2017 – Page 79

The Ministry of Education announced that flooding has affected 25 public schools nationwide, with 2,754 students impeded to return to classes. The affected schools are located in Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís), El Seibo, San Pedro de Macorís (Ramón Santana), La Altagracia (Higüey), Puerto Plata, San Cristóbal and Santiago. Also in Montecristi (Castañuelas, Palo Verde …

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Yesterday, Monday 25 September, 2017, the Yaque del Norte River burst its banks making the road impassable between the provinces of Montecristi and Dajabón. Civil Defense director in Montecristi, Félix Díaz, said that more of the flooding was on the bridge on the road from Montecristi- Dajabón that crosses the Yaque as it reaches the …

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Flood waters from the Yaque del Norte River are impeding traffic over the Montecristi-Dajabón road. The Medina government announced what it called a solution to the flooding after a meeting with Ministry of Public Works and National Water Resources Institute (Indrhi) officers at the Presidential Palace. The government announced dikes would be built in Palo …

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The council of ministers of the Medina administration agreed upon the 2018 National Budget during a meeting held on Monday, 25 September 2017 at the Presidential Palace. The National Budget will be RD$814.82 billion that is RD$64,479 million more than the 2017 National Budget. This includes RD$684 billion in public spending. The budget is expected …

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The musical, The Addams Family is opening the new Broadway and Off-Broadway-style theater at the Acropolis Center on Av. Winston Churchill. The show will be presented the weekends of 10-12 November 2017, 17-19 November, 24-26 November 2017. Tickets are for sale for RD$1,600. Showings are at 8:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays and at 6:30pm on …

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The National Symphony Orchestra 2017 Concerts Season continues at the National Theater with the performance on Wednesday, 4 October 2017 at 8:30pm of pianist Jie Chen and orchestra conducted by Maestro José Antonio Molina. Chen is a student of the Shanghai Music Conservatory and the Curtis Music Institute in Philadelphia, USA. She is a winner …

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A selection of some of the best remembered songs recorded by the legendary Frank Sinatra will be performed on Friday, 29 September 2017, beginning at 9pm, at the Hard Rock Live stage at Blue Mall. The singers are Frank Ceara, Nathalie Hazim, Hector Anibal, Roger Zayas, José Guillermo Cortinez among others. Tickets are for sale …

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Jackeline Estévez, Charlie Rodríguez and Deivy Jiménez are together for the show “Romantico y Bailable,” a concert at the Barceló Santo Domingo’s Salon la Mancha on Friday, 29 September 2017. There is an area for dancing. Tickets are for sale online at Ticketexpress.com.do for RD$1,500 and RD$2,000 (VIP). 25 September 2017

The National Weather Office (Onamet) has reported that rain showers will continue nationwide. But the bigger weather news is that the hot days are on their way. In the same way that hurricanes move west from Africa, a gigantic cloud of Sahara sand, dirt and dust is headed our way, says meteorologist Jean Suriel. The …

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Ralph Eusebio, a Hoboken, New Jersey, USA city firefighter for 14 years, and his friend and local businessman Joe Branco collected and donated over a US$1 million worth of supplies and equipment to the Boca Chica fire station. The donation followed after Eusebio and Branco went on vacation to Boca Chica in 2012 to visit …

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