2018 – Page 46

After seven years away from his homeland, singer and guitarist Alex Bueno, El Mayimbito, will be touring the Dominican Republic from 28 November 2018 to 23 January 2019 (Regreso a Casa Tour), a Producciones Wilfredo Diaz concert. Bueno has been working in the United States. Bueno sings merengue, bachata, ballads, bolero and salsa. His best …

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Choreographed by Maria Emilia García, the Ballet “Sin Fin” will be performed by the National Ballet from 2, 3 and 4 November 2018 at 8:30pm at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo. The ballet focuses on the infinite cycles human beings undergo. Maria Emilia García will be performing in leading roles together with …

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On Sunday, 4 November 2018, 16 popular urban singers will be performing as part of the Super Mega Urban Fest at the stage of the Puerto Plata Juan Lockward Amphitheater at La Puntilla, next door to the Fortaleza de Puerto Plata. Monday, 5 November is a national holiday. Scheduled to perform are: Shadow Blow, el …

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This Wednesday, 31 October 2018 at 8:30pm, the National Symphony Orchestra presents the final concert of the orchestra’s fall season. Soprano Paola Gonzalez and Colombian tenor Luis Carlos Luque take the stage for the cantata Carmina Burana with the orchestra for the opening of the concert. Carmina Burana is the first of the trilogy of …

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Secretary of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), the ruling political party, Miriam Cabral, has clarified that in the open primaries, all of those in the Central Electoral Court (JCE) voting register would have the right to vote. She dismissed the claims of ex-president Leonel Fernandez who said that only PLD members would vote, along with …

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The Airports Agency (Departamento Aeroportuario) has begun an investigation into an increase of 17% in the charge in dollars for passenger services imposed by Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom), according to Marino Collante, director of the agency. The increase was applied to cargo coming through the airport that now costs US$38.20 per passenger, which is …

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Two people were injured in Bonao during the strike, including 28 year old Miguel Virgilio Martínez, who was shot, allegedly by the police. The police, however, maintain that Martinez was shot by another protester. Colonel Claudio José Poché, head of the regional command Cibao South, based in Bonao, said that those who carried out the …

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In Puerto Plata, due to the 24-hour strike, there was no public transport at all and the roads were empty. Dozens of workers were stranded waiting for their transport to work but there were only private vehicles on the road, in addition to a large quantity of military with rifles and police officers with shotguns …

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The Cibao region was affected on Monday, 29 October 2018, by a regional strike, that the Police say was marked by vandalism at its start to intimidate businesses and people. The methods used resulted in the call to strike being a failure, as observed by Diario Libre in an editorial on 30 October. The Police …

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The Dominican Republic will host the Global Tennis Special Olympics starting 11 November 2018, with the participation of 230 athletes from 30 countries at the courts of the Parque del Este in Santo Domingo Este. The Dominican Republic will also host the Global Congress of Athletes from 9 to 17 November 2018, at the Santo …

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