2013 – Page 52

To commemorate the Day of the Musician, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo presents the Youth National Symphonic Orchestra (OSNJ) in a Fall Gala on Tuesday, 19 November. The 80-musician strong orchestra under maestro Darwin Aquino will play music from several periods of history. Tickets are RD$300 and RD$200 and are for sale …

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The eastern teams Estrellas Orientales and Toros del Este had a good day yesterday, Wednesday 6 November, winning their games. In San Pedro de Macoris at the Tetelo Vargas stadium, the Estrellas defeated the Leones del Escogido 5-3. In Santiago at the Cibao Stadium, the Toros defeated the Aguilas 8-2. Standings Team W-L Avg. GAMES …

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President Danilo Medina has decided to increase the budget prepared by his economic team for 2014, which had been sent to the National Congress. Now the bill referred to as the supplementary budget modifies the original budget. It was sent to the Senate yesterday, Tuesday 5 November. The supplementary budget is for the sum of …

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With three days of introductory fresh food sales, the newly built Merca Santo Domingo wholesale market will open to the general public tomorrow, Thursday, 7 November. The market will remain open through Saturday, 9 November from 7am to 4pm. Customers will be able to purchase products at wholesale prices direct from the producers. The general …

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The Chamber of Deputies has passed the trust company contract that allows the money from highway tollbooths, for use in road maintenance and construction throughout the country to be managed by the governmental BanReservas bank’s new Sociedad Fiduciaria Reservas. The bill will now proceed to the Senate. President of the Chamber of Deputies Abel Martinez …

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The Ministry of Education (MINERD) is recruiting new principals, vice principals and teachers for the pre-school and elementary levels, and physical education teachers, in order to fill 7,697 vacancies. The deputy minister of Management and Decentralization of MINERD, Luis de Leon said that applications were open throughout the country and that the process would be …

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Around 270 people, including journalists and communicators, religious leaders, politicians, lawyers and representatives of human rights groups have established a “Committee for Solidarity with Denationalized People” with the objective of looking for a solution for the children of foreigners who will be affected by the Constitutional Court’s recent nationality ruling. They say they are concerned …

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Several environmental groups working on coral restoration and conservation internationally are proposing that the coral restoration programs around the Dominican coastline should be promoted as a tourist attraction. During her visit the Dominican Republic, the president and CEO of Counterpart International, Joan Parker, said that coral reef management was essential for the health of coastal …

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Peravia will soon have its own wind farm once the giant towering energy-producing steel windmills are erected in the new Matafongo Wind Farm between the communities of Villa Fundacion (Matanzas), Arroyo Hondo and Calderas in the southwestern province of Peravia. The project calls for a total private investment of US$80.9 million. Participants in the project …

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Treasure recovered from a 450-year old shipwreck off the Punta Cana coast is to be sold at auction for up to ?200,000 (US$300,000) on 24 November, International Business Times reports. The “Punta Cana Pewter Wreck” was discovered by Anchor Research & Salvage in 2001 off the coast of the Dominican Republic. Since its discovery, divers …

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