2016 – Page 146

The Peabody Renaissance Ensemble will be playing a concert on Friday, 5 February 2016 at 8:30pm at the Capilla de los Remedios in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. Organized by Conciertos de la Villa. Tickets: RD$1,500. Tickets for sale at Fundacion Sinfonia, Tel 809 532-6600. The Peabody Renaissance Ensemble plays music from the 15th – through …

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On Monday, 8 February 2016, enjoy the jazz music of Joshy Melo & su 4 Jazz in a concert at Casa de Teatro in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. The group made its debut at the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival in Cabarete 2013 and since then has performed on several leading stages. The band is notable …

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Singer-songwriter Pavel Nunez will be performing his “Insomnio” show at the Megacentro shopping center in Santo Domingo East on Sunday, 14 February 2016, starting at 7pm. The show, which lasts 1-1/2 hours, includes his greatest hits. He is performing at the Salon de la Fama on the second floor of the Megacentro. Read more about …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario declared political campaigning for legislators, municipal officials and President and Vice President open yesterday, Tuesday 2 February 2016. The political parties have to register their candidacies by 30 March 2016 and the general election takes place on 15 May 2016. Rosario promised that the results would be released …

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The ruling PLD has announced that the 2016 electoral campaign will have four fronts directed by presidential candidate Danilo Medina, the president of the PLD and former President Leonel Fernandez, former First Lady and Vice President Margarita Cedeno and the president of the PRD, the new PLD ally, Miguel Vargas Maldonado. President Danilo Medina is …

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The Gallup representative in the Dominican Republic, Rafael Acevedo has given some possible reasons for the marked difference in the results of one poll contracted by a business group that took place on 8-12 January 2016 and another from 24 and 27 January 2016 nationwide with a sample size of 1,200. The 8-12 January poll …

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Another poll on the outcome of the presidential elections has been published, this time from Cies International, based in Miami. The poll said that if the elections were to be held today, President Danilo Medina (PLD) would obtain 48.5% and Luis Abinader (PRM) 37.1% that would mean there would be a second round of voting. …

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Diario Libre reports on statements by lawyer Angel Lockward who is contesting the legality of a decision by the Superior Administrative Tribunal (TSA) to override a constitutional mandate that establishes that the number of deputies should be proportional to the population. The TSA ordered the number of deputies to be maintained at the same level …

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The Ministry of Culture jury has voted to award Peruvian Nobel Literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa the Pedro Henriquez Urena International Award. The jury based its decision on Vargas Llosa’s “defense of humanitarian values, including human dignity and freedom, democracy, tolerance, the right of human beings to culture, reading, and enjoyment and development of imagination. …

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Minister of Agriculture Angel Estevez has announced the resumption of bell pepper and avocado exports after a nine-month ban following the detection of MedFly in the Punta Cana area. The ban was lifted for production in 23 of 32 provinces. Estevez said that one exporter has already sent 26 freight containers with the produce to …

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