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The National Energy Commission (CNE) – National Energy Sector Geographical Information System won the award for the Most Innovative Project of the Region 2017 during the second edition of the Clean Energy Central America and Caribbean Congress held in Panama. The director of the CNE, Juan Rodríguez Nina spoke during the opening panel of the …

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Michael Rosanoff of Autism Speaks in New York City will be speaking to the general public on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 at 10am at the Hotel InterContinental on Av. Winston Churchill. He is visiting as part of the collaboration with the Office of the First Lady to promote awareness, research and parent-training programs. Dominican First …

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The city governments of Greater Santo Domingo reached an agreement with Lajun Corporation, in charge of the Duquesa dump and landfill, to resolve the garbage conflict. Minister of Environment Francisco Domínguez Brito, who has been mediating in the conflict, made the announcement. He said that the city government agreed to pay arrears and Lajun committed …

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A team of technical experts from the Inter-American Development Bank is assisting the Dominican government in the development of its digital government program – Programa República Digital. The program encompasses education, digital government, transparency in government, productivity, job generation, accessibility and inclusion, cybersecurity and access. In announcing the visit through 24 March 2017, Presidency Minister …

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Yvette Marichal, director of the governmental Film Agency (DGCine), says that foreign film companies invested US$58 million in making movies in the Dominican Republic last year. She says this is a big leap from US$14 million invested in 2015. Marichal spoke at the opening of the First National Film Congress from 23-24 March 2017, at …

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  The Presidency announced on 23 March 2017 new rules that are going into effect as of 1 April to control and make more transparent government procurement. These implement Decree 15-17 issued on 8 February 2017. The Presidency called this the most transcendent reform of government financial management of recent years. During a press conference …

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Team USA pitcher Marcus Stroman controlled Puerto Rican batters for seven innings to be the key player in the United States winning the World Baseball Classic championship 8-0 on 22 March 2017. It was the first time Team USA reached the finals. Puerto Rico had won its first seven games, reaching the final at Dodger …

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The Dominican National Ballet will be performing “Pas de Deux” on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The performance is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. The leading Dominican classic dancers will perform Tchaikovsky’s Pas de Deux by choreographer George Balanchine and Carmen, the masterwork by Alberto …

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Team USA pitcher Marcus Stroman controlled Puerto Rican batters for seven innings to be the key player in the United States winning the World Baseball Classic championship 8-0 on 22 March 2017. It was the first time Team USA reached the finals. Puerto Rico had won its first seven games, reaching the final at Dodger …

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Eugenio Polanco, the director of the National Seismological Center at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), noted on 22 March 2017, that the seven slight tremors that varied between 3.1 and 3.6 on the Richter scale that have occurred over a 24-hour period between Monday and Wednesday are gentle reminders that the Dominican Republic …

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