2017 – Page 206

The DR1 News Daily digest will not be published on Monday, 1 May 2017, on occasion of Labor Day, a national holiday. News will be compiled for the Tuesday, 2 May issue. Headline news may be published on the DR1 Forums that is open for posts 24/7. See DR1 Calendar 28 April 2017

Puerto Rican orchestra Conjunto Clásico, best known for their salsa music, and Dominican Raulín Rosendo, also known for his salsa music and as a “sonero” are booked for a presentation on Friday, 12 May 2017 at Hard Rock Live. Conjunto Clásico and Rosendo have produced music together in the 80s with much success (Mama vieja, …

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The president of the Chilean Olympic Committee, 55-year old Neven Ilic Álvarez bested Dominican José Joaquín Puello by one vote (26-25) in a second round vote that was necessary during the General Assembly of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) taking place in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Puello is a past president of the Dominican …

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As will be cited on the front page of most of today’s newspapers, Adriano Roman, this evil scion of an immensely wealthy Santiago merchant, and the nefarious mastermind of two attempted homicides died on Wednesday at the Cabral y Baez Hospital in Santiago of cardiovascular complications. Roman was serving a 20-year term at the Rafey …

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The 2017 International Book Fair being held in Santo Domingo this week has provided a space for anyone who wishes to learn how to write and study the classic authors as well as more modern authors. The programs at the Literary Workshops include poetry, novels, short stories and, something unique, the magic of cinematography. According …

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Gabriel Dutrenit, the keynote speaker at the opening session of the Forum of the Latin American Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems (LALICS) taking place at the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC), told her audience that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are still far from the appropriate …

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A group of Dominican and international organizations called upon the National Congress yesterday to raise the legal age to 18 for both marriage and civil unions in the country. They noted that together with Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic occupies the number one position in all of Latin America and the Caribbean in the number of …

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The District Attorney of the National District said that she would request extraordinary disciplinary measures be used for one of the defendants in the Peravia bank fraud case. The defendant, who had been overseas and upon his return, voluntarily turned himself in to the authorities in order to negotiate a plea deal with the government. …

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The floating bridge across the Ozama River was closed yesterday due after the Ministry of Public Works announced the urgent removal of the large amount of water lilies that were pushing against the bridge, possibly affecting its stability. According to the Diario Libre, the heavy rains brought the unusual amount of water lilies and other …

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Minister Gonzalo Castillo of the Ministry of Public Works and Communication is heading the effort to quantify the damages caused by the recent heavy rains in many parts of the country. Castillo wants to quantify the cost of the damage to present them to President Danilo Medina. According to Castillo: “It will take a few …

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