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President Luis Abinader joins US Embassy for 60th anniversary of the the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Dominican Republic. The event was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Santo Domingo. Since 1962, the USAID has contributed almost US$2 billion in aid to the Dominican Republic. US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Robert Thomas …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has invited President of the Luis Abinader to speak at the opening ceremony of the World Health Assembly. The assembly will be from 22 to 28 May 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. The World Health Assembly is the highest body of the WHO and is attended by representatives of the 194 …

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President Luis Abinader is hosting President Ivan Duque of Colombia at the Presidential Palace. President Duque is scheduled to arrive on Thursday, 28 April 2022 from Colombia for a two day visit. He is scheduled to leave on Friday. Duque’s visit comes at a time when trips to Colombia from the Dominican Republic are the …

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President Luis Abinader named the executive editor of El Dia newspaper, Jose Monegro to preside the organizing committee for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games. The Games will take place in Santo Domingo. The city had last hosted the regional games in 1974. The facilities built for the 2003 Pan American Games will be …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announces the opening of a new branch where people can get their birth certificates and IDs (cedulas) issued. In announcing the new office on 27 April 2022, the president of the JCE, Román Andrés Jáquez Liranzo says civil status certificates can be requested for birth, marriage, divorce, death, among others. …

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El Caribe newspaper looks into several of the would-be obstacles to the increase in bus service in Greater Santo Domingo. The Abinader administration has announced public-private alliances with notable bus syndicates for these to set up bus companies in alliance with the government. The bus syndicates are known to impose their “right” to city routes …

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25-year old Andreina Martinez Fournier, winner of the 2021 Miss Universe will represent the Dominican Republic in the 71st edition of the contest. Martinez is one of the earliest contestants to be official for the pageant. The place and date of the 2022 Miss Universe pageant are yet to be announced. The 2021 event took …

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Presidential advisor Maria Altagracia de los Angeles (Angelita) Peña Peña tweeted about how poorly dressed many TV reporters and TV hosts are today. Her tweet set off a series of comments in pro and against the care TV journalists give to how they look. Peña is an advisor to the Government and Strategy Agency of …

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Four days after his very successful concert in Puerto Rico, Juan Luis Guerra fell ill. Puerto Rico has had a spike in Covid-19 cases. His Covid-19 test revealed he had caught the virus. He now has to postpone his concert set for the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, USA. The would-be 30, April Friday concert …

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The Santo Domingo International Book Fair 2022 continues in Colonial City venues through 2 May 2022. The literary festival is dedicated this year to Dominican authors Pedro Peix and Carmen Natalia. The European Union is the guest of honor. Activities are in sprawled all throughout venues in the Colonial City from 9am to 9pm. Free …

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