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Martha Heredia is back in the news again after appearing on national television on Saturday, 5 October, singing, showing the advances in the new penitentiary and rehabilitation system. News analysts point out that it has opened a Pandora’s Box with comments coming from the public, press and even political leaders. Yesterday, Monday 7 October, the …

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Government corruption charges in the Dominican Republic will be aired in a Miami, Florida court. The case was opened after senator for the province of San Juan de la Maguana, Felix Bautista, a close aide of former President Leonel Fernandez, sued economist Jaime Aristy Escuder, lawyer Jose Alejandro Ayuso and novelist Andres Mateo for US$25 …

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The judiciary has once again decided to ask for more time to study the case on the privatization of the Bahia de las Aguilas beach lands in the southwestern province of Pedernales. Judge Alba Luisa Beard Marcos, of the 8th Hall of the Land Court adjourned the case until 5 May 2014. She accepted a …

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The National Meteorological Office (ONAMET) says that the high temperatures will continue with isolated storms around the country. They reiterated that the recent rains have been caused by the high humidity levels and a tropical wave over the Mona Passage. Rainfall will be most frequent in the east, north east, south east, central mountain area …

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Award-winning pianist Michel Camilo will play in two benefit concerts, “What’s Up?” to mark the 50th year since Mary Perez de Marranzini founded the Dominican Rehabilitation Association (ADR). The first performance will take place this evening, Tuesday, 8 October in the Gran Teatro del Cibao in Santiago followed by a second concert on Thursday, 10 …

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President Danilo Medina was in Barahona, Bahoruco and Independencia provinces over the weekend of 5 and 6 October where he met with the artisans who work at the La Filipina larimar mines. He spoke of how a country brand can be created with the mining of the stone that is only found in this location. …

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The Medina administration has assigned RD$692.8 million to the brand new Ministry of Mines & Energy. The new entity will only deal with mining matters after an amendment to the law postponed the dispositions that will place the government electricity entities under the new ministry until after 2016. As reported in El Dia, the budget …

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President Danilo Medina and First Lady Candida Montilla have attended the signing of an agreement-commitment by the Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic to support the government’s literacy plan, Quisqueya Learns with You. The church commits to helping with the process of locating and listing people over 15 who …

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In today’s issue of El Dia, Monday 7 October, the newspaper focuses on the order for the implementation of the plan to regularize the status of Haitians who have lived in the country for years. This was ordered in the Constitutional Court ruling that upholds the decision that children born to parents without legal status …

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Diario Libre’s editorialist Adriano Miguel Tejada expresses curiosity over the Haitian government position in demanding Dominican nationality for people born to Haitian parents in Dominican territory. He writes: “The reason why I don’t understand is that the authorities would be right to argue if these people’s Haitian nationality was being revoked, but it’s the opposite. …

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