2015 – Page 234

The proposal for changing the Constitution that a PLD-appointed commission is preparing to send to Congress was shared and discussed with the PLD members of the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, Tuesday 28 April 2015. There was no consensus, and supporters of former President Leonel Fernandez expressed their opposition to re-instating re-election. The draft presented by …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeno is the most powerful woman in the country, according to a ranking published by Forbes business magazine. In its online edition the magazine says that her time in her various positions has put her at the forefront of social programs in the country and has had a great impact on society. …

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The new presidential candidate for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Luis Abinader, says that he has spoken to 95% of the key members of the opposition parties to explore the possibility of forming an alliance for the 2016 elections. Abinader said that one of his advantages was that he had no enemies in any political …

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The Dominican cement industry has a surplus of 48% over its installed capacity. Speaking at a luncheon meeting of the Dominican Association of Portland Cement Producers (Adocem) yesterday, Tuesday 28 April 2015, Carlos Emilio Gonzalez, president of the organization, said that the average price for a 100lb. bag of cement is RD$200 which is unsustainable …

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Altos de Chavon School of Design has announced that students enrolling in the associate degrees in Visual Communications and Fashion will now be studying at the Santo Domingo Campus. Housing will no longer be provided for these students. The Santo Domingo campus is best known for its continuing education courses. This will be the first …

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El Concon, one of Juan Dolio’s oldest and most famous restaurants, burned completely to the ground around noon on Monday 27 April 2015. The fire started at around 10.40am, 20 minutes before the restaurant was due to open. Marcelino de la Cruz of the Los Guayacanes fire brigade said that a specialist team would examine …

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Caribbean Training Institute (IFTC) director Iris Perez Arias passed away at a Santo Domingo hospital on Sunday, 26 April 2015. She was 71 years old and had been suffering from ill health for some time. She is survived by her son, Gian Palamara Perez, and two granddaughters, Maria Gabriela and Alejandra. She was the first …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) says that the current heatwave will continue with little rain, at least until the end of the working week. Today, Wednesday 29 April 2015, there may be light showers towards the end of the afternoon in the border regions, in the northwestern province of Santiago Rodriguez and over the Central …

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The Santo Domingo XVII Muestra Internacional de Cine starts at the Novocentro movie theater at Av. Lope de Vega, Santo Domingo, tomorrow, Thursday, 30 April 2015 at 5pm. A selection of acclaimed movies from France, Germany, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Israel, Morocco, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Cuba, Mexico and …

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Former singer in the Spanish pop band “Presuntos implicados,” Sole Gimenez, is booked for her second performance in Santo Domingo, this time at the Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo Blue Mall. She will sing her greatest hits and songs from her new album, “Como hemos cambiado” tomorrow, Thursday, 30 April at 10pm. ? home