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Chich? Peralta, one of the most outstanding Dominican musicians of all times, is preparing a concert for the Teatro Agua Luz for 17 April. It is probable that the show is being held in honor of important visitors that will be here for the II Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean …

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El Siglo newspaper reported that the best selling merengue music so far this year are:Juan Luis Guerra. "Ni es lo mismo ni es igual." To?o Rosario. "Exclusivo" Elvis Crespo. "Suavemente" Banda Lokkera. "Merenmambo 99" Sin Fronteras. "Fabricando sue?os" Milly Quezada. "Milly Vive"

President Leonel Fern?ndez in his keynote address during the opening ceremony of an international journalism seminar said that the DR has to create a niche market for its exports. He favored pursuing capital intensive production such as electronics, informatics, biotechnology in Dominican industrial free zones. These emerging exports would allow the DR to diversify away …

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Construction is advancing on the Autov?a del Este, the 56-kilometer link between Boca Chica and La Romana. The highway stretch is estimated to reduce travel between Santo Domingo and La Romana by 40 minutes, with considerable savings in fuel consumption also. Traffic on this expressway will be permitted at speeds of 100 kilometers, up from …

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Claubian Jean Jacques was all smiles when President Leonel Fern?ndez awarded him a medal for scholastic achievement in his Villa Altagracia public school. But now, reality strikes. To graduate, this 18-year old son of Haitians needs to have a birth certificate, which he doesn’t have and is not progressing on getting from the Dominican civil …

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According to the Hoy-Hamilton & Staff poll, carried out 13-19 March during which 1,800 Dominicans were interviewed throughout the national territory, 56% feel they are better off or in the same economic situation as before this government. Survey results are broken down as: 10% much better 21%: a little bit better 25%: more or less …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police announced new controls of the 80 companies offering private watchmen services. When the National Police couldn’t keep up with the growth of cities, private companies primarily created by former military, recruited hundreds of unemployed persons and turned them into guards. Recently, the men these companies have been hiring are …

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The final report of the Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias Interinstitucionales (COEI), the inter institutional coordinating group that sought to prevent lamentable occurrences during the Easter holiday, says that 168 persons died from Wednesday through Sunday, in the DR. Of these, 41 are deaths that are related to the Easter holiday, a peak for domestic …

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The Dominican Fiesta Hotel will host a sampling of furniture manufactured in the DR and imports from abroad. The fair that opens today at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel will feature 100 local companies and participants from France, the US, Canada, Italy, China, Indonesia, Peru, Central America and some Caribbean nations. The fair will be open …

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Dominican players in the Major Leagues got off to a great start on day one of the Major League season. Raul Mondes?, playing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, hit two home runs and two hits, with six runs batted in. Pitcher Pedro Mart?nez won for the Boston Red Sox inaugural game. His teammate, Jos? Offerman …

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