2017 – Page 42

Over the past three weeks, the Ministry of Education has evaluated the performance of 26,300 public school teachers as part of its assessment of 60,000 educators. The purpose of the evaluation is to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the education system. The evaluations come with a price tag of RD$140 million and will determine …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas are threatening to change the month-long leadership of the Estrellas Orientales and the Gigantes del Cibao in the annual baseball season. On Sunday, 12 November 2017, with their win at the Julian Javier ballpark in San Francisco de Macorís, 6-3, the Aguilas moved up to be only one game from the Estrellas …

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The Dominican Republic won its first medals in wrestling and judo in the 18th Bolivarian Games taking place in Santa Marta, Colombia. The games are taking place 11-25 November 2017. José Antonio Arias, 98 kilos, won gold; Luis de Leon, 66 kilos, silver. Bronze medal winners were Jancel Pimentel, 59 kilos, Johan Batista, 75 kilos …

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Classic guitarist Simon Schembri will be performing on Thursday, 30 November 2017 at 8:30pm, at the Regina Angelorum Church in the Colonial City. His presentation is sponsored by the Commonwealth Round Table in the Dominican Republic, the Fundacion Sinfonia and the British Chamber of Commerce. It celebrates the 30th anniversary of the British Chamber of …

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Singer-actress Cecilia García will be performing the musical “Al final del arcoiris” (Over the Rainbow”, made famous by Judy Garland) at the Carlos Piantini main hall of the National Theater in Santo Domingo. The performance marks her 50 years in the arts. The musical opens 22 November 2017, and will be staged throughout the weekend …

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Merengue legend, Toño Rosario will be taking the stage of the Hard Rock Live at Blue Mall for the live concert “Mi vida” (My Life) on Saturday, 25 November 2017. The occasion also marks the National Merengue Day that is celebrated on 26 November every year. Rosario promises an evening of his best hits throughout …

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Christmas decorations have become part of Dominican culture with most households borrowing inspiration from international decorations while others express local creativity in preparing their homes for the holidays. Many of the decorating is so elaborate that in order to enjoy it for several weeks, decorations start to go up as early as October. December, indeed, …

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The family of murdered lawyer Yuniol Ramírez Ferreras have again requested that the case be heard in the National District and not in the Santo Domingo West municipality. Santo Domingo West municipality was chosen because the corpse of the lawyer was found in a stream located there. But the Ramirez Ferreras lawyers say that new …

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The UN Human Rights Committee urges the Dominican Republic to decriminalize abortion in pregnancies that pose a risk to the life of the woman, are the result of rape or incest, and where the fetus will not survive outside the womb. The abortion issue has become a major obstacle for the passing of the revised …

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The president-elect of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), Wilson Roa, is requesting the government resume talks on issues that affect the medical system. Roa is the vice president of the organization. He is scheduled to assume the post in December 2017. He is a gynecologist and a professor of medicine at the state university, UASD. …

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