2019 – Page 75

The winners of the first three prizes of the Paloma O’Shea International Piano Concert from Santander, Spain will perform on 30 October 2019 at 8:30pm at the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater. They will be accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Antonio Molina. The concerts are: Bronze medallist Alexander Kliuchko. …

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The Centro Cultural de España presents Semanas de España en República Dominicana. The event opens on 8 October 2019, Carmen Paris’s “En Síntesis” performance at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, at 7:30pm. See other performances at:CCESD 26 September 2019

Starting Friday, 27 September 2019, the Edanco dance festival brings international and national dance performances to venues in Santo Domingo. Edmundo Poy is the organizer of the annual event. There will be presentations at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Casa de Teatro and Centro Cultural de España. This year, Spain is the guest country. Contemporary …

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Judo athlete Ana Rosa’s silver medal was upgraded to a gold medal after Brazilian Rafaela Silva was penalized for doping in the 57-kilo competition in the 2019 Pan Am Games. Brazilian Silva, Olympic champion in Rio 2016, was stripped of the gold medal she had won in the Lima, Peru Games for fenoterol, a bronchodilator …

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While Tropical Storm Karen took a north course when passing by Puerto Rico, the large storm did bring intense rains to the Dominican Republic. There was flooding in Constanza when Tireo River overflowed, damaging roads and bridges. Residents in the farming area said the damages to agriculture will be significant. The Center for Emergency Operations …

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Radio and TV journalist Marino Zapete wants a government explanation for the around RD$1.2 billion paid he showed evidence that the state has paid to a company represented by Maybeth Virginia Rodríguez Sánchez, sister to Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez for supplying road construction materials and for road construction works. The Office of Engineers Supervisors …

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Dominicanos por el Cambio (Dominicans for Change) leader, engineer Eduardo Estrella says Dominican society requires that the authorities restore the money the people have lost to administrative corruption. He said the perception of the lack of consequences and penalties for corruption is behind the high ranking of the country in the recent Transparency International corruption …

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Presidential pre-candidate for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) Hipólito Mejía tweeted an announcement of the support of National District Mayor David Collado to his candidacy. “We receive with pleasure the team of mayor David Collado that joins the work to consolidate the win of the H2O),” said Mejía who was President of the Republic from …

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Mayjo Gutiérrez, director of the Sigma Dos polling company, announced results of a recent poll that shows Gonzalo Castillo defeating three-time President Leonel Fernández 40.6% to 34.7% if the primary were held on the day of the survey. Gutiérrez says the results show that of those polled, 55.4% said they plan to vote in the …

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Asisa polling company revealed on 25 September 2019 that 69.3% of those who say they will vote in the primary, would vote for former President Leonel Fernández and 29.4% for Gonzalo Castillo. Castillo is running for the followers of President Danilo Medina. The primary of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) will be on 6 …

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