2016 – Page 17

The Dominican Republic national men’s basketball team won its first three games in the Group A division of Centrobasket Championship 2016 in Panama City from 19-25 June 2016. The DR needed to place in the top two to go through to the semi-finals against Group B and ensured this with its win against Mexico on …

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Santo Domingo’s Ricardo Arias Volleyball Pavilion will host the Pan American? Volleyball Women’s Cup from 30 June to 11 July 2016. This is a North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation ?(Norceca) event. The best volleyball teams in the? Americas are expected, including host country Dominican Republic. Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Puerto …

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Violinist Aisha Syed has become only the second top Dominican performer after Juan Luis Guerra to give a solo performance in the People’s Republic of China. On 12 June 2016, she played in Zhuhai, Canton, accompanied by the Pacific International Youth Orchestra directed by Taiwanese conductor Thomas Chen. Juan Luis Guerra performed at the World …

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Irving Alberti takes part in the stand up comedy, Rum & Cigar Fest in Santiago at 6pm this Saturday, 25 June 2016. For reservations, call 809 971-4481. Camp David Ranch, Carretera Luperon Km. 7.5, Gurabo, Santiago.

The Mega Dance Hot Music Party, a Luis Medrano production, will take place at the Hotel Jaragua Renaissance Teatro La Fiesta this Saturday, 25 June 2016 with Nene La Amenazy, Mozart La Para, Shadow Blow, Mark B, El Poeta Callejero and El Mayor Clasico.

Museums across the country are joining the Ministry of Culture in the celebration of the summer long night of museums. The event means museums and cultural centers will be open until late and holding special programs for visitors from 9am to 12 midnight. The Ministry of Culture announces that the bells of the Cathedral of …

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Migration Agency director Ruben Dario Paulino Sem says that since the National Foreigner Legalization Plan (PNRE) has ended, more than 33,000 people found to be in the country illegally have been deported. The year and a half-long PNRE, which helped 288,466 people to legalize their status, ended in 2015. Although he did not say how …

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The Ministry of the Environment has announced the confiscation of nine Amazona ventralis parrots, an endangered species. The parrots had been captured in the Valle Nuevo National Park in Constanza and were being kept in a warehouse to be sold. In a press release, the Ministry said that Ramon Garcia, alias Ramon Guandulito, is being …

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