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This Saturday, 26 January the Dominican Republic celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of founding father Juan Pablo Duarte. It is a holiday in the Dominican Republic. As part of the celebrations, Congress will hold a special session on Friday, 25 January. Historian Juan Daniel Balcacer, who is president of the governmental commission for national …

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The director of the Santo Domingo Water Works Corporation (CAASD) Alejandro Montas has announced the Medina government plans to build the Madrigal Dam, a project to supply water to the capital city that has been on government drawing boards for several decades, as reported in Listin Diario. The project, which will be renamed, was proposed …

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More explanations have been forthcoming on the IT contract for the registration system between the state university and a foreign company. Bethania Apolinar, technology advisor to the UASD said that the state university could not rescind its contract with a US-based IT provider, Ellucian (formerly Sungard Higher Education) because it is a 10-year contract. The …

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Dr. Gregorio Soriano, director of the USAID-financed Strengthening of HIV/AIDS Services Program says that mother-child transmission of AIDS has declined from 11.1% to 2.7%, for a 76% drop over the past four years. He said that the program’s work covered 44 hospitals and 616 schools, reaching 845,591 people. USAID contributed US$17 million to fund the …

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The president of the Institute of Authorized Public Accountants (ICPARD) Pedro Matos believes that the Controller General Office should audit the Central Electoral Board’s accounts. The JCE says that only the Chamber of Accounts, the national auditing body, can audit them. Matos said that the Chamber of Accounts can carry out external audits to the …

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Award-winning investigative journalist Nuria Piera has signed on to direct CDN, Channel 37. Her company Provideo signed a strategic alliance with the television station. Juan Cohen signed for the station. Piera said that her company would direct and produce the station’s news services. Her Channel 9 Saturday 9pm TV show is already being televised on …

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The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) says that at the end of December 2012 there were 1,922,225 Internet accounts in the country. The stats from Indotel show that there are 8,847,062 cell phone lines in use. Of this total, 7,274,163 use pre-paid calling cards and 1,572,899 monthly billing plans. Cable TV affiliates in the country are …

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Former presidential candidate for the minority political party Alianza Pais, Guillermo Moreno filed a complaint yesterday, Thursday 25 January at the National District attorney office requesting an investigation into influence peddling and alleged asset laundering by the former president through his Funglode think tank and university. Moreno was appointed National District prosecutor under the first …

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Dominican Pedro Martinez has rejoined the Boston Red Sox. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was appointed special assistant to general manager Ben Cherington. The man who is best remembered for his pitching during the legendary 2004 World Series Boston Red Sox four games to none win against the St. Louis Cardinal hopes to make …

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If you hear horns blaring and lots of noise, it is the Leones del Escogido victory parade. The city baseball champion team will be parading through Santo Domingo departing from Quisqueya Ball Park at 2:30pm. The tour will take the Pepillo Salcedo, Arturo Logrono, Ortega y Gasset and then John F. Kennedy to continue on …

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