2013 – Page 143

Stores nationwide are focusing on back to school sales, with Mother’s Day and Father’s Day now in the past. Schools open in the third week of August in the Dominican Republic. Diario Libre reports that two weeks before the start of the new school year, parents shopping on Duarte and Luperon avenues were making the …

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Guido Gomez Mazara, Tony Pena Guaba and Eligio Jaquez are suggesting a seven-point program for party unity and a party convention on 23 February 2014 to leading PRD officials, as reported in Listin Diario. The seven points are essentially suggesting that the organizing commissions for the party convention should be shared between the party factions, …

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The National Police killed a man in the Maquiteria section of Villa Duarte over the weekend of 3-4 August. He was allegedly resisting arrest on four warrants for crimes committed in Mendoza. Robert Manzanillo Santiago died on the way to the Dario Contreras Hospital in Santo Domingo. A Police statement says that a 9mm Smith …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has forecast rains, thunderstorms and some winds for today, Monday 5 August, mainly in the northwest, northeast, southeast and the central mountains. These rains are due to a combination of a low-pressure trough located over the country and the effects of the prevailing east-southeast winds, which generate high humidity levels. …

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The Dominican Republic women’s volleyball team finished second during the Grand Prix eliminatory round in Santo Domingo. The Dominican team (ranked 10th in the world) first lost to ninth ranked Serbia (25-13, 25-20, 25-16), but then defeated 18th ranked Puerto Rico (25-14, 26-24, 25-21) and 24th ranked Czech Republic (25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18) to be …

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Competing in the Under 18 FIVB Girls’ Youth Championship in Thailand, on Friday, 2 August, the eighth ranked Dominican team put up a memorable fight against world ranked No. 1 China. The Chinese girls eventually outdueled the Dominicans but reporters had only praise for the excellent performance of the Dominican team. The Dominican Republic finished …

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Nineteen-year old Yaritza Reyes has been chosen to represent the Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe pageant to be held in Moscow in November 2013. She represented Elias Pina, on the border with Haiti. This is a first time a woman from the southwest has been elected to compete in the Miss Universe contest. The …

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A new Dominican movie, Teniente Amado has successfully opened in theaters across the country. Caribbean Cinema, operator of the theaters where it is showing says that several halls had to be added because of the unexpectedly large turnout of people interested in the historical film. Teniente Amado is showing at the Hollywood Plaza Romana in …

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The Dominican Republic exports more than 3,150 products to 170 countries, up from 163 last year, said Jean Alain Rodriguez, director of the CEI-RD, speaking at the annual luncheon of the Dominican Exporters Association (Adoexpo) yesterday, Thursday 1 August. In his talk, “Exports: Priority of the State,” Rodriguez said the plan is to double exports …

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The first 70,000 students have graduated from the National Literacy Plan, Quisqueya Learns With You. The objective is for the 851,400 people over the age of 15 living in the country who have been identified as illiterate to learn how to read and write in the next two years. Plan coordinator Pedro Luis Castellanos said …

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