2019 – Page 29

The China Dominican Chamber of Commerce coordinated the Dominican Business Cooperation Meeting and Expo China 2019 in Santo Domingo 18-21 November 2019 at the Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. Manufacturers and traders, exporters and importers, service providers and distributors met with 26 leading Chinese companies that came for …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) reported late last week that it will propose to ten of the recognized parties and political movements the use of parallel manual counting and electronic voting at all of the voting stations for the municipal elections of 16 February 2020. The results of the automated and manual vote count would …

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The Barometer of the Americas, the survey conducted by Vanderbilt University and the Latin American Public Opinion Project (Lapop), reveals declining confidence in President Danilo Medina’s administration. Medina is completing his second term in government. Sociologist Rosario Espinal presented the survey finds. Medina is rated at 46.5%, an all-time low for the two-term President. Sociologists …

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The Presidential Palace (Palacio Nacional) announced organized visits of its grounds and main lobby for the Christmas holidays. The Presidency announced in a tweet where it invites citizens to come and see the beautiful stage for taking photographs with the backdrop of Christmas decorations. Visitors are welcome from Thursdays to Sundays from 6:30pm to 9pm, …

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Juan Luis Guerra and Vicente García will compete in the Best Latin Album category of the 62nd Grammy Awards. Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 is nominated for “Literal” and Vicente García for “Candela”. Both will compete against Marc Anthony and “Opus,” Luis Enrique + C4Trio and “Tiempo al Tiempo”, and Aymée Nuviola and “A Journey Through …

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Mexican romantic songs singer Yuri presents her Latin pop concert “Tan cerquita tour 2019” at the National Theater on 23 November 2019. The 8:30pm concert is a Cesar Suarez Jr. production. Among her hits is “La maldita primavera.” 21 November 2019

Romeo Santos is expected to perform in La Vega, Moca, San Francisco de Macoris and Nagua this weekend. His show “Utopia: La Gira del Pueblo” is free. The general public is advised to check his social media for details of when and where the concerts will take place. Nevertheless, it has been said that the …

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Caroline Aquino and Anais Castro will be the hosts for the Festival Heat that is scheduled for this Friday, 22 November 2019 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. The Festival Heat is eight hours with more than 20 shows of Latin talents. In the program are Farruko, Arcángel, Nacho, Chyno Miranda, Gente …

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The Dominican national baseball team will get two more opportunities to make it to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier will be held 22-26 March 2020 in Arizona, United States. The 12-game opening round will be played from 22-24 March, and the top two teams …

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17-year old Yireh Fernanda from Santo Domingo Este in the Dominican Republic won the overall award at the Elite Model Look 2019. Fernanda is 5’10 and is part of the Ossygeno Models company. The Elite Model Look is known as the world’s most prestigious international modeling contest that has discovered supermodels such as Cindy Crawford, …

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