2018 – Page 275

The Ministry of the Interior and Police reminded all in the Dominican Republic that the curfew on sale of alcohol is back in effect. Alcohol cannot be sold from 12 midnight Sunday to Thursday and from 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. There are some exceptions, especially in hotels. The curfew had been lifted for the …

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The Migration Agency (DGM) has announced that on Tuesday, 9 January 2018, the second stage of the National Status Legalization Plan (PNRE) begins for the Non-Resident migratory category. This category was created primarily for the thousands of Haitians who have not been able to secure documentation from the Haitian government to complete their formal residency …

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Sunday, 7 January 2018 games were suspended for rain and will be played this coming Thursday, 11 January 2018. Meanwhile, defending champions Tigres del Licey continue to lead the championship with 7-1, followed by the Escogido with 4-4, the Aguilas Cibaeñas with 3-5 and the Gigantes del Cibao with 2-6. The games are scheduled to …

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Dominican celebrities, NBA basketball player Al Horford and Dominican Republic Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega announced baby No. 3 is in the oven. The baby will join 3-year old brother Ean and 1-year old sister Alia at the Boston home of the Horfords. Read more in Spanish: Listin Diario 8 January 2018

Flights returned to normal on Saturday, 6 January 2018, after winter storm Grayson caused delays and cancellations that affected hundreds of passengers on Delta, JetBlue and United. Flights from Dominican airports had been delayed due to the winter storm that affected the US east coast. There were several cancellations starting Friday, 5 January 2018, at …

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London Olympics silver medallist Luguelin Santos (400m) will be following his coach José Ludwig Rubio to oil-rich Bahrain. Rubio in October 2017 had announced his appointment to head the Bahrain athletics team. For several years he had been head coach at the Universidad Interamericana in Puerto Rico, where several Dominican track athletes had received scholarships …

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A breakdown in the electricity system of the Kaluba diesel tanker ship raised red flags and international authorities urged an inspection after the ship stopped at sea around 200 nautical miles in international waters near Aruba and did not request international assistance. The ship was traveling with fuel and was scheduled to dock in Puerto …

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The ashes of Spanish priest, Vicente Rubio now rest at his beloved Convento de los Dominicos in the Colonial City. Rubio spent 12 years as parish priest of the Santo Tomás Aquino Church in Santo Domingo of the 50 years he lived in the Dominican Republic. During this time, he became one of the most …

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The Dominican chapter of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Icomos) has published a calendar listing 12 key Dominican historical monuments in urgent need of conservation efforts. The organization has complained that the government has not made available the budgets needed to preserve these landmarks. Recently, the organization also protested that the government in …

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A Twitter post addressed to President Danilo Medina and sent by ruling PLD senator Sonia Mateo (PLD-Dajabón) made the rounds of social media for series of misspellings rather than its content, as reported in El Nuevo Diario. Some of the misspellings could be attributed to mere typos, but other errors may call into questioning the …

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