2018 – Page 76

Education Minister, architect Andres Navarro was in the northwest on Monday to review damages suffered by public schools in the area after a 5.2 Richter scale earthquake was felt. It is reported that public schools in Valverde, Santiago, Montecristi were affected by the earthquake. Navarro ordered the immediate repair and conditioning of the affected schools …

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In New York City to participate in the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, President Danilo Medina took time for a meeting with Dominican-born US Representative Adriano Espaillat. As reported by the Presidency, the US legislator explained to President Medina his efforts in favor of the Dominican community in New York. Read more in Spanish: Presidencia …

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President Danilo Medina held a bilateral meeting with Equatorial Guinea’s President, 74-year old Teodoro Obiang-Nguema. Obiang-Nguema was recently re-elected head of the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) for an indefinite period. The media in Africa has reported that the political development means that the 74-year old leader could potentially become president of the …

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During his participation in the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas announced the government’s establishment of diplomatic relations between the Dominican Republic and the governments of Senegal and Sao Tome and Principe in Africa. In two successive ceremonies at the United Nations Vargas signed the declarations together with …

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First Lady Cándida Montilla met with the Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan and invited him to co-celebrate a mass on Altagracia Day (21 January) at the Basilica La Altagracia in Higuey, less than half an hour from Punta Cana. The First Lady met with the cardinal at his residence in New York City. In …

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President Danilo Medina called for a fund to fight climate change and crime when speaking at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, 25 September 2018 in New York City. Medina said that as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council the country will be a voice for Latin America and the …

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According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) a high-level weather front will bring storms and rains to the southeast, southwest, central mountain range and the border zone. In addition Onamet had been keeping an eye on the newly developed Tropical Storm Kirk that was south west of the Cape Verde Isles and moving to the …

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Early on Sunday morning there were three earthquakes, including one measuring 5. 2 on the Richter scale on the northwest line from Santiago to Montecristi. They were felt in the Cibao area, and the northwest creating panic and awakening many people. The National Seismological Center (CNS) at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) reported …

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Twenty years ago last Saturday, 22 September 2018, the Dominican Republic, especially the East and South, was devastated by Hurricane Georges. Reporters of Diario Libre interviewed several people about their recollections of this hurricane that killed nearly 300 people and caused severe damage to the country’s economy, farming and the nation’s infrastructure including bridges, houses, …

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Former Dominican Republic national soccer team member, 25-year old Mariano Díaz Mejía, now playing for Spain, is under the spotlight of soccer press as he reaches new high levels of excellence in play. Born in August 1993 in Barcelona of a Dominican mother and Spanish father, Mariano plays for the Real Madrid as a striker. …

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