2015 – Page 285

Telecom company Tricom is offering clients a 15% discount on up to four tickets to the Masters of Illusion magician show in Santo Domingo. Masters of Illusion Live, “the largest magical touring show in the world,” will be in Santo Domingo for 14-15 March 2015 performances at the Palacio de los Deportes in the Juan …

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Art lovers and supporters are invited to the Friday, 13 March 2015 in Altos de Chavon in La Romana for the annual fundraising event that brings in donations for scholarships for talented Dominicans to study at the Altos de Chavon School of Design. The carefully selected artwork from the school includes contributions from students, alumni, …

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Architect Marcelo Ferder is inviting art lovers to his exhibition of drawings at the Centro Cultural Babeque. The center is part of the Babeque High School on Ave. Roberto Pastoriza in Santo Domingo. The exhibition opens tomorrow, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 at 7:30pm. The title is “Interior landscapes and guitars.” Ferder says he is inspired …

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Now in its second year, the national Women’s Sports Festival is scheduled to take place from 12-15 March 2015 at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. To read more news, see the DR1 News Archives at: http://dr1.com/premium/news/2015/index.shtml

EdeSur, the government power distributor, has announced improvements to the illumination of national highways. As reported, 1,000 light bulbs have been installed along 30 km of the Duarte (from Km 9 to Km 24, 524 light bulbs), 6 November (5 km of lighting, 687 light bulbs) and Sanchez (157 light bulbs) highways. The improved lighting …

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With opposition parties accusing the ruling PLD of seeking to use their majority to pass a custom-made bill, the Political Parties Bill once again failed to pass in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, Thursday 5 March 2015. The PRM and the PRD and other minority parties criticized the fact that the bill had been changed …

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The Coalition for Education with Dignity (CED) says the government has violated several aspects of the National Education Pact. The Coalition was critical of the government for focusing the funds on building schools as well as pointing out quality issues. The Medina administration is investing more than double in pre-university education compared to previous governments. …

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The Coalition for Education with Dignity (CED) has thrown a bucket of cold water on the impressive figures published by the National Literacy Program Quisqueya Learns with You. The program to reduce illiteracy in the Dominican Republic was announced at the start of the Medina administration. In his 27 February 2015 address to the nation, …

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Haiti Customs authorities have detained 27 cargo freighters laden at the Ouanaminthe border checkpoint bound for the northern city of Cap-Haitien, announced National Federation of Dominican Transport (Fenatrado) spokesman Blas Peralta, whose members were affected. Peralta said that the border Police authorities ordered the drivers to return to the Dominican Republic, but Customs kept the …

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While the media reports that the foreign ministers of the DR and Haiti have only been communicating via diplomatic notes, the ministers will both be attending two regional meetings on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 March 2015. Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro and his Haitian counterpart Pierre Duly Brutus are both expected to attend …

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