2017 – Page 136

Veteran actors Orestes Amador and Yanela Hernández are together to present “Bachata” a play written and directed by Hamlet Bodden. The Sala Ravelo of the National Theater will be presenting the story of an impossible love from 26-29 July 2017 at 8:30pm and 30 July at 6:30pm. 17 July 2017

Some of the best performers of Dominican rock are taking the stage of the Hard Rock Live Santo Domingo this 20 July 2017. Tribu del Sol, Aljadaqui and Toque Profundo are coming together for a memorable evening. Tickets are RD$1,000, RD$2,000 and RD$3,000 and are for sale at the Hard Rock Live Santo Domingo box …

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The International Children’s Film Festival (FICI) opens in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 20 July 2017. The annual event is organized by the Office of the Vice President and Vice President Margarita Cedeño. A selection of children’s films from Chile, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, Argentina and Germany will be shown. The films will compete for …

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From 18-23 July there will be fashion runway shows and activities at the Gran Salon of the Hotel Catalonia on the Malecón and the Acrópolis Center on Av. Winston Churchill. This year are the designs of Agatha Ruiz de la Prada from Spain will be featured along with a Show Room Brimela dedicated to brides, …

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The Dominican Republic lost to China 3-0 (19-25, 20-25, 17-25) on Sunday, 16 July 2017 in the 19th FIVB Volleyball Women’s U20 World Championship staged in the cities of Córdoba and Boca del Río, Mexico from 14-23 July 2017. Defending champion Dominican Republic had defeated Poland 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-17, 16-14) in the start …

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The Dominican senior women’s volleyball team forced Russia and The Netherlands to play hard in the World Grand Prix. Russia, ranked 5th in the world, defeated the DR, ranked 9th, 3-1 (16 – 25, 25 – 23, 25 – 21, 25 – 14). The DR next would lose to The Netherlands 3-2 (23 – 25, …

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Customs (DGA) and Drug Control (DNCD) agents seized US$435,372 from three foreigners who arrived from Bahamas on a private plane arriving to Puerto Plata International Airport (POP). The funds were seized from Bahamas citizen Dique Mitrriy Nicolayevich Vasilyev, Brazilian Mario Farias Rubio, and Colombian Lady Ximena Gutiérrez Serrano. The authorities also seized jewelry, smart phones …

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Around 3,000 persons who reside in the El Triangulo neighborhood in Alma Rosa, in eastern Santo Domingo, say they can leave their homes open and walk at any time of the day or night without fear of crime on their streets. The neighborhood is located between Av. Las Americas and San Vicente de Paul. A …

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National District Mayor David Collado says he has offered city government (ADN) jobs to windshield cleaners operating on city streets jobs. Collado said the city government carried out a survey to determine how many youths have been cleaning windows on the streets. Data from 33 of 50 individuals who are cleaning windshields was collected. These …

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Hundreds of thousands of people of all ages and income levels marched on Sunday down the Av. Máximo Gómez, east on Av. Bolívar and south on Av. Winston Churchill-Av. Jiménez Moya to the Supreme Court of Justice at the Centro de los Héroes. The protest had a carnival-like spirit with music and friends meeting friends …

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