped that they will contribute to reducing risks and making the process more …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has dismissed Judge Jose Angel Aquino from his post as coordinator of the Official Civil Registrations Committee and replaced him with Cesar Francisco Feliz Feliz. The substitution, approved by three votes to two, came as the result of a report by a committee of legislators, that questioned that Dominican citizenship …

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The Ministry of the Environment has announced that more baby turtles are being born in the National District and La Altagracia province. They said that most of the turtles are coming from the Caribbean Sea, and 12 turtles were confused by the lights from the coastline, but were rescued by staff from the Ministry’s Coastal …

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