2015 – Page 243

The PLD Political Committee’s 19 April 2015 decision to propose a reform of the Constitution so that a President can stand for a one-off consecutive re-election has been met with a wave of reactions. The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) has warned that if any of their 36 deputies vote in favor of the bill to …

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AFS student exchange and intercultural programs are now affiliated to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Pablo Vinas of AFS announced yesterday, Monday 20 April 2015 that the AFS global office had been granted consultative partner status with UNESCO, including the Dominican AFS operations. AFS Intercultura Dominican Republic office also coordinates the …

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A small plane crashed into a tree at 8:15am yesterday, Monday 20 April 2015 in the Cocotal golf and vacation home development in Punta Cana. According to the president of the Airplane Accident Investigation Commission, Colonel Enmanuel Souffront Tamayo, the plane was en route to Arroyo Barril airport in Samana from Punta Cana International Airport …

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The trial of four Frenchmen and ten Dominicans accused of trying to smuggle 700 kilograms of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to France was adjourned for the third time yesterday, Monday 20 April 2015 as the defense stated that two of the three judges would not be impartial. According to the third judge, Giselle Mendez, …

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Argentinean born singer-songwriter and pianist Noel Schajris, formerly of Sin Bandera duo, will be at Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo with a greatest hits concert on Friday, 15 May 2015. Tickets are for sale at Jumbo and Supermercados Nacional for RD$1,500 general admission and RD$3,000 VIP.

The US Embassy Green Team with the support of the Ministry of Environment is celebrating a Green Fest at the National Botanical Gardens in Santo Domingo on International Earth Day, Sunday 26 April 2015 starting at 10am. In a press release, the US Embassy points out that the Dominican Republic is considered the eighth most …

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The Juan Pablo Duarte Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Dante Cucurrullo will be playing four free concerts in Santo Domingo with solos by violinists Veronica Vargas, Scarlett Martinez, pianist Jhonny Mora and oboist Ivan Benitez. The program includes music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Henryk Wieniawski, Sergei Prokofiev, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Alberto Ginastera …

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A total of 23 members of the 35-member PLD Political Committee approved sending a constitutional reform bill to Congress during a six-hour meeting in Juan Dolio on Sunday, 19 April 2015. The PLD holds the majority in Congress, but needs all PLD legislators to vote for the motion and additional votes from the opposition to …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro traveled to New York late last week where he held meetings with Dominican residents for the creation of the Institute for Dominicans Abroad. The meetings took place at the Dominican consulate and at the Dominican Commission for Culture on Friday 17 April 2015. During the meeting Navarro highlighted that …

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Minister of Energy and Mines Pelegrin Castillo has announced that in 2016 the Dominican government will be ready to call a tender for inviting international oil companies interested in carrying out explorations in the country. He said the National Hydrocarbons Database would have been completed by then. The Schlumberger company is carrying out the study. …

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