2013 – Page 256

Merengue singer Hector Acosta, “El Torito”, was the winner of the main award, ‘El Gran Soberano’ last night, Tuesday 9 April at the re-launched awards Ceremony for the Arts at the National Theater. Upon receiving his award he dedicated it to the winning World Baseball Classic Dominican team. Franklin Leon, president of the Dominican National …

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Do not miss the films that will be shown at the Santo Domingo International Film Showing that opens tomorrow at Cinema Fine Arts and Caribbean Cinemas at Galeria 360 mall in Santo Domingo. Outstanding new films from Germany, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Great Britain, …

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Will employing domestic help soon be restricted to wealthy households in the Dominican Republic? A bill in Congress could impose extended labor legalities that currently only apply to businesses and organizations on households, making it too costly for most households to hire help. In the Dominican Republic the domestic workers sector is loosely regulated and …

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The Duquesa Landfill began to receive refuse yesterday, Monday 8 April as part of its new 24-hour work schedule, as was announced by the Lajun Corporation last week. Max Da Silva from Lajun said yesterday: “We have the structure ready to receive the garbage that is brought in by trucks. We invite anyone who wants …

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The lack of supplies, paint or other materials for minor repairs in the nation’s public schools is no longer an issue, since this year the Ministry of Education will be transferring RD$5 billion to some 6,980 schools, as reported in Listin Diario. The budget is about 208% up on last year because of the assignment …

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The media is reading between the lines of the unscheduled meeting that took place between former President Hipolito Mejia and President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Monday 8 April. The meeting was said to have formalized the renewal of the close personal relationship that had existed until last year’s election campaign. Mejia ran …

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The city government of La Vega has rejected a proposal to start mining in the Loma Miranda area. The Medina administration asked the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to present an opinion on the proposal. The Dominican Academy of Sciences has prepared extensive documentation on why mining should not take place, and specialists from the …

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The Omnimedia Group announced yesterday, Monday 8 April that its Diario Libre Metro publication, created especially for riders of the Santo Domingo Metro, would begin circulating in selected new Line 2 Metro stations. Diario Libre Metro will be available to passengers as of 6am today, Tuesday 9 April at the following stations: Eduardo Brito, next …

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The Inicia (Start) Foundation has opened the call for applications for the 2014 Inicia Scholarships. These scholarships “give Dominican professionals the opportunity to do Masters Programs focused on the relevant areas for the process of improving educational quality.” A press release received by Listin Diario says that the project seeks to place scholarship students in …

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Economist Ivan Rodriguez has told reporters that the level of public debt displayed by the Dominican economy is a major cause for concern, considering the fact that in 2000 the total public debt, both external and internal, was US$3.98 billion and at the close of 2012 it had shot up to US$26.56 billion, “an extraordinary …

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