2014 – Page 301

The Polish press reports that the United Nations grilled the Vatican delegation on the Archbishop Josef Wesolowski child sex abuse case at the Geneva hearings yesterday, Thursday 16 January. The Polish priest was the papal nuncio in the Dominican Republic from 2008-2013 when he was removed after investigative journalists began to reveal his involvement in …

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The merengue song “Que no se acabe el mambo” from Jose Pena Suazo’s “Puro mambo” album features in the 2013 Italian film, “The Great Beauty” (La grande bellezza) that won a Golden Globe Best Foreign Language Film Award last weekend. Pena Suazo says this is not the first time one of his scores has been …

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Agora Mall, the leading Santo Domingo city mall, announces that for the occasion of La Altagracia Day (celebrated on Tuesday, 21 January) a special exhibit-sale of arts and crafts will be available for purchase in the 4th floor mall courtyard throughout the weekend. Mall manager Silvia Rosales said this is another opportunity for everyone to …

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Today, Friday 17 January is the day for deciding who will match the Leones del Escogido in the playoffs that start next weekend. The Tigres del Licey (Santo Domingo), Aguilas Cibaenas (Santiago) and Gigantes del Cibao (San Francisco de Macoris) continue to be positioned to be able to be that team. Yesterday, Thursday 16 January …

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Now in its 12th year, Cabarete is hosting the Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta from 17-19 January. The event brings together world competitors in the sport for a week of tough competition, good eating and partying on the beach. The Puerto Plata event attracts more than 30 competitors from nine countries who use the Cabarete competition …

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Free zone associations in Panama and the Dominican Republic have signed a strategic agreement to work together to increase production of exportable goods and services, competitiveness, train staff, strengthen markets and create quality jobs in both countries. Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose del Castillo says that the expansion of the Panama Canal opens up …

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Santo Domingo will host eight Central American heads of state and over 20 observer countries for the Central American Integration System (SICA) Summit on 27 June. The DR holds the presidency of the regional group for the January-June 2014 period. SICA secretary general Hugo Martinez made the announcement during a press conference following his meeting …

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Today’s El Dia, Thursday 16 January quotes the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) director as saying that the self-styled parking attendants who have forcefully privatized city streets by charging for the right to park there are illegal. General Juan Geronimo Brown Perez said that Law 241 says the practice is against the law. “The issue of …

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Around 59% of the 16,000 candidates who took the competitive placement tests for the vacant teaching posts in the nation’s public schools have failed the tests. A total of 9,581 out of 16,239 failed the examinations and were disqualified, according to the Deputy Minister for Pedagogy and Technical Services, Luis Enrique Matos, as reported in …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario announced yesterday, Wednesday 15 January that RD$213 million would be spent on auditing the Civil Registry (Vital Statistics) books from 21 June 1929 to date. The aim is to establish the status of the 53,000 foreigners registered and identify them. Rosario said that the audit would take a …

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