2019 – Page 211

Civil Defense (CD) authorities in Santiago de los Caballeros, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health and other institutions, have prohibited bathing in several traditional swimming areas in the area, for the purpose of protecting lives and the health of people looking to beat the heat during this coming Easter Week holidays. Easter Week …

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Minister of the Environment Angel Estevez reported that after a recent visit to Pedernales and the highlands of the Sierra de Bahoruco, he issued an order to end slash-and-burn and short-cycle farming in the area and ordered the reforestation of the area. The Ministry did not detail the kind of trees that would be planted …

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Environmentalists the world over warn that the increasing demand for avocados is harmful to the environment because of the large water demands of the fruit that grows best in mountainous terrain. The Dominican Republic exported US$$57.6 million of avocados in 2017, or 1% of total global exports. The largest avocado plantations have taken over areas …

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The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Radhamés Camacho (PLD), traveled to China on an official visit at the invitation of the People’s Republic of China. Camacho is a strong supporter of President Danilo Medina. He is accompanied on the official visit by several other Dominican legislators, including the spokesman for the ruling PLD party, …

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The Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Student Welfare (INABIE) have identified the cause of the sudden illness of 12 students in the Claudino Sanches school in La Lomota in Jima Abajo. The culprit was identified to be fumigation of nearby rice fields. The director of School District 06-10 of the Jima municipality, …

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By announcing that the Executive Branch will be modifying its proposal to eliminate the Dominican Social Security Institute (IDSS) and replace the decades-old institution with a National Institute for the Prevention and Administration of Labor Risks (Inaril), government officials hope to calm down the labor unions threatening broad actions to save the sacred severance regulations. …

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The Dominican coffee sector is on the rebound, according to the latest information from the Dominican Coffee Institute (Indocafé). Coffee farmers are recovering from the onslaught of the Coffee Leaf Rust by planting of varieties that are resistant to the Hemileia vastarix fungus. The Coffee Leaf Rust had effectively wiped out most of Dominican coffee …

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Colombian singer Santiago Cruz will be performing on Friday, 24 May at the Gran Teatro del Cibao in Santiago and Saturday, 25 May, at the Teatro La Fiesta of the Hotel Jaragua Renaissance. His performance includes bachatas that he included in his “Elementales” album that he is promoting with the concerts. Read more in Spanish:Listin Diario …

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The theatrical work, “The Owl and the Pussycat” (Una intrusa a medio noche) will be presented on weekends from 9 to 19 May, at the Sala Ravelo of the Eduardo Brito National Theater. It is a production by Raúl Méndez. This is one of the best comedies presented on Broadway, written by Bill Manhoff. The …

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The Dominican version of Giuseppe Verdi’s three-act opera “La Traviata” is scheduled to be presented by Opera RD on 10, 12 and 14 April 2019 at the National Theater. The Dominican version is set in Santo Domingo in the mid-50s. A dream team of leading Dominican artistic producers is bringing the classic opera to new …

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