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2014 News

Minou Tavarez Mirabal to set up new party

Deputy Minou Tavarez Mirabal has announced that she is starting a series of discussions with the aim of forming a new political party to run in the 2016 national elections. She said the main objective is to appeal to citizens who are committed to democracy, support ethical politics and want to fight for a new …

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Abinader would beat Fernandez

According to a recent poll carried out by the Cibao Economic Center, if Luis Abinader were the presidential candidate for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), he would defeat former President Leonel Fernandez if the latter were to run for the ruling PLD party. The poll showed that Abinader would obtain 41.8% of the votes, and …

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ECLAC report on immigration

According to a report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), around 28.5 million people from the region, 4% of the total population, live in countries outside their country of birth, some 70% of them in the United States. Examining the figures in more detail reveals that the highest number comes …

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Easier to obtain a US visa

According the consul general of the United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic Sylvia Johnson, starting today, Wednesday 12 November 2014, getting a visa will be easier and less costly. The main change is that the applicant will need to make two appointments in order to carry out the application process for a visa, but …

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Yamilet Pena wins gold in Medellin event

Dominican gymnast Yamilet Pena, who placed 6th in the London Olympics in her event, won a gold medal in the Medellin Challenge Cup (2014 Medellin World Cup) that took place from 7-9 November 2014 in Medellin, Colombia. Gymnasts from Argentina, Colombia, Croatia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal and Slovenia also competed in the event. 21-year old …

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DR to the Central American Games

The Dominican Republic will be represented by a delegation of 446 athletes, 206 women and 240 men at the Central American and Caribbean Sports Games in Veracruz, Mexico from 14 to 30 November 2014. The DR came fifth in the previous games that took place in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico four years ago. The DR placed …

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Fernandez to speak at OAS event

Former President Leonel Fernandez will be the keynote speaker at the 57th Lecture of the Americas. His talk will be on “The OAS, Democracy and Human Rights” at the Hall of the Americas (17th Street & Constitution Ave. NW) in Washington, D.C. tomorrow, Thursday, 13 November 2014 at 9:30pm. The welcoming remarks will made be …

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Resiliencia at Nader Art Gallery

Nader Art Gallery presents Resiliencia, a collection of the best work by a group of Dominican woman photographers. Images by Alejandra Oliver, Angelita Casals, Ariadna Canaan, Carmen Herrera Von Wrangell, Carmen Ines Bencosme, Decia Bodden, Dennise Morales Pou, Gabriela Ortega, Guadalupe Casasnovas, Ileana Montero, Margo Moral, Mariajose Garcia, Marjorie Ariza, Mary Rosa Jimenez Amblard, Pamelia …

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New government housing projects in San Cristobal

On Friday, 7 November 2014, President Danilo Medina inaugurated two new housing projects in Palenque and San Cristobal with 124 apartments for low-income families built at a cost of RD$120 million. National Housing Institute (INVI) director Alma Fernandez announced that the government planned to build another similar project nearby. At the ceremony, the community leader …

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President Medina helps Duarte province farmers

On Sunday, 9 November 2014, President Danilo Medina approved a loan and technical assistance for coffee, cacao and yam farmers in El Guineal and El Cerrejon in the northeastern province of Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris). The President met with the Agricultural Cooperative for Integrated and Sustainable Development for Ecological Coffee Growers in La Sabina …

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2014 – Page 37

Minou Tavarez Mirabal to set up new party

Abinader would beat Fernandez

ECLAC report on immigration

Easier to obtain a US visa

Yamilet Pena wins gold in Medellin event

DR to the Central American Games

Fernandez to speak at OAS event

Resiliencia at Nader Art Gallery

New government housing projects in San Cristobal

President Medina helps Duarte province farmers