2017 – Page 213

Most teenagers in the Dominican Republic are happy with their lives but schoolwork anxiety is an issue, according to the first Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) PISA assessment of student’ well-being. The study looked into students’ attitudes towards academics, their relationships with peers and teachers, their home life and extracurricular activities. The findings …

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The director of Ground Transportation, Luis Estrella, told the Diario Libre that before the new traffic law can go into effect, legislators need to work out at least 30 sets of rules. Estrella explained that they also need to create offices where the National Transportation Institute (INTRANS) will be housed. The headquarters would bring together …

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The Chamber of Deputies declared a modification of the Civil Code to be urgent and approved it after one reading. The modification recognizes what are called “free unions” to have the same legal rights as marriages carried out by a judge or by the churches. The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Lucia Medina Sanchez, …

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The European Union is backing a Program for Strengthening of Quality for Development of Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs). The European Union is providing EUR11 million of the EUR12.1 million budget for the program that is to be carried out by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Small Business (MICM). Industry & Commerce Minister …

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Minister of Education Andres Navarro met yesterday with representatives of the Major League Baseball Players Union and came to an agreement to create a mixed working commission with the object of promoting academic development of those training to be professional athletes so that these players can have a career options beyond baseball. Omar Minaya, a …

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Speaking at the opening of the Regional Forum for Innovation in Financing for Small Business, Minister of Industry and Commerce and Small Business in the Dominican Republic Temístocles Montas addressed the importance of facilitating credit to micro, small and medium-sized businesses to assist in their growth and productive capacity. He spoke to representatives of 14 …

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The Dominican Republic plans to open an embassy in Turkey, the country’s foreign minister confirmed on Wednesday, 19 April 2017, as reported in the Turkish press. Ankara opened its embassy in the Dominican Republic in 2013. “We would like to open an embassy in your country within four or five months,” Miguel Vargas told reporters …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations reports that Minister Miguel Vargas met in Paris with his French counterpart, Jean Marc Ayrault, and requested an increase in the line of credit from the France Development Agency for the Dominican Republic. Vargas said the credit vouchers would back companies doing business in energy and water, as well as …

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On Wednesday, 19 April 2017, at 7:30pm at the Librería Mamey in the Colonial City, Colombian poet Gonzalo Mallarino will be joining Dominican poet Soledad Alvarez to speak about the life work of Rene del Risco, who will be honored at the Santo Domingo Book Fair that opens 20 April at the Plaza de la …

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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana will be presenting the American pop-rock group Maroon 5 on Saturday, 9 September 2017. They will be performing greatest hits and singles from the new album, “V”. The band is a three-time winner of the Grammy music awards. Among the best hits are: “This Love”, “She Will Be …

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