2015 – Page 251

A 12-year old Dominican boy, Michael Merlino, saw his dreams come true after a video of his singing went viral. The video, which has now been viewed by 14 million people, was shared in an attempt to draw Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s attention to his singing. On Easter Saturday, 4 April 2015, the 12-year old …

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47-year old Kenny Atkinson has been appointed as coach of the Dominican Republic national basketball team, senior team management executive Eduardo Najri announced yesterday, Monday 13 April 2015. The Dominican Republic team is ranked 20th in the world. Atkinson’s hiring is in keeping with the tradition of first-rate coaches by the company that is managing …

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Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) rector Ivan Grullon Fernandez has announced that the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Civil War will be commemorated with a full program of events. The program will begin today, Tuesday 14 April 2015, with the exhibition “April in the National Bibliography” at the UASD and will end in December. …

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The El Soberano Awards ceremony, sponsored by Presidente Beer and honoring the best in the performing arts in the Dominican Republic takes place at 8:30pm this evening, Tuesday 14 April 2015 at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. Prior to the event Telemicro, Channel 5, will begin the red carpet interviews at 7pm. This year, …

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President Danilo Medina met with United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon during the Seventh Summit of the Americas that took place from 10-11 April 2015 in Panama City. Medina confirmed that the Dominican government would not be extending the National Foreigner Legalization Plan expiry date. The free fast-track facilities for applicants end on 15 June …

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In his speech at the Seventh Summit of the Americas that took place in Panama last weekend, President Danilo Medina called for more responsibility from consumer nations in the fight against drug trafficking. Describing the Dominican Republic as a victim, he protested that the onus is on smaller countries to fight drug trafficking. “If this …

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Minister of Hacienda Simon Lizardo says that the Medina administration will not open discussions for a Taxation Pact, as reported in Diario Libre. In 2012 when he was sworn in, President Medina committed to the pact, one of three. The government has signed an Education Pact after reaching a consensus with the public and private …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic reports that the Consumer Price Index for the March 2015 was 0.14%, bringing the inflation rate for the first quarter of the year (January to March 2015) to 0.16%, the lowest in the past 16 years. Inflation for the past 12 months is now at 2.59%. The Central …

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In an announcement on Friday, 10 April 2015, Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia said that the government could begin the expansion of the Navarrete-Puerto Plata highway this May, as reported in Diario Libre. The newspaper reported that he would be meeting with the Minister of Public Works in the next few weeks to present …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez engaged in a show of strength by filling the Palacio de los Deportes in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo yesterday, Sunday, 12 April 2015. The three-time President said that the event was not aimed at creating factions within the party or to exclude anyone, but to guarantee …

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