2019 – Page 83

Well-loved Dominican comedian Cheddy García’s photograph received more votes on social media than that of former Miss Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2006 pageant, Zuleyka Rivera. The two were competing in the “Cuerpos Hot” reality show hosted by Luz García. The competition has been running since 2010 as part of García’s “Noche de Luz” TV …

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The Dominican national women’s volleyball team defeated Cameroon in its match on 16 September 2019 in Yokohama, Japan. The game ended with scores 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 28-30 and 15-10. The DR has now two wins (Cameroon and South Korea) and one loss (Japan). In the 12-team tournament, the Dominican Republic is in 8th place. The …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has warned of heavy rains a tropical wave that is moving over the country from the East may bring 16-17 September 2019. The showers are expected mostly in the northeast, southeast, central mountain range and the frontier area and will move to Greater Santo Domingo and other regions of the …

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On the morning of Monday, 16 September 2019, a 4.2 Richter Scale earthquake was felt in Cabrera and Nagua in the northeastern María Trinidad Sánchez province. Smaller replicas followed it. There have been no reports of any damage. According to the National Seismological Center of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), the earthquake happened …

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The Board of Councilors of the San Francisco de Macoris Town Hall has declared two days of mourning for the death of five teenagers in a crash at dawn on Sunday, 15 September 2019 in Ranchito, La Vega. The victims are 17-year-old Miguel Ángel de La Cruz and Luis de Jesús Almonte. Nabil Piña de …

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Thousands of residents in Duarte province have their life savings at risk after the chocolate manufacturer Munné SRL has declared financial problems. The company went from accepting deposits from cacao producers to acting as a financial institution and paying higher interest than banks to lure deposits from people in the province and environs. Now, lawyers …

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Summer heat records and peaks in electricity demand have resulted in extended outages nationwide. Reports from Greater Santo Domingo are that even the National Police headquarters circuit was out, with lengthy interruptions over the past two days. 24-hour power sectors are suffering long blackouts throughout the city. The outages are happening at a time when …

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Most board members resigned at the Unapec, a long-standing private university, known for its business programs and other education initiatives. A report in Acento reveals that 11 board members resigned. As explained, the board members did not agree with the extension of the term of rector Franklyn Holguín Haché. A new board is in the …

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The drought affecting the country is causing banana producers to lose US$500,000 per week, according to Rafael Sosa, a member of the Banana Producers Association. Only recently have rains fallen to alleviate the situation. “The authorities are clashing with the water boards, especially with the authorities of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources, who like …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) is conditioning issuing vehicle circulation permits only to those that do not owe traffic fines. The DGII on Monday, 16 September 2019 opened the period to renew the vehicular circulation sticker, the “marbete.” The permit renewal period is from 16 September to 16 December 2019. After that, a fine of RD$2,000 …

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