2015 – Page 7

Dominican soprano Stephany Ortega, who is based in Luxembourg, will be a guest performer at this year’s traditional Christmas concerts at the Santo Domingo and Santiago cathedrals. The events are scheduled for Friday, 25 December 2015 at the Santo Domingo Cathedral and Saturday 26 December at the Santiago Cathedral. She will be singing as part …

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Teatro La Fiesta at the Jaragua Renaissance Hotel in Santo Domingo presents a concert by Milly Quezada, Johnny Ventura and Conjunto Quisqueya, three of the best merengue performers of all times. The “Fin de Ano Adelantado” show is scheduled for 26 December 2015, produced by Los Vecinos Enterprises and Pedro Nunez del Risco. Read more …

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President Danilo Medina traveled to San Salvador on Friday, 18 December 2015 to attend the 46th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Central American Integration System (SICA). The event brought together the presidents of Central America and the Dominican Republic. Medina also passed on the temporary presidency of SICA to Honduras. …

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Punta Cana will be hosting the 2016 Mid-Year Assembly of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) from 7-11 April 2016. The event will bring together more than 200 publishers and editors of media from Latin America and the United States. President Danilo Medina is scheduled to give the keynote speech. The event focuses on freedom of …

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Paper tickets for single rides are no longer being sold at the Santo Domingo Metro, the Metro Office (Opret) announced yesterday, Sunday 20 December 2015. Only plastic cards are being allowed, confirmed Leonel Carrasco of the Metro. Carrasco also announced that a new card is for sale with better security controls. He said the new …

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The only polling company to openly publish results, CIES International reveals that the gap between Danilo Medina and his leading rival Luis Abinader of the PRM has shrunk by 12 points. A poll carried out from 14-16 December 2015 found that Medina has 45% support, compared to 33% for Luis Abinader. 1,200 people were polled …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced the elimination of 3,939 ID documents found to have been issued through fraudulent operations. A commission of inspectors checked 5,161 cases of which they ordered cancelation of 1,919 for duplication, 254 for double identity, 179 for double registration, 481 for impersonation and 257 that need to be revalidated. …

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On Thursday, 17 December 2015, administrative minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta called for the approval of the Political Parties Bill that has languished in the PLD-majority Congress for years. He is now backing the bill, after conflicts between party members have led to dozens of injuries and two deaths. As reported in Diario …

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Cabarete residents are denouncing the destruction of the Yasica river area, especially in the area near Cuesta Barrosa by trucks loading construction materials while the authorities look the other way. The residents say the trucks are loaded during the day and at night. They highlight that while gravel extraction from river areas is banned, as …

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Five victims of a propane gas explosion in a middle class home in Quisqueya Nueva in La Romana on Saturday, 19 December 2015 have been laid to rest. The apparent cause of death was a candle left on by an elderly family member, Enemencio Cedeno who woke up at dawn to go to the bathroom. …

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