2019 – Page 276

The vice-president of the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Ruben Jimenez Bichara, told reporters late last week that they were contemplating switching some 500 MW of energy production to natural gas and said that the government was preparing the international tender for the conversion. He said that the conversion of 500-600 megawatts (MW) of cleaner …

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President Danilo Medina will be present for the opening of the meeting of the Council of the Socialist International in Santo Domingo in Santo Domingo on Monday, 28 January 2019. The agenda establishes that the visiting delegations will focus on multilateralism to ensure, the strengthening of democracy, but there are expectations the sociopolitical situation in …

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The Dominican Republic cast its vote to back the interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó Marquez as the official representative of Venezuela before the Organization of American States (OAS). During an extraordinary session of the OAS, 16 of the 24 members voted to reject the legitimacy of the second term of Nicolas Maduro based on …

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The Palacio de los Deportes in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center presents the concert “15 Años de Lágrimas Negras” with singer-composers Diego el Cigala and Ramón Orlando on Saturday, 2 February 2019 as of 8:30pm. Tickets online at Uepa Tickets start at RD$1,625 general admission through RD$8,660 special guests. Get tickets:Uepa Tickets 24 January 2019

Legendary bolero and merengue singers Sergio Vargas and Anthony Rios will be performing starting at 10pm at the Sala de Fiestas of the Santo Domingo Barceló Hotel (former Lina Hotel) on Friday, 1 February 2019. Tickets are for sale at the CCN Servicios, Supermercados Nacional and Jumbo ticket centers and online at Uepa Tickets. Tickets …

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Palacio del Cine in Blue Mall is hosting the 2019 Global Film Festival. The Festival de Cine Global Dominicano is organized by the Global Foundation. The opening night is on 30 January at 7pm at the National Theater. The film that opens the show is: “Como si fuera la primera vez,” a Mexican comedy filmed …

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The persevering Mallens finally achieved their goal: a Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship for the Estrellas Orientales of San Pedro de Macorís. José Mallén, president and José Mallén Calac, general manager, together with Miguel Feris Chalas and Francisco Domínguez Brito received the BHD Leon trophy from the president of the Dominican Baseball League (Lidom), Vitelio …

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Dominican models were chosen by fashion designer house Valentino to show off the Spring 2019 collection on Wednesday, 23 January 2019 in Paris, France, Diario Libre reports. The show closing was by supermodel Naomi Campbell. The Dominican models were Lineisy Montero, Hiandra Martinez, Elibeidy Dani, Anyelina Rosa, Licett Morillo and Annibelis Baez. Read more:Diario LibreVogue …

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Chilly temperatures under 15C are forecast for mountain towns and high surf for north coast towns, says the weather service (Onamet). Lows of 10C to 13C are forecast for the mountain town of Constanza. Rains are forecast for most of the country as a cold front moves from the north to the southeast. Rains are …

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An update in Diario Libre on the crashed small airplane that landed in San Rafael de Yuma reveals that a man who was arrested at the site was just a local bystander. According to military sources, the airplane crashed around 1:30am on Wednesday, 23 January 2019, near the coastal town of Boca de Yuma. It …

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