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The PRD board suspended for 30 days young politicians Guido Gomez Mazara, Frank Guerrero Prats, Leo Adames, Angel de la Cruz, Alejandro Abreu and Andr?s Henr?quez for meeting with Jos? Tom?s P?rez, recently elected secretary general of the ruling Partido de la Liberaci?n Dominicana. The "new generation" politicians of the PRD met with P?rez at …

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The Hoy-Hamilton & Staff poll, carried out 13-19 March throughout the Dominican territory, showed that 6% of Dominicans feel the present government is an excellent one, 39% feel is it a good one, 33% say it is a bad one, 20% say it is a very bad one. 2% are undecided. This is the third …

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Some 30 foreign authors will participate in the II International Book Fair that opens 22 April and will last more than a week. The event is sponsored by the Dominican government to promote an interest in reading. The fair will be dedicated to Pedro Mir, who is regarded as "the national poet". Renown authors are …

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41-year old civil engineer Luis Liriano V?squez was shot to death around 9 pm by a watchman at the Palacio del Cine, one of the better cinemas in Santo Domingo, on Thursday, 1 April in the presence of several families. He had gone to see "La Vida es Bella", the Oscar-winning film by Roberto Benigni, …

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The city government of Santo Domingo increased to RD$30,000 a month (about US$1,875) the "diet" received by the aldermen that are supposed to attend city hall sessions once a week. Sometimes, for diverse motives, these sessions are not convened for two or three consecutive weeks. Previously, the city government officers received RD$25,000 as per diem. …

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Peru defeated the Dominican Republic, 4-1 in the round of Davis Cup held in Santo Domingo over the weekend. The Peruvians will now match the Uruguayans on 16-18 July in Uruguay. The Dominicans will have a second chance to remain in Group II when they meet Costa Rica in a playoff programmed 16-18 July in …

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The head of Civil Defense in Puerto Plata province, Hugo Gonz?lez Troche, has warned all the hotels of the PP-Sos?a region that they cannot legally block access to the beaches by their hotels to non-guests. By law access to beaches is free, Gonz?lez Troche declared, since Law 305 specifies that the first 60 meters from …

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The Cuban Ambassador to the DR, Miguel P?rez Cruz, announced yesterday that his government is indeed engaged in discussions with Dominican authorities about the possibility of negotiating a free trade treaty between the two nations. Such discussions have been rumored for weeks, but never directly confirmed.

Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo said yesterday that on Friday, April 9th, the National Education Board will begin discussing a proposed regulation that would allow the Ministry to cap tuition and fees demanded by private schools. If approved, schools not meeting the set rules would be have their doors shut for the school year starting …

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The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved ratification of the international Minimum Age for Employment Convention. Since the Senate already approved ratification in February, the measure now merely awaits official transmittal and deposit by the Dominican Government with the Geneva-based International Labor Organization (ILO), which originated the convention and oversees its proper implementation. The Convention, No. …

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