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From Saturday 27 April, drivers who are in vehicles with bald tires will be fined by agents from the Ground Transit and Transport Agency (Digesett) and can be fined between one and 10 minimum salaries and their vehicles could be confiscated. The measure is in compliance with resolution 002-209 of the National Institute of Ground …

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Secretary of State of Puerto Rico Luis Rivera Marín was in Santo Domingo last week to inaugurate Puerto Rico’s participation as guest “country” at the Santo Domingo International Book Fair. He was accompanied by the secretary of the Department for Economic Development and Trade (DDEC), Manuel Laboy; the director of the Tourism Company, Carla Campos; …

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Singer and actor Karla Fatule has the lead role as María Casado in the Spanish comedy-musical “La Llamada” that opens at the Palacio de Bellas Artes on 16 May. Also staring are singers-actors Junior Lomba, Carolina Rivas, Gracielina Olivero, José Llano, Laura Lebrón, Máximo Martínez and Natalie Borsos. In the past, Fatule has held lead …

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The nine-day long 22nd International Santo Domingo Book Fair opens on Friday. This year it is taking over the Colonial City, with bookstands and events on city streets, plazas, cultural centers and businesses throughout. The Ministry of Culture that organizes the annual cultural event says that some 642 activities have been scheduled. The inauguration of …

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The 26th Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by Billboard magazine will be aired from Las Vegas, Nevada, this Thursday, 25 April 2019. They can be watched on local TV on TeleAntillas (Channel 2) at 9pm. The show also will air live on Telemundo. Puerto Rican star Ozuna, who performed on Easter Saturday at the Altos …

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Prosecutors announced the arrest of a chauffeur of the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif) for being part of a criminal ring dedicated to weapons and drugs trafficking and in money laundering. Inacif driver Divari Nicolás Correa Rodríguez was arrested together with Jaime Mármol Medina in an inspection of a home in Cerro Alto, Santiago, …

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Businessman Manuel Grullón Hernández will preside over Remax RD, the leading real estate company. As reported in Diario Libre, the businessman acquired 50% of the shares of Remax RD. He is the son of Manuel Alejandro Grullón, the chairman of Banco Popular Dominicano, the largest private bank in the Dominican Republic. On Tuesday, 23 April …

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The third Dominican baseball player to be inducted to the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame, Vladimir Guerrero was voted Man of the Year by Diario Libre readers. Recycling evangelist Ginny Heinsen was named Woman of the Year. Violinist Aysha Syed became the first time winner of the Youth of the Year award of the leading …

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The US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce is here this week. During her visit, she is scheduled to meet with several government officers and graduates of US educational programs. She is here to participate in the launching of the US Embassy-backed Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a new US …

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Opposition party leader Eduardo Sanz Lovatón requested an explanation from the Attorney General Office (PGR) regarding the tapping of his mobile phone. Sanz said he had accompanied former senators Andrés Bautista, Alfredo Pacheco and Jesús “Chu” Vásquez when these were investigated by prosecutors. He explained he acted as a lawyer, friend of the fellow party …

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