2016 – Page 48

The International Women’s Club of Santo Domingo is holding two springtime bazaars. “A Little Bazaar” will take place on Wednesdays, 25 May and 1 June 2016, both from 3-8pm in the front lobby of the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel on the Malecon.

The 1959 musical, “The Sound of Music”, which was adapted for the screen in 1965, will be performed at the newly remodeled National Theater on 18-19 June 2016. The production is by JAM Academy. The producer is Elizabeth Lenhart and the theatrical directing is by Luis Marcell Ricart. The starring roles will be played by …

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The leading opposition party, the PRM has asked the Central Electoral Board to appoint civil society and media representatives to monitor a vote recount. In a letter dated yesterday, Thursday 19 May 2016 signed by PRM president Andres Bautista and general secretary Jesus Vasquez, makes the request “to ensure the credibility and transparency of the …

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Diario Libre reports today, Friday 20 May 2016, that there will be several new young faces in the Chamber of Deputies when the new legislators take their seats this August. Based on the Central Electoral Board (JCE) bulletins, it appears that Faride Raful of the PRM and Jose Laluz of the PLD will get seats …

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The Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD) has announced that a Cuban business mission representing 33 companies will be visiting the country from 23-25 May 2016. The CEI-RD and the Cuban Chamber of Commerce are coordinating the event, the first of its kind. The CEI-RD has invited Dominican businesses to register …

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The Plaza de la Salud General Hospital (HGPS) has announced the opening of a clinic specializing in the detection and treatment of Zika. The clinic, which opens this Monday, 23 May 2016, will serve people who are not covered by health plans. The Zika Clinic on the third floor of the HGPS Primary Care (Atencion …

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The American Chamber of Commerce has announced it will be hosting a breakfast meeting on anti-corruption practices for individuals and companies doing business with the United States. The American Chamber of Commerce (AmchamDR) Legal Committee says the event, which will take place on 7 June 2016, will provide information on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices …

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Victor Mendez Capellan of Vimenca had a narrow escape after being involved in a serious accident yesterday, Thursday 19 May 2016. It occurred at around 5pm when his driver, National Police Major Jose Tejada, blacked out and lost control of the vehicle after reportedly suffering a stroke at the intersection of Av. Winston Churchill and …

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A third child in recent months has died because of adult negligence. This time, a four-year old boy was left in the back of a vehicle by his uncle who was taking him to school. This is the third tragedy of this kind in the past eight months. On 30 March 2016, a five-month old …

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The DR is mourning the death of 90-year old painter Fernando Pena Defillo, who passed away on Wednesday evening, 18 May 2016 in Jarabacoa where he had retired. He is regarded as a master of abstract expressionism. Following graduation from the national art school he traveled to Spain and other European countries where he lived …

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