2018 – Page 221

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon of South Korea visited the Dominican Republic for three days, meeting with President Danilo Medina and Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas last week. This was the first official bilateral meeting between the leaders of these two countries since establishing diplomatic relations in 1962. Foreign Minister Vargas reported new South Korean investments would …

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The 21st Santo Domingo International Book Fair (FILSD 2018) this year will take place 19 to 30 April at the Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte. The Ministry of Culture is the organizer. This year, the book fair will honor Dominican writer, poet and lawyer Lupo Hernández Rueda of the so-named Generation 48, who …

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The annual Cattlerancher’s Fair is taking place at the grounds of the Feria Ganadera on the Malecón from 9 to 18 March 2018. Activities related to the farming and cattle ranching are held from 6am to 10pm and are open to the general public. This is an opportunity for all the family to see farm …

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Cristobal Marte, the man behind the world class status of the Dominican volleyball team, delivered to Sports Minister Danilo Diaz 1,000 Molten brand volleyballs. This is a second time Marte has made a donation of 1,000 volleyballs. He said efforts are underway for donations of balls in 2019 and 2020 by the sports company for …

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On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 it was sweltering hot in the capital city, but in mountain areas, the weather was a very different story. It was cold, in fact very cold in some mountainous parts of the Cibao Valley. In Valle Nuevo in La Vega temperatures were less than 1.6°C and in Jarabacoa the temperature …

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Dominican immigrant in Spain 44-year old Ana Julia Quezada confessed to having murdered her eight year old stepson Gabriel Cruz. The boy had gone missing on 27 February in Almería, in southern Spain. Quezada’s lawyer, Beatriz Gámez, said her defendant is collaborating with the authorities. The autopsy to the child showed signs of having been …

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The murder of Julio Reyes Perez, 66, and his wife Nereida Urbaez, 55, has caused a wave of anti-Haitian feelings in the area of Pedernales in the southwest region of the Dominican Republic. The National Police have announced that they are processing the paperwork for the extradition of the Haitian Noel Ednol (aka Libon) who …

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In a press release, Altice Dominicana clarified that the company is not for sale and what is advanced is a business deal with Tofane Global in which Tofane Global would take over the handling of long distance international traffic for Altice operations in French, Portuguese and Dominican markets. The long distance business is specifically that …

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UASD rector Iván Grullon bestowed the title of honorary professor to Claudia Chea Ariza for his contributions to the development of movie making in the Dominican Republic. Chea is highly regarded for this production of advertisements and documentaries for television in the Dominican Republic, the United States and Latin America. Chea is also an expert …

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