Dolores Vicioso – Page 158

The City University of New York’s Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI), located at the City College of New York (CCNY), invites Dominicans to apply for the 2025-2026 scholarship program for people of Dominican origin who face challenges that limit the expression of their ideas or hinder the development of their work in public spaces. CUNY …

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Dominican-American actress Zoe Saldaña continues to reap awards as the momentum builds up for her shot at winning an Oscar this 2025. Saldaña this past week was awarded the Critics Choice Awards prize for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie “Emilia Perez”. Among cheers and tears, Saldaña accepted the prize, noting that …

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The men from the Cibao FC hosted the Chivas from Guadalajara, Mexico on Thursday, 6 February 2025 in the evening at the Cibao FC Stadium on the campus of the Pontifical Catholic University Mater et Magistra (PUCMM). This was the first game of a home and away set of matches in the Concacaf Gold Cup …

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Mexico had won all five of its games in the Caribbean Series, making it the favorite to win the 2025 Caribbean Series. Mexico’s Charros de Jalisco team manager Benjamin Gil had said that while they were the favorite going into the playoff, they were going up against the Dominican Republic, the team that had won …

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President Luis Abinader will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio this Thursday, 6 February 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Relations announced. Foreign Relations Minister Roberto Alvarez received his counterpart at the Las Americas International Airport on 5 February at around 8pm. US Secretary Rubio is scheduled to meet with Minister Roberto Alvarez and …

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President Luis Abinader has extended an invitation to the media to be present when the conclusions of the meetings in the Dominican Republic with US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio are presented at the Presidential Palace’s Salón de Embajadores on 6 February 2025. Rubio is scheduled for meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in …

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Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), called for regional unity to drive Latin America’s development when speaking at the Dominican Senate on 5 February 2025. He visited to participate in the “Parliaments and Prosperity” seminar, organized by the Senate. While not planned as such, the event coincided with the visit …

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The Ministry of Education and the Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) have reached a landmark agreement, ending a potential strike that threatened to disrupt public school education. The agreement paves the way for the 2025 Teacher Performance Evaluation, which will assess 120,000 public school educators and provide salary incentives to those who meet certain performance benchmarks. …

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The Central Electoral Board (Junta Central Electoral, JCE), through its Procurement and Contracting Committee, has announced the final timeline for the award of the contract related to the production of the new Dominican Identity and Electoral ID card. The opening of credentials, technical proposals, and samples (Envelope A), as well as the submission of economic …

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The Senate recognized businessman Fernando A. Capellán on Wednesday, 5 February 2025 for his significant contributions and career in the country’s economic and business development. Capellán manages the largest manufacturing business in Haiti, M-Codevi in Ouanaminthe-Dajabon with around 20,000 employees. The recognition ceremony took place during the launch of the “Parliaments and Prosperity” program. This …

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