2016 – Page 27

A tribute to the late musician, composer, guitarist, singer and director of the Bossa & Pop group is being held at Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo on Wednesday, 22 June 2016 as of 8pm. The performance is directed by his aunt Gorin Carrasco, his former manager, who now directs the music group. Guest artists that …

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US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to arrive in Santo Domingo at noon today Monday, 13 June 2016 to join the Latin America and the Caribbean foreign relations ministers who are attending the 46th Organization of American States General Assembly. The regional meeting on the theme of institutional strengthening for sustainable development in …

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OAS secretary general Luis Almagro posted a city photo on his Twitter account to illustrate his message of thanks to the assembly’s host country. Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro tweeted back the photo was the wrong one and did not correspond to Santo Domingo A follower promptly observed that the photo looks more like …

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Former Dominican ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United States, lawyer Flavio Davio Espinal considers that the current political situation in Haiti should be the focus of the ministers of foreign relations attending the OAS 46th General Assembly that is being held in Santo Domingo from Monday through Wednesday, 13-15 June …

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The president of the Standing Commission for Historic National Anniversaries (CPEP), Juan Daniel Balcacer believes that the Organization of American States (OAS) should issue an official apology to the country for authorizing the armed 1965 intervention in which thousands of Dominicans lost their lives. The invasion was aimed at preventing the democratically elected government of …

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A feature in El Caribe today focuses on the similarities and differences in the borders between Mexico and the United States and Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Among the similarities is a population migrating to the more developed country, illicit trafficking in weapons and drugs, the main trade partner and bilateral talks that fluctuate between …

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines used the occasion of Dominican Republic Week in London hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic and the Dominican Embassy in London to announce the availability of a comprehensive database on the potential for hydrocarbons in the Dominican Republic. The publicly accessible database covers more …

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Chief of the Police Nelson Peguero Paredes says he has to produce results n reduce crime. The government has announced that 12,000 armed forces members will be assigned to patrols together with the Police. The media says the action is but a repeat of a scheme utilized in the past without visible results. Diario Libre …

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The Ministry of Public Works reported that on Sunday 50 persons were arrested at different points of the country and accused of carrying out illegal motorcycle races on the highways. Arrested are organizers of the races, those that watch for when the authorities may be coming, and the motorcycle racers themselves, among others. The persons …

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US Ambassador James Brewster issued a statement yesterday, Sunday 12 June 2016, condemning the mass murder of at least 50 people at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of Sunday morning. The venue was celebrating a Latin music night. The Media says that most of the persons first identified as …

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