2015 – Page 252

Former Mayor of Santo Domingo Rafael (Fello) Subervi has announced his aspirations to return to head the National District municipality position in the May 2016 municipal election. During his acceptance speech he asked what the PLD administration under Mayor Roberto Salcedo has done with so many funds. He said the law obliges the city governments …

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Dominican Francisca Lachapel has won the “Nuestra Belleza Latina” crown in 2015. The pageant and reality show, now in its 10th season, is organized by Univision, the leading Hispanic TV station in the United States. As reported, her charm and charisma made the difference. She competed against 12 final contestants from Miami, Chicago, New York …

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Latin Grammy winner Amaury Gutierrez from Cuba, and Dominican singer-songwriter Pavel Nunez will take the stage of the Gran Teatro del Cibao on 2 May 2015 at 8pm. Amaury Gutierrez has also performed at the Jaragua Hotel in Santo Domingo. Tickets are for sale from RD$1,000, RD$3,000 and are for sale at Uepa Tickets, Nacional …

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Speaking at the business forum being held in parallel to the Seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama for the second year running, President Danilo Medina called for the globalization of micro and small-scale businesses and called for private and public sectors to work together for a peaceful Americas. He expressed his conviction that alliances …

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As part of his schedule in Panama City for the Seventh Summit of the Americas, President Medina met with his Panamanian counterpart President Juan Carlos Varela yesterday, Thursday 9 April 2015 to explain how a change in migratory policies in Panama is affecting an estimated 40,000 Dominicans living in Panama, many with residence visas that …

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As part of President Danilo Medina’s Seventh Summit of the Americas agenda in Panama yesterday, Thursday 9 April 2015, he met with the director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), William Lacy Swing and asked him to encourage the international development sector to support Haiti in the process of legalizing and documenting its …

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President Danilo Medina was at the formal opening of the new Dominican Embassy and Consulate in Panama City yesterday, Thursday 9 April 2015, accompanied by his wife, Candida Montilla. The new embassy is located on the 26th floor of El Tornillo, an emblematic, blue, corkscrew-like modernistic skyscraper that is a Panama City landmark. Foreign Relations …

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Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg is in Panama for the Seventh Summit of the Americas. El Caribe reported that the young entrepreneur inadvertently walked in on the meeting between President Danilo Medina and President Juan Carlos Varela of Panama, a day before the start of the formal program for the Summit. A video published by Panama …

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During his visit to Kingston, Jamaica yesterday, Thursday 9 April 2015, United States President Barack Obama announced a new US$20 million loan facility to encourage investment in clean energy projects in the Caribbean. Obama was in Jamaica to meet with Caricom heads of government before attending the Seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama. The …

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The directors of Migration of the Dominican Republic and Colombia Ricardo Taveras and Christian Kruger Sarmiento signed an agreement yesterday, Thursday 9 April 2015 for exchange of migration information as part of steps being taken to eliminate the requirement for Colombian and Dominican tourists visas for traveling to each country. The agreement includes the installation …

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