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With only 12 days remaining before he hands over the presidency of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero has called for another two-day strike in the public hospitals across the country. The strike will be the eighth in the last several months and is due to go into effect on Wednesday 29 …

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A truck breakdown is the explanation for worsened bottlenecks that affected traffic on the afternoon of Wednesday, 15 November 2017, in the Poligono Central city center of Santo Domingo. The breakdown of the truck occurred around 4pm at Km 9 of the Duarte Highway and backed up traffic for more than five hours on the …

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President Danilo Medina, Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo and Superior Education Minister, Alejandrina Germán, are in talks with a commission of representatives of New York State higher education institutes to propose a formal collaboration between NY State and Dominican colleges and universities. Existing cooperation agreements are being reviewed to include more programs for the sciences, biology, …

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Small hotels in southwestern Pedernales are reserved for the next weekend when on Sunday, 19 November 2017, the best long distance swimmers and triathletes are meeting for the annual Cabo Rojo Challenge. This event is known as the most beautiful open waters swim in the country. The distances are 1.9 km and 3.8 km. The …

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The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) ordered the closure of four radio stations operating illegally in several provinces of the northwest. The operation, headed by the Technical Directorate of Indotel, closed Killa 96.9 FM in Mao, Unik 94.5 FM in Moncion, Banda 87.9 FM in Castañuelas and Brava 94.9 FM in Villa Vasquez. In a …

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The Estrellas Orientales and the Gigantes del Cibao continue to lead the 2017-2018 Professional Winter Baseball Championship. Both teams, as of Tuesday, 31 October 2017, had nine wins and four losses. But this situation could change any day. The Leones del Escogido is a close one game away, with 8 wins and 5 losses, followed …

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On Wednesday 25 October 2017, President Danilo Medina launched the Digital Republic program at the Presidential Palace. Digital Republic is a combination of activities planned to reduce the digital gap. It is linked to the National Development Strategy. The government says a priority of the program is foster government transparency. The program has four strategic …

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The Association of Developers and Constructor of Homes in the Cibao (Aprocovici), has asked the government to modify the Labor Code to increase the percentage of foreign labor that businesses are legally allowed to contract. The Labor Code establishes 80% Dominican and 20% foreign labor. Aprocovici president, Nicolás Polanco, says that historically the reality is …

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Luis Dantes Castillo and Giamilka Román star in “los recien casados,” the comedy that will be staged at the Sala Ravelo of the National Theater as of 7pm on Monday and Tuesday, 17-18 July 2017, as part of the National Theater Festival (FENATE 2017). Tickets are RD$100 and for sale at the National Theater box …

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The Ministry of Environment signed an agreement with the private schools association, Asociación de Instituciones Educativas Privadas (Ainep) to develop and implement a special environmental education curriculum that focuses on the importance of conserving the environment and natural resources of the country. The agreement was signed by Minister of Environment Francisco Domínguez Brito and the …

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