2017 – Page 133

On Thursday, 27 July 2017, the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) is celebrating its first Festival Educativo de Musica – Music Ed Fest 2017. While it is free and open to the general public, the event primarily seeks to reach young musicians. The event will be from 8:30am to 4pm. There will be five …

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The Hotel Crowne Plaza on the Malecón is hosting a Colombian Gastronomic Festival that began on 18 July 2017. The festival will continue through 22 July. An a la carte menu and a buffet with Colombian favorites is presented. Chef Daniel Aldana from the Hotel Holiday Inn Cartagena Morros in Colombia came for the festival. …

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Tropical Storm Don degenerated to an open wave in the far southeastern Caribbean Sea on late Tuesday, 18 July 2017 in the evening after spreading bands of heavy rain and gusty winds across the Windward Islands on that day. The storm never represented a threat for the Dominican Republic. All tropical storm watches and warnings …

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According to the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) spokesman, Colonel Rafael Tejada Baldera, there were no deaths yesterday, Tuesday 18 July 2017, when a minibus and a larger bus collided on Carretera Mella and Av. San Vicente de Paul in front of Megacentro mall. However, five people were injured — María Martínez, María Mella, Gissell Ortiz, …

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National District Prosecutor, Yeni Berenice Reynoso, has advised that the murder case of Blas Peralta, president of the Truckers Association (Fenatrado), is not over. He was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in jail after being found guilty of the murder of the former rector of the UASD, Mateo Aquino Febrillet. His accomplices in the …

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The Spanish energy corporation Elecnor announced the construction of a wind park in Enriquillo, in Barahona province in the southwest. The park will generate 48.3 MW utilizing 14 wind towers each capital of generating 3.45MW. Elecnor was chosen by EgeHaina as the technological partner. EgeHaina has the Los Cocos (77.2MW) and Larimar (49.5 MW) wind …

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Claro telecom announces it is evolving its LTE/4G wireless technology to 4.5G that is faster and offers better user experience. Juan Pablo Romero, vice president for engineering and operations at Claro, says customers will be able to experience speeds up to four times the present speed and capacity. Claro is the first telecom company in …

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The head investigator at the Dominican Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Investigations (IDIAF), Luis Matos, says that the “Huanglongbing” (HLB) disease has decimated 50% of the local citrus fruit production. The disease has been in the country since 2008. The HLB is transmitted between from plant to plant by a mosquito. Because of HLB, the …

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Starting today, Wednesday, 19 July 2017, the United States Transport and Security Administration (TSA) will be inspecting electronic goods belonging to passengers traveling to the United States. For this reason, the director of the Specialized Corps of Airport Security and Civil Aviation (CESAC), Aracelis Castillo de la Cruz, has urged all passengers who are going …

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According to statistics from the Central Bank, total imports to the Dominican Republic in the first three months of this year reached US$4,208.7 million, US$311.5 million more (+8%) than during the same period last year. Consumer goods accounted for US$1,790.5 million, raw materials for US$1,824.2 million and capital good for US$594 million. In the consumer …

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