2014 – Page 210

The Eduardo Leon Jimenes Foundation and the Centro Cultural Eduardo Leon Jimenes have announced that Rafael Emilio Yunen has resigned from his post as director of the Centro Leon, effective 5 May. He will dedicate himself fully to consulting. The Centro Leon will come under the direction of the Eduardo Leon Jimenes Foundation, led by …

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Local authorities and International Police (Interpol) have arrested 42-year old Nicola Pignatelli who is accused of a string of criminal acts in Italy. A fugitive from justice, he had been sentenced to 15 years jail for drug trafficking in his home country. He was arrested in an intelligence operation in Juan Dolio yesterday, Sunday 27 …

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The National Police have announced the arrest of four policemen who were fired after the confirmation of reports that they demanded bribes from young people who were arrested late at night. If they did not have the money, the police would oblige them to go to ATMs to withdraw the cash. An intelligence operation provided …

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The Muestra International de Cine de Santo Domingo, now in its 16th year, opens at the Novocentro Fine Arts movie theater on Av. Lope de Vega in Santo Domingo this week. This year the event is dedicated to Canada, but there will be films from 20 other countries. It opens with the film Gabrielle (directed …

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If you still don’t know what to do for the Labor Day long weekend, Ocean World Adventure Park in Cofresi, Puerto Plata has an special offer for groups for this coming long weekend 2-4 May that includes a day pass to the park, a lunch buffet, a group photo, access to water slides, aquatic balls, …

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Obscuro Total opens at the National Theater in Santo Domingo with two performances on 14 June. The cast of this tragicomedy includes Fernando Colunga, Aylin Mujica, Blanca Soto, Ernesto Laguardia and Lorena Magallanes from Puerto Rico. The play’s intriguing plot deals with the complexities and intricacies of the relationships among the couples. There are plenty …

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President Danilo Medina and Vice President Margarita Cedeno were at the National Theater last night, 24 April 2014, for the formal opening of the 17th International Book Fair that will continue through 5 May. The event is regarded as the prime cultural activity organized in the country every year. This year the fair is dedicated …

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An apparent attempt of The Ministry of Education to highlight its achievements and new raised status within the government may have backfired. The Ministry of Education commissioned the construction of the most costly stand ever at the Santo Domingo Book Fair, estimated by stand builders to exceed RD50 million. The high cost of the stand, …

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The Ministry of Public Health has launched a major campaign to vaccinate 1.3 million children against different preventable diseases. The DR has eradicated many diseases that affect infants and children and the vaccination campaigns are important to maintain the health advances. The children will receive vaccinations for polio, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (DPT). All …

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The president elect of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, met with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace as a final stop of his tour to personally invite regional presidents to his inaugural on 8 May. He had earlier visited Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama. When receiving President-elect Solis, Medina was accompanied by Vice …

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