2017 – Page 289

The amusing ads have won over Latin Americans from all walks of life and now Open English and Next University founder, 34-year old Venezuelan Andrés Moreno, will be in Santo Domingo to give a free lecture on his story and entrepreneurship. He is invited by Vice President Margarita Cedeño. The conference coincides with National Youth …

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President Danilo Medina met at the Presidential Palace with the heads of the leading local transport associations that dominate transport in the country. Recently, the Superior Administrative Court ordered government institutions to carry out their role and take actions to not allow these transport associations to dominate the transport in the country and have been …

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One of the first products of the CELAC Summit is that Dominicans can now visit Paraguay, Guatemala and El Salvador without the necessity for a tourist visa for visits of up to 60 days. It was also announced that Honduras agreed to allow Dominicans to enter their country without a visa. The measure will go …

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President Danilo Medina gave the keynote address at the V Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) taking place in Punta Cana 24-25 January 2017. President Medina spoke of his conviction that the participation of Latin American countries in the global economy has served to …

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Woodpeckers by film maker Jose María Cabral was shown on Monday, 23 January 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival in a freezing cold Salt Lake City, Utah. The drama, filmed with real people at three Dominican jails (men and women in Najayo and La Victoria prisons), is competing in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition of …

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  Diario Libre explains that votes can be cast to help Miss DR become one of the 15 finalists. Voting is taking place through tournament’s official web page at Miss Universe Downloading the app Miss U on Google Play or Apple Store. In Twitter using the hashtag #MissUniverse and #DR Diario Libre Miss Universe Read …

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Casa de Teatro presents the comedy “Tiempo de Mangos Verdes” at its Cristóbal de Llerena hall. Wednesday, 25 January and Thursday, 26 January at 8:30pm. It tells the story of a longtime politician and his 16-year old daughter who becomes pregnant and attempts to hide this to not tarnish his reputation. Tickets RD$400. Read more …

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The Argentinean alternative metal band, A.N.I.M.A.L. will be performing at the Escenario 360 of Galería 360 Mall. The trio is made up by Andrés Giménez (guitar and vocals), Cristian Lapolla (bass and backing vocals), and Marcelo Castro (drums). They will perform on Thursday, 23 February. Tickets are for sale online at Ticket Express for RD$1,200 …

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All throughout January, the Agora Mall is hosting an exhibition with portraits of Dominican Republic founding father, Juan Pablo Duarte. The exhibition is on the third level of the shopping mall that is located at Av. Abraham Lincoln corner Av. John F. Kennedy. Duarte’s anniversary is on 26 January, but the holiday has been moved …

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The Tigres del Licey from Santo Domingo and the home team, Aguilas Cibaeñas will play game 5 in a championship series that is tied to two wins each. The nine game playoffs will be won by the first to win five games. Pitcher César Valdez of the Licey will match Chris O’Grady of the Aguilas. …

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