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Ballet Concierto Dominicano presents “Ballet Concierto en la Ciudad” at the Nuryn Sanlley Amphitheater on the grounds of the Iberoamerican Park (Av. Cesar Nicolas Penson) on Friday, 29 April 2022. The event celebrates the International Day of Dance. This is a Carlos Veitía production with the backing of the city government of the National District …

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Cecilia García will be Alma Mahler in “Bride of the Wind,” (La Novia del Viento) the Susanne Keegan play. In the play, the character Alma Mahler tells of her life as the wife of composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius, and novelist Franz Werfel. She discusses her own talent for music, her affair with Oskar …

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Puerto Rican-Dominican ballad singer, Danny Rivera is celebrating his 60 years on stage with a concert at the Carlos Piantini hall of the National Theater in Santo Domingo on Saturday, 18 June 2022 at 8:30pm. Amaury Sanchez will conduct the Santo Domingo Philarmonic for the performance. Rivera promises to sing his best hits, including “Serenata,” …

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The Dominican Republic team defeated Team USA in the second edition of the North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) Women’s Beach Handball Championship played in Acapulco, Mexico from 25 to 27 April 2022. The United States is the defending team in the championship. The competition is a qualifier for the 2022 IHF Women’s Beach …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #769 with the deadline of 26 April 2022 reports 44 new lab-reported cases. This is down from 63 on the previous day. The number of active cases is 271, down from 301 on the day before. There were no deaths reported. The death rate is at 0.76%, one …

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The current war between Russia and Ukraine is affecting the pace of economic growth in the Dominican Republic, President Luis Abinader told the press during a 2.5-hour lunch and question-and-answer meeting at the Green Room of the Presidential Palace. The government believes that the economic growth forecast for 2022, before the war broke out, will …

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The Presidency expects Line 1 of the Santo Domingo Metro to reach Km 9 of the Duarte Highway by 2024. The Chamber of Deputies has acted so this can happen. It approved on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 a loan for EUR86 million to be used to increase the transportation capacity of line 1 of the …

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President Luis Abinader named Edward Guzman the new general manager of the National Social Security Council (CNSS), replacing resigning Felix Aracena Vargas. The CNSS is the governing body of the Dominican Social Security System (SDSS). The CNSS has been criticized in the media for its lack of proactivity that has resulted in the low insurance …

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Nineteen of 29 senators voted yes on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 to approve the controversial Presidency-submitted bill that removes all customs tariffs on 67 products that affect the cost of food in the Dominican Republic. The bill was sent to the Presidency for enactment. The bill seeks to counteract external impact of the Russia and …

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The push for quality education in public schools is getting a boost with the change in the presidency at Educa, the business sector-backed pro-education NGO. The appointment comes at a time when the media has been focusing on the rising cost and declining learning levels of students in public education. Educa under former president Samuel …

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