2015 – Page 10

Miss Dominican Republic Cinthya Maria Nunez is doing well in the Miss World pageant taking place in Sanya, China. News reports say that she ranked high in the sports, talent, top model, Dance of the World and Beauty with a Purpose events. The new Miss World will be crowned tomorrow, Saturday 19 December 2015. In …

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The Altos de Chavon School of Design has announced its special course program that takes place at its center in La Romana in early January. The special courses include filmmaking (Jordan Stone), fine arts (Melanie Reim) and fashion (Agustina Cattaneo). http://altosdechavon.edu.do/en/programs/special-programs/

“Rock on, la reunion” is a mini-festival organized for the Cinema Cafe in Santo Domingo’s Plaza de la Cultura that brings together Dominican rock bands for an evening of entertainment this Sunday, 20 December 2015. Special guests are Pablo Cavallo and Flamables. Also Adictos, Senti2 Comun, Tocando la Cruz and BeLife.

SD Concerts announced yesterday that it was postponing the Santo Domingo en Vivo concert scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, 19 December 2015 because its producer Saymon Diaz suffered a serious heart attack earlier this week. He was hospitalized in Santo Domingo before being flown to Miami in an air ambulance. Santo Domingo en Vivo was to …

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The Ministry of Culture has suspended the celebration of the XIV National Handicraft Fair because of the period of national mourning for the mayor of Santo Domingo East, Juan de los Santos. The event was scheduled to start at 9am today, Thursday 17 December 2015 at the grounds of the Fortaleza Ozama in the Colonial …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez says it may be time for serious discussion about disarming the general public. Fernandez made the comment yesterday, Wednesday 16 December 2015, during the wake for the mayor of Santo Domingo East Juan de los Santos who was shot dead by a debtor the previous day. He said the horrendous crime …

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Many of the stories in the nation’s newspapers reflect the general tone of dismay, sorrow and regret following the murder of the mayor of Santo Domingo East, Juan De los Santos, on Tuesday afternoon, 15 December 2015. President Danilo Medina’s call for peace, especially at this time of the year, is being widely shared on …

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The long-time technical director of the National District city government, Domingo Contreras, aspired to be the PLD candidate for the National District in the 2016 municipal elections, but the ruling party selected current mayor Roberto Salcedo to run for a third term. Now, the tragic murder of Juan de los Santos of Santo Domingo East, …

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After many months of work, researchers from the Dominican Embassy in Honduras have found direct descendants of General Maximo Gomez, a national hero in both the Dominican Republic and Cuba, in the city of San Pedro Sula on the north coast of Honduras, as reported in Diario Libre. Maximo Gomez is the father of Cuban …

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The future of the Petrocaribe Initiative, one of the backbones of Venezuela’s so-called “oil-diplomacy” is at the forefront of discussions following the results of the legislative elections in the country, as reported in Diario Libre. Petrocaribe was set up 10 years ago as a way of helping the Caribbean region, especially Cuba. The initiative allowed …

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