2016 – Page 89

According to news reports, foreign investors approved a proposal for the Las Terrenas Development Plan at a meeting with Las Terrenas municipal authorities. As reported by Noticias SIN, Mariana Vanderhorst, temporary Las Terrenas mayor and the project promoter, sent a written request to private companies on 18 February 2016 with a plan to build a …

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The Centro de Medicina Avanzada y Telemedicina (Cedimat) in Santo Domingo says it was not able to treat late national hero Claudio Caamano because they did not have any rooms available in their intensive care unit when he was brought in with serious injuries following a road accident on 20 March 2016. The medical center …

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According to a report in today’s Hoy newspaper, Monday 11 April 2016, the province of Monte Plata has the honor of having produced the country’s two most recent Olympic Games medalists: Luguelin Santos in the 400m hurdles (London 2012) and Gabriel Mercedes in taekwondo (Beijing 2008). The journalist points out that 10 years after the …

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The meteorological office (Onamet) is forecasting rains for today, Monday 11 April 2016, especially in the northern and central regions. There will be sunny skies in Greater Santo Domingo, nevertheless. Aguaceros se incrementarán durante la semana

Four comedians will poke fun of politicians in a special show, “The Great Debate” at Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo at the Blue Mall on Thursday, 28 April 2016. Oscar Perez, Jackeline Estrella, Adriano Pena “Gallito” and Sergio Pablo Vargas (Sanson Batalla) will be on stage as of 9pm. The script was written by Orlando …

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Max Cavalera, formerly of exSepultura, will be playing heavy rock in Santo Domingo with heavy metal band Soulfly. The show is set for 7pm on Saturday, 16 April at Escenario 360 of Galeria 360 Mall as part of his Archangel World Tour 2016. The band members are Max Cavalera, Zyon Cavalera, Marc Rizzo and Mike …

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The Ministry of Public Health has announced the resumption of talks with the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), which will be arbitrated by Universidad Catolica de Santo Domingo (UCSD) rector Father Jesus Marte Castro. The meetings will resume on Thursday, 14 April 2016 at 5pm at the university library. Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero has ordered more …

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President Danilo Medina would receive 49.1% of the vote and Luis Abinader of the PRM would get 44.3% said 2,198 eligible voters polled nationwide by the US firm, Zogby Analytics from 18 to 20 March 2016 when asked if the election were held on that day for whom would they vote for on 15 May …

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The PRM’s vice presidential candidate, Carolina Mejia has spoken out for turning economic growth into better quality of life for all Dominicans. In a press release, former President Hipolito Mejia’s daughter says that it is time that small-scale businesses owned by women were given improved access to credit. “It is not enough just to recognize …

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Guillermo Moreno, running for President on the AlPais ticket, says he is the only truly different option. He said that the structural changes the country needs will not happen overnight, but citizens can express their disapproval of the status quo by voting and joining politics to change politics. He said AlPais (No. 26 on the …

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