2017 – Page 36

The Ministry of Culture is hosting Merengue Week in the Dominican Republic with events being held to honor the generations of Dominican merengue musicians from 20-26 November 2017. In 2017, the UNESCO declared the merengue as World Intangible Cultural Heritage. Among the musicians to be acknowledged during Merengue Week are Joseito Mateo and the late …

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Dominican singer Vicente García debuted in the 18th Latin Grammy Awards winning two awards in the Best Tropical Song (Bachata en Kingston, sung and written by Garcia, and a track from the Album A la Mar) and Best New Artist categories. He had also been nominated in the Album of the Year category (A la …

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Including games up to 19 November 2017, the San Pedro de Macorís team, Estrellas Orientales, is now again leading the 2017-2018 Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship with 16 wins and 9 losses. Over the weekend, three games were cancelled due to the intense rains. The Gigantes del Cibao from San Francisco de Macorís are now …

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Dominican Republic team athletes won 46 (12 gold, 11 silver and 23 bronze) medals in the Bolivarian Games ongoing from 11-25 November 2017 in Santa Marta, Colombia. Over the weekend, the Dominican women’s bowling team (Aumi Guerra, Astrid Valiente, Virginia Bello and Maria Paula Villas) won silver and bronze in bowling. Divers Frandiel Gomez and …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reported the seizure of 150 packages of cocaine by its agents in two communities in Samana this weekend. The confiscations were made with the support of the Armada (Navy) and the Public Ministry. Sources told El Nacional, the agents were following leads after 229 packages of cocaine were seized …

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The Police have concluded that a vehicle malfunctioned, resulting in monoxide emissions causing the death of 28-year old Regy Dally Contreras Montero, her 14- year old sister Dohanlly Mariel Contreras Montero and her three-year old niece, Lya Camille Perez Contreras. The bodies of the three were found inside a vehicle parked in the La Esperilla …

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After a meeting of Cariforum ministers with Greg Hands, UK minister of state for trade policy, on 16 November 2017, the British Government agreed that the present terms of the Cariforum-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will govern its trade relationship with the Dominican Republic and the rest of the Caribbean region after it leave the …

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Protestors claimed their Dominican nationality and disputed the nationality requirements confirmed by Constitutional Court ruling 168-13 and Migration Law 169-14. The protestors claim they have a right to Dominican nationality on grounds that the island was only one before Dominican independence was proclaimed in 1844. The protest took place on Saturday, 18 November 2017 at …

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The National Statistics Office (ONE) says every day there are percentage-wise more seniors in the country due to a declining birthrate and longer life expectancy. Alexandra Izquierdo, director of the ONE, says that the demographic changes present new challenges for the social security system and institutions that provide care for the elderly. Izquierdo shared other …

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President Danilo Medina issued Decree 407-17 with the application of the Anti-Asset Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing rules. In the decree, President Medina highlights that terrorism, proliferation of mass destruction weapons and their financing attempts against life, the world order, the peaceful living of peoples, advances in international relations and the living in harmony of peoples. …

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