2018 – Page 265

The Presidency confirmed President Danilo Medina is traveling to Davos, Switzerland on Monday, 22 January 2018, to attend the World Economic Forum that will be held 23 to 26 January 2018. His predecessor, President Leonel Fernandez also attended the important global platform for collaboration. The Presidency said that Medina is scheduled to return to Santo …

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“Tu en tu casa, yo en la mía” is the comedy to be presented in February at the Sala Ravelo of the National Theater. TV host Luz García (Noche de Luz) has a starring role, together with José Roberto Díaz. Niurka Mota is the play director, working with journalists Jose Antonio Aybar and Miguelina Terreno. …

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The annual Funglode Film Festival, opens on 24 January 2018, with events and films scheduled to be presented at the National Theater, Palacio del Cine Blue Mall, the in the Colonial City and the Real InterContinental Hotel on Av. Winston Churchill. The competition will run through 1 February, but afterwards the most popular films will …

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Dominican Davis Cup coach, Rafael Moreno says the Dominican team can battle it out with the Brazilian singles players that will be in Santo Domingo for the Americas Group I games. Moreno says, nevertheless, that the Brazilians are far superior in doubles. The matches will take place on 2 February (4pm) and 3 February 2018 …

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The municipality of San Jose de Ocoa has organized a “Discover Ocoa” weekend from Friday, 18 January 2018 to Sunday, 21 January. The V Feria Agroturistica y Artesanal “Descubre a Ocoa 2018”, coincides with the Fiestas Patronales of the province, celebrating the foundation of Ocoa and its many traditions. The Ocoa Tourism Cluster and the …

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Judge Vicky Chalas has postponed until next week the hearing on whether to remand to custody the persons accused of facilitating the landing of a private aircraft with some 500 kilos of cocaine at the La Romana International Airport. What makes the case interesting is that most, if not all, of the accused are former …

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Following Ministry of Tourism authorization for the construction of up to 22-floor high rises in Cap Cana, the luxury resort developer announced last week completing the restructuring of its international debt for US$364 million. On 28 September 2017, the law firm Mayer Brown that represented Cap Cana had highlighted the innovativeness of the successful exchange …

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Legislators for the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) have re-introduced the laws that are supposed to cover everything related to elections and political parties and groups. Maximo Castro Silverio (PRSC-Santiago) the party spokesperson in the Chamber of Deputies and Ramon Rogelio Genao, the secretary general of the party explained to reporters that given the refusal …

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Hundreds of professors and technicians from the Ministry of Education have established a vigil outside the offices of the Ministry as a protest against the announced public, competitive searches for positions within the Ministry convened by the Minerd for the selection of regional and district directors. The protestors say that such a process is against …

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Municipal authorities have issued a proposal to the Santiago Water and Sewer Corporation (Coraasan) that would permit a normalization of their disrupted relationship. The Mayor’s spokesman, Fernando Ramirez, suggested to the director general of Coraasan, Silvio Duran, that the debts for garbage collection and leases on properties pay for the debts for water consumption by …

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