2017 – Page 90

The Foundation for the Integral Development of Dominicans Abroad (Fundodex) is appealing to the solidarity of Dominicans to help expats that suffered major losses in the Caribbean. This primarily means those that were living in Barbuda, St. Martin, Sint Maarten, St. John and St. Thomas, British Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, among other islands. …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Julio César Castaños Guzmán, says that the best investment the Dominican Republic could make from a strategic standpoint is to help Haiti undertake its civil registry through the Organization of American States (OAS). Guzman made the remarks during an interview on the TV program Hoy Mismo, with …

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The president of the Central Electoral Court (JCE), Julio César Castaños Guzmán, has called on the national political leaders to enter into a frank dialogue to reach to a consensus so that the Bill of Political Parties can be approved in time for the 2020 general elections. He said that the leaders of each party …

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Spanish singer Pablo Alborán has booked a Santo Domingo stop for his 2018 world tour. The show is set for the Palacio de los Deportes at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center on 24 March 2017. The tour is to promote his new songs, “Saturno” and “No vaya a ser”. Listen to his music at: …

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Orquesta Guayacán will be performing at the Hard Rock Live Santo Domingo at Blue Mall on Friday, 13 October 2017. Dominican salsa group, Revolución Salsera, will open the show. Guayacán has been playing salsa for the past 25 years, and is best known for their hits such as “Torero”, “Mi muchachita”, “Pau, pau”, “Oiga mire, …

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Romantic singers Fausto Rey and Ileana Reynoso will be performing at the Lucia 203 in the Colonial City this coming Saturday, 16 September at midnight. This will be an evening to dance away to boleros, merengue and other tropical music beat. Tickets are for sale on ticketexpress.com.do or at the Lucia 203 door for RD$1,000. …

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Dominican José Alberto (El Canario), accompanied by Puerto Ricans Ray Sepúlveda and Johnny Rivera are coming together for the salsa concert, “Combinación Perfecta” at Hard Rock Café at Blue Mall on Thursday, 14 September 2017 at 10pm. Tickets are RD$1,500 to RD$3,500 and are for sale at ticketexpress.com.do 11 September 2017

The Galería Nacional at the Palacio de Bellas Artes presents a collective by Fotogrupo, the well-known grouping of photographers in the Dominican Republic. The group is celebrating their 40 years with exhibitions by 44 group members showing 220 photos. Each photographer has chosen to show five photographs of their production over the years. The group …

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The Dominican Republic’s women’s U23 volleyball team got off to a good start in their opening game over Egypt at the 2017 FIVB Women’s U23 World Championship (10-17 September 2017) in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 10 September. The Dominican team is a three-time medalist in the tournament. In the previous tournament in 2015, the DR secured …

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It would seem that the government was looking to finance Hurricane Irma disaster mitigation efforts through higher taxes on fuel. On Friday, 8 September 2017, the Medina government announced a major increase in the cost of fuel. The argument is that the base on which the prices are pegged, the West Texas Intermediate price per …

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