2017 – Page 69

El Día newspaper compiles five recent emblematic headline-making cases and asks if Dominicans gave gone nuts. The cases are: 1) Odebrecht after admitting to paying bribes for contract work in the country is demanding payment of an additional US$708 million on top of the US$1.9 billion Punta Catalina turnkey power plant installation. 2) A section …

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15-year old single mom Winifer Cruz of Los Alcarrizos, Santo Domingo province, has recovered her newborn baby. The baby had been kidnapped from the Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Maternity. The Police were able to recover the baby due to descriptions of the suspect and a lead by an anonymous caller. The Police recovered the …

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Physicians attending to a premature baby girl born to two parents who are Jehovah’s Witnesses appealed to the judiciary to make a ruling that would allow physicians to give the premature baby a blood transfusion. The parents had denied the transfusion on grounds their religion did not allow this. The 15-day baby girl presented complications …

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Despite the passing of new Traffic Law 63-17 in February 2017, the magistrate for the department of motor vehicles, Amauri Marcos Martínez explains that the implementation of the law has been delayed. He said the fines for traffic violations that would have increased to more than RD$5,117 for running a red light from RD$1,300 at …

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First Lady Candida Montilla was in New York City for the signing of an agreement with New York University (NYU) to develop preventive women’s health programs, including education, early detection diagnostics, breast and cervical cancer treatment and of human papillomavirus, as announced by the Presidency. Cheryl Healton, director of the College of Global Public Health …

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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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The Dominican National Ballet (BND), directed by Armando González, opens the fall ballet season presenting a ballet honoring Dominican-French cellist Francoise Bahuaud. Bahuaud has been a member of the National Symphony Orchestra and founder of Ars Nova classical music trio after migrating to the Dominican Republic over 50 years ago. “Nunca como antes en las …

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The two capital city teams, Escogido and Licey; the two eastern side teams, Toros and Estrellas; and the two central Cibao teams, Gigantes and Aguilas will be competing in the annual professional baseball championship starting Friday, 13 October 2017 at the five baseball stadiums. The opening game will be starting 7:15pm between the Tigres del …

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The Chamber of Commerce of India in the Dominican Republic, jointly with the Embassy of India, and the honorary consulate, are celebrating the 148th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi with a film festival so Dominicans can learn more about his life, and his efforts to spread messages of peace and nonviolence. The festival is scheduled for …

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Dominican chef Maria Marte received the prestigious Eckart 2017 Award for Innovation. Receiving the same award was El Club Allard managing director Luisa Orlando. Marte is recognized for going from dishwasher to two-star Michelin starred chef. Orlando is recognized for her bold decision, as a manager, to support Marte from the very beginning. María Marte’s …

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