2012 – Page 193

Today, Wednesday 6 June sees the opening of an exhibition in the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the Dominican actress Maria Africa Gracia Vidal (Maria Montez). Margarita Vicent De Morales and Tita Hasbun, representing the commission organizing the celebration, were interviewed by Patricia Solano on …

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Coral Costa Caribe is hosting the Caribbean Music Fest 2012 for this Corpus Christi celebration in Juan Dolio. The electronic music festival will feature seven international DJs that will be playing their music for over 30 hours. Nic Fanciulli, Martin Butrich, Funkerman, Lee Burridge, IlGin, Luca Bachetti and Sebastian Leger will be entertaining thousands expected …

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Today, Tuesday 5 June is World Environment Day, and the Dominican Republic has some encouraging news: the forest cover of the nation’s mountains has grown to nearly 40%. Over the last 27 years, reforestation projects, conservation efforts and effective use of the forests. The information had been presented earlier on occasion of World Forests Day. …

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Today, Tuesday 5 June the Central Electoral Board (JCE) will present PLD candidates Danilo Medina and Margarita Cedeno with the certificates that accredit them as President and Vice-President of the Republic starting next 16 August. They will also deliver the certificates of the seven overseas deputies who were elected in the 20 May elections. The …

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The United States Presidency has issued a readout of President Barack Obama’s call to President-elect Danilo Medina. The White House says that on Monday, 4 June, President Obama called President-elect Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic to congratulate him on his recent electoral victory and to commend the Dominican people for their dedication to democracy. …

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The Ministry of Labor confirmed that Thursday, 7 June is a holiday, Corpus Christi Day. Because of its religious nature, the holiday will be celebrated on the same day. The next upcoming holiday, 16 August, Restoration Day, also falls on a Thursday, creating another long weekend for people taking Friday off. The following holiday, the …

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A Special Interdiction Unit from the Department of Migration will take to the streets shortly in order to deal with the large numbers of women and children from Haiti who roam the streets begging. The announcement, carried in today’s Hoy in an article by Loyda Pena, says that new program was outlined by the director …

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An explosion in one of the molasses tanks at the Barahona Sugar Mill yesterday, Monday 4 May spilled tons of the byproduct into the channel where the Ege-Haina 47-megawatt generator takes its cooling water, forcing the electricity generator to be shut down. Some newspapers carried pictures of men, women and children scooping up the molasses …

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Some 60 children have been provided with prosthetic devices thanks in part to the Dominican Shriners working together with the Dominican Association for Rehabilitation in Santo Domingo. According to Listin Diario, the beneficiary children were from poor families from across the country. Four specialists from the Shriners Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts took part in the …

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An average of 20% of the annual births at the San Lorenzo Maternity Hospital in Los Mina in Santo Domingo are children of Haitians, most of whom arrive at the health center in labor. Some of the 12,825 births registered in 2011, 2,019 were to foreigners, some living in other parts of the country and …

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