2024 – Page 179

The Pontifical Catholic University of Madre y Maestra reopened its Soil Mechanics Laboratory at its Santo Domingo campus. The lab will offer services to engineering firms, and contribute to improved constructions and avoid damages in cases of earthquakes and landslides. The Dominican Republic is located on a major Caribbean fault. Engineer Manuel Estrella, a PUCMM …

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Aerodom/Vinci Airports has confirmed conversations with Air Europa over a damaged fuselage of an Air Europa 787-9 jet that occurred on 7 April 2024 at Las Americas International Airport. The airport management has said the airport is insured for unexpected events such as that which occurred when asphalt detached from a runway at Las Americas …

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The Permanent Attention Office of the National District ordered three months of preventive detention against three of the four involved in the death of the nine-year-old girl Kylie Naomi Rosa Alcántara, during an alleged assault on Máximo Gómez Avenue with Nicolás de Ovando on Saturday, 6 April 2024. Judge Fátima Veloz sent the defendants to …

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Maria Marte, the cooking-loving woman from Jarabacoa who migrated to Spain and went from cleaning woman to head chef and on to win two Michelin stars for the Club Allard in Madrid, expects a Dominican Republic restaurant soon to be awarded a Michelin star. Speaking during the X Dominican Gastronomic Forum, Marte said that the …

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Magaly Febles, the organizer of the Miss Dominican Republic National Beauty Contest, announces the pageant to choose the Dominican Republic representatives in international pageants in 2024 will be held on Sunday, 5 May 2024 at 9 pm. The ceremony will be transmitted on Colorvision, Channel 9 and streamed for audiences in the Americas. The organizers …

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The House of Bernarda Alba (La casa de Bernarda Alba) continues at the Manuel Rueda Hall of the National Music Conservatory on Av. Cesar Nicolas Penson in Santo Domingo. The legendary play by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca tells the story of women in the villages of Spain. It centers on the events of a …

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Quinta Dominica, a cultural house located in Colonial City 16th Century historic edifice, is hosting participatory art by Swiss photographer Cedric Bregnard. The exhibit is open to the general public as the Quinta Dominica celebrates its 20th anniversary. Speaking on 10 April 2024 on the occasion of the Quinta Dominica 20th anniversary, founder Renaud Anselin …

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Minister of Public Health Victor Atallah is on a media tour to encourage Dominicans to eliminate mosquito breeding household points to prevent dengue, the seasonal sickness. The illness is on the rise this year, more virulent and earlier than in other years. Dr. Atallah, a cardiologist who practices functional medicine, urges people to stop the …

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International jail expert Roberto Santana is behind the push for a better jail system in the Dominican Republic. He is hopeful the Las Parras Jail, built for around RD$7 billion, will open this year to end the chaos at the La Victoria Jail. As reported, there has been an amicable termination of the construction contracts. …

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The seven parties that have candidates for the Presidency for the 19 May elections presented their government proposals to the Central Electoral Board (JCE), complying with the deadline established in the law that expired on Sunday, 7 April 2024. The candidates are: President Luis Abinader, who seeks to be reelected running on the Modern Revolutionary …

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