2016 – Page 76

The Association of Show Business Writers (Acroarte) and the Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana (CND), the Presidente Beer brewery, have opened up online public voting to select the country’s top showbusiness personality. The people’s choice award is based on an online vote on http://www.premiosoberano.com To vote, click on Soberano del Publico and choose from the 213 nominees …

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Electronic rock group Moenia will be playing at the Santru Restaurant in Santo Domingo at 9pm tomorrow, Saturday, 23 April 2016. The group is known for its techno pop music and is here as part of its Fantom Tour. Moenia is best known for the hits: “Ni tu ni nadie”, “Morir tres veces”, “No puedo …

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Dominican artists are paying homage to the historic memory of the first known Dominican immigrant to New York and New Jersey with an exhibition at the Dominican Civic Cultural Center at 619 W. 145th St. in New York City. Records show that Juancito Rodriguez arrived a year before the founding of New York City in …

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President Danilo Medina made a visit to inspect progress on the construction of the cable car and the 2B line of the Santo Domingo Metro yesterday, Thursday, 21 April 2016. The President visited the sites of the new Metro stations and was shown the cable car towers being constructed as part of the city’s rapid …

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There is a long weekend coming up from Friday, 29 April through Monday, 2 May. The Ministry of Labor is reminding the public in the Dominican Republic that while Labor Day actually falls on Sunday, 1 May 2016, it will be celebrated on the following Monday. Holidays are established according to Law 139-97. http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=474848

The National Industrial Property Office (Onapi) has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) certificates for Dominican Mangos to the Mango Promoters, Producers and Exporters Association and Denomination of Origin (DO) certificates for coffee and avocado producers. The DR now has three GIs and six DOs. The DOs certificates were awarded to Cafe Juncalito produced by the Special …

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) has announced that Falcondo has now completed submitting the documentation required by Law 100-13 for the Dominican government to authorize the restart of operations of the company, now under Americano Nickel Limited (ANL). Minister of Energy and Mines Antonio Isa Conde made the announcement during a press conference …

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According to CID Latinoamericana poll, 65.2% of voters polled between 15 and 19 April 2016 said they would vote for President Danilo Medina and Vice President Margarita Cedeno. 28.8% said they would vote for leading opposition candidate Luis Abinader. Guillermo Moreno of Alianza Pais would receive 2.1% of the vote. A total of 1,074 eligible …

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The European Union Health and Food Safety General Directorate has removed several Dominican products from a control list that had been banned from being imported into Europe because of pesticide residues. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the Dominican bitter melon (Cundeamor) and all eggplant varieties will now be allowed to enter the European market. …

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The Santo Domingo Water and Sewer Corporation (CAASD) director, Alejandro Montas, says that they will be finishing the cleanup of seven creeks in the National District over the next four months, as reported in Listin Diario. Montas said that the work is being carried out simultaneously in streams and creeks in Gualey, Herrera, Ls Canitas, …

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