2019 – Page 18

18-year old Miss Dominican Republic Clauvid Daly made it to the top 20 of the Miss Universe 2019 contest that took place on Sunday, 8 December 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Daly was Miss Punta Cana in the Dominican pageant. The Dominicans to place the best in the Miss Universe contest are: Amelia Vega, winner in …

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Manolito Jiménez of the Dominican Republic will receive his award for Best Photo during the Pan American Games Lima 2019 during a Pan Am Sports Awards ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this coming 13 December 2019. As reported in Acento, Jimenez was covering the July-August 2019 Pan Am Games for El Nacional newspaper. His award …

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Red Sox baseball legend, David Ortiz participated in the Legends Game, a fund-raiser for the Dominican Baseball Federation. The game was organized by the National Federation of Professional Baseball Players (Fenapepro). This is the first time that Ortiz visits, after being shot at when at a Santo Domingo East nightspot. He took the stage with …

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The Santo Domingo Gastronomic Expo is set for 15-16 April 2020 will at the Catalonia Santo Domingo Hotel and Convention Center in the National District. The event is being organized by creativity agency Creato, and the Hostelería Group, a hospitality expert entity. The event is billed as one of the most important events for the …

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Merengue band icons Johnny Ventura, Miriam Cruz and the Conjunto Quisqueya are booked to perform at the Sambil show hall on Thursday, 19 December 2019 at 9pm. This is an event where there will be a platform for dancing. Tickets are for sale online at Uepa Tickets, and at ticket booths at Supermercados Nacional and …

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Gwen Stefani, the American former lead vocalist of rock-ska band No Doubt and performer of hits such as “Hollaback Girl” and “The Sweet Escape,” will visit the Dominican Republic for the first time as part of the sixth edition of the Isle Of Light Festival to be held at Faro Punta Torrecilla, Sansoucí. Event producer …

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The National Treasury (Ministry of Hacienda) announced the first payments for the 2019 “Christmas salary” will be disbursed on Thursday, 5 December. The government will be making RD$19.9 billion in payments for the “13th salary” this month. The total does not include the amounts allocated to the decentralized government entities and the municipal entities. By …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a Joint Colombia and Dominican Republic Council for Trade, Investment and Productive Linkages. Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado signed the agreement with Colombia’s Trade, Industry and Tourism Minister Jose Manuel Restrepo. The new bi-national entity seeks to identify …

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The Chamber of Deputies signed into law the draft amendment to this year’s budget submitted by the Executive Branch. In presenting the supplementary budget, the Executive Branch had argued that revenues are down RD$15 billion and expenses have increased by nearly RD$10 billion. The additional budget complements the RD$121.81 billion of the original National Budget. …

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The Senate passed two bills to increase financing for the electricity sector. One is with the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) submitted by the Executive Branch for US$400 million and another with the OPEC Fund for International Development (IFID) for US$75 million. A third loan passed by the Senate is for US$50 million with the …

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