2017 – Page 89

Casa de Teatro presents the drama “Juego de Navajas,” a local adaptation by Maleducadas of the famous play by Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca, “Blood Wedding.” The play is directed by Isabel Spencer, winner of the Soberano 2016 Award for best theater director. The cast is made up by graduates of the National Drama School …

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Slovenia defeated the Dominican Republic 4-1 in the continuing of the 2017 FIVB Women’s U23 World Championship in Ljubljana, Slovenia that is taking place 10-17 September 2017. The match ended 15-11, 15-9, 11-15, 19-17 and 15-11. All matches in Ljubljana are played under a new scoring system currently being tested: a best-of-seven, 15-point set format. …

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According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Hurricane José has weakened to a category 2 storm and is in open water in the Atlantic Ocean. As of Monday, 11 September 2017, the storm was located at 410 kilometers to the north west of Grand Turk, with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour …

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The Custom’s Agency (DGA) has found and confiscated a shipment of 8,381 cell phones of different models and brands that were being smuggled into the country. The shipment is estimated to be worth RD$300 million. In a press release, the DGA detailed that the operation was using fake documentation to avoid paying duty. The imports …

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Commercial flights to and from the Dominican Republic are still facing problems due to Hurricane Irma. At Las Americas International Airport yesterday, 11 September 2017, flights were cancelled to and from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando in Florida, USA, and St. Martin. At the Gregorio Luperon International Airport in Puerto Plata flights to Miami, Fort Lauderdale …

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Tired of waiting for the electricity, water and cable TV to be restored after Hurricane Irma, residents in Puerto Plata province have been protesting and blocking traffic. The protests began last Friday 8 September 2017 in the sectors of Nuevo Renacer (Aguas Negras), El Javillar, Residencial Florida, Las Mercedes, San Marcos, Ensanche Dubeau (Los Callejones), …

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Education Minister Andres Navarro has called on parents across the country to send their children back to school, as classes officially reopened on Monday, 11 September 2017, following the passing of Hurricane Irma. He said all schools had reopened, including those that needed repairs and those that were used as shelters. Navarro had toured some …

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Punta Catalina executives say the recent rains brought by Hurricane Irma have not affected the construction of the thermoelectric central. Jaime Aristy Escuder, general manager, said the plant is prepared to bear the brunt of any storm. He said that the video that circulated on social media showed flooding that occurred at the lower part …

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The Committee for Emergency Operations issued a final bulletin on Monday, 11 September 1017, removing all storm alerts for the Dominican Republic. Nevertheless, as of Sunday, 10 September 2017 there were still 422,761 people without drinking water since Hurricane Irma left 28 aqueducts out of service. According to Ramón Batista, director of operations of the …

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Dominican AN7 TV Channel cameraman Jose Antonio Beato became an instant celebrity after a video showing him doing his job of capturing images of the raging sea in Nagua on 7 September at the height of the storm went viral. The voice of his colleague, Leonardo Mercedes makes the video more dramatic. Dominicans were prompt …

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