2018 – Page 50

Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas says Brexit and the expiration of the Cotonou Agreement in 2020 present new opportunities for bilateral relations with the United Kingdom. He spoke during Dominican Week in the United Kingdom organized by the Dominican Embassy in London, the British Chamber of Commerce and the UK Embassy in the Dominican Republic. Vargas …

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Festival del Humor will take place at the Escenario 360 of the Galeria 360 mall on Av. John F. Kennedy. Humorists from five countries will participate in the event set for Friday, 2 November and Saturday 3 November at 8:30pm. Coming are El Ratón and Chocolate (Colombia), El Che Gaetano (Venezuela), El Mago Karim (Spain) …

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The Dominican Republic team to the 2018 Youth Olympics that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina placed 54th of 208 participating countries. The private foundation that backs elite athletes in the Dominican Republic, Creando Sueños Olímpicos (Creso) is proud of the achievement. The Dominican team won a gold in kitesurfing thanks to Adeuris Corniel and …

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Two weeks into the regular season for the Professional Baseball Winter Championship, The Gigantes del Cibao are enjoying their good start. As of games played on 23 October 2018, the Gigantes now lead with 7 wins and 2 losses. Other teams are Aguilas Cibaeñas (5-4), Toros del Este (5-4), Leones del Escogido (4-5), Estrellas Orientales …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced that they and members of the Public Prosecution Service confiscated yesterday, Tuesday 23 October 2018, 395 kilos of cocaine from a boat in the estuary of the Higuamo River in San Pedro de Macorís. The white boat is presumed to have come from Venezuela. Pedro Núñez, the San …

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An Italian who is said to be the head of a criminal network that operates in the north of the country has been arrested in Montecristi by the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) and was deported to Italy on Sunday, 21 October 2018. Alleged drug dealer 75-year old Marcello Battigaglia is accused of heading up …

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On Tuesday, 23 October 2018, dozens of women protested at the intersection of 27 February and Isabel Aguiar (Pintura) avenues demanding that the government reduce the prices of fuel. They were watched over by a contingent of police and military as they set up camp on an island in the center of Isabel Aguiar. Yina …

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A Haitian medical student has died in the Pekin sector of Santiago after he was hit by a bullet shot by police during an incident with motorcycle taxi drivers. The unnamed woman, who attended Santiago Technological University (UTESA), was watching a demonstration by the motorcyclists from her second floor home, when she was hit by …

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The Ministry of Health has announced that it is waiting for the autopsy results being carried out on a woman who died in a private clinic in Laguna Salada, Mao in the province of Valverde, following a cesarean section. Preliminary reports is that the obstetrician left before the procedure was finished, delegating it to a …

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According to the strategic market research company, Euromonitor International, Latin America consumes 15% of illegally-produced alcoholic beverages, with Mexico at the top of the list for volume consumed and the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Bolivia the leaders in per capita consumption. According to Euromonitor consulting manager Lourdes Chavarría, many people will suffer from blindness and …

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