2013 – Page 35

According to Diario Libre’s editorial today, Friday 22 November, the bill for preferential vote passed in Congress this week favors politicians who have more money to spend on campaigning. Adriano Miguel Tejada writes that the bill will also benefit the senators who will automatically be credited the vote of the winning deputies from the same …

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Writing in Diario Libre today, Friday 22 November, former Central Bank manager Pedro Silverio Alvarez points out that a very high percentage of the Dominican Republic’s labor force is employed in the public sector. He says that the government employs approximately 10% of the working population, compared to 2.5% in the seven members of the …

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The Customs Department (DGA) has announced it will not be prosecuting several children of officials in the former Fernandez administration who had been accused of Customs fraud worth more than RD$100 million. DGA director Fernando Fernandez says the case was costing legal fees. “We sent the case to the courts, we removed the employees who …

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The PLD has announced a plenary assembly of the VIII Congress of the PLD at the Volleyball Pavilion this Sunday, 24 November. An estimated 2,718 delegates have been convened. The members will review proposals for changes in the way the party is being managed to prepare for the party vote in the VIII Congress set …

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Dominicans are paying more for air travel than in other regional countries, according to an analysis by the Policy Observatory of the Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode). The analysis compared the fares on the New York-Kingston (Jamaica) and New York-Cancun routes with New York-Santo Domingo. The trip to Jamaica is 95 km longer, but …

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Dominicans Michel Camilo and Juan Luis Guerra, and naturalized Dominican Diego El Cigala won Latin Grammy Awards at 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony that took place yesterday evening, Thursday 21 November. Juan Luis Guerra did not attend the ceremony because of a previous commitment to play a concert in Luanda, Angola, while Michel Camilo …

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The Colonial City of Santo Domingo comes alive with the Colonial Fest (CFEST2013) entertainment programs planned this weekend, Friday 22, Saturday 23, and Sunday 24 November. There will be DJs, fashion shows, live music, art, cultural displays and much more. “This version of the Colonial Festival of Santo Domingo has a cultural program with art …

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After their tour of Central America and prior to commitments in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and the United States, Dominican rock band Futuros Divorciados will be performing at the Cinema Cafe in Santo Domingo this Saturday, 23 November. Tickets are RD$300. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFdmQJAsCGs

The legendary music of Walt Disney movies will be played at the National Theater in Santo Domingo on Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 November. This production by Amaury Sanchez is sponsored by Orange Music. Performances are by Grupo Aura, Techy Fatule, Hector Anibal, Carolina Rivas and Laura Rivera. Music is by the Santo Domingo Philharmonic …

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Watch Swan Lake against the backdrop of the 16th century Columbus Alcazar in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. The Alina Abreu Classical Ballet school will perform the ballet as part of the Friday and Saturday live shows sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism at the Plaza de Espana. Friday 22 November, and Saturday 23 November as …

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