2019 – Page 14

The Ministry of Culture announces the Long Night of Museums for Saturday, 14 December 2019. The Ministry has programmed a concert with singers Adalgisa Pantaleón, Miriam Cruz and the Boba Band at the Plaza España in the Colonial City. For the Long Night of Museums, most of the museums in the Colonial City are open …

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Culture Minister Eduardo Selman announced four winners of the National Visual Arts Award. In previous years, only one winner had been awarded. For 2019, the jury recognizes the life work of Jorge Severino and Amable Sterling in plastic arts; Domingo Batista in photography and Bismarck Victoria in sculpture. Each award comes with a cash prize …

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The Dominican Republic advanced one position in the global Human Development Index from 90 in 2017 to 89 of 189 countries in 2018, according to the report presented Tuesday, 10 December 2019 by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The United Nations Development Programme presented the Human Development Report (HDR) 2019 “Beyond income, beyond averages, …

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The Dominican Republic has the most diverse energy generation matrix in Central America and the insular Caribbean region, reaching 3,702.8 megawatts of installed capacity by 2019, from 11 different generation sources, of which 22% comes from renewable sources. Omar Ramírez Tejada, environmental advisor to the Executive Branch and coordinator for the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) …

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The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) is announcing it will parade on Saturday, 14 December 2019, in the afternoon to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the political party. A caravan will parade through capital city streets. The announcement was made by Reinaldo Pared Perez, secretary-general of the party. The caravan will be head by President …

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New generations of politicians learned the work from the parents. Luis Abinader, the man to beat in the May 2020 presidential election, is the son of the late leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), José Rafael Abinader, who was Minister of Finance, senator and on several occasions ran for the presidential nomination of his …

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On occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, journalist Juan Bolívar Díaz was honored by the civic watchdog groups Citizen Participation and Transparency International for his lifelong fight against corruption and impunity. Díaz has had a career of more than 50 years in print, radio and television. The award recognizes the social sensitivity that has always placed …

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The 1725 Nuestra Señora de Begoña Living Museum in the Sea, is now open for visitation in the protected waters of the La Caleta Underwater National Park. The museum is named for the Spanish merchant vessel that sank in the early 18th century. The museum is a collaboration project among the Indiana University Center for …

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Vanessa Angulo & Her Group presents a Dominican adaptation of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the folk tale included in many versions of One Thousand and One Nights. The production will be at the Sala Ravelo of the National Theater on Saturday, 21 December, with two shows at 5 and 8 pm. The performance …

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On Sundays 15 and 22 December and on Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25 December 2019, the employees of the Banco Popular and their children will present “The Miracle of Christmas.” The performance recreates the story of the birth of Baby Jesus. Actor Ivan García is the director. More than 45 actors and 30 choir singers will …

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