2019 – Page 273

In Santo Domingo for a one-day visit, Spanish President Pedro Sanchez signed two international agreements with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace on 29 January 2019. This is the first visit of a Spanish President in 23 years. The agreements were Marco de Asociación País (Map) that defines the guidelines for the Spanish cooperation …

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The Association of Show Business Chroniclers (Acroarte) announced the nominees to the 35th Soberano Awards 2019 in the categories of classic arts, music, television and cinema. The awards ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, 19 March 2019, with the pre-ceremony red carpet parade of stars starting at 7pm outside the National Theater. The Soberano Awards are …

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The Ministry of Culture has announced the “Carnavalum” photography exhibition with 50 works in large format dedicated to carnival in the Dominican Republic at the outdoor gallery of the gates around the Parque Independencia in the Colonial City. The Ministry says the photography is by Mariano Hernandez who captured moments of carnivals around the country …

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The Caribbean Baseball Series will be held in Panama from 4 to 10 February 2019 at the Estadio Nacional Rod Carew in the city of Panama. Hosting the event in Santo Domingo or Barranquilla, Colombia was also considered. The tournament had originally been scheduled to be held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, but was cancelled after the …

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The Attorney General’s Office has announced that Colombian Diego Prada has been arrested, accused of being the head of a criminal enterprise involved with introducing millions of dollars into the country via mules, in order to pay for drugs. A press release says that Prada was arrested at dawn on Saturday 26 January 2019, while …

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Key members of the Marcha Verde civic movement announced they are creating a political organization, Bien Común with the primary goal of removing the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and their “crafty politicians” from power in the 2020 general election. Marcha Verde and its anti-impunity in government efforts mobilized more eligible voters through their popular protest …

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In a press conference in which journalists were not allowed to ask questions, supporters of the former President Leonel Fernandez denounced that Venezuelan political strategist Juan José Rendón was conceiving an ambitious smear campaign that would seek to lower the former President’s highest ranking among eligible contenders for the PLD presidential candidacy in the 2020 …

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Supreme Court judge Francisco Ortega continued on Monday, 28 January 2019, with the preliminary hearings for those accused in the Odebrecht bribe scandal. The Specialized Prosecution Service for the Persecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca) presented the case against senator Tommy Galan and Roberto Rodriguez, former administrator of the National Aqueduct and Sewage Institute (INAPA). The …

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Bella Vista is a rare exception of a primarily residential neighborhood in the capital city. Its streets are tree-studded and the low density of the area means there is relatively little traffic. Now the neighborhood has for months been contesting the installation of offices for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR-ACNUR) in the …

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The president of the National Association of Gasoline Retailers (Anadegas) has said that the sector is concerned about the restriction of the provision of fuel as ordered by the Dominican Petroleum Refinery. Arnulfo Rivas said that the limitation on the amount of fuel available began over a month ago and that at first it was …

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