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Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, the president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, the specialized agency of the United Nations that fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth is visiting the Dominican Republic, visited the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, 9 January 2018. A press release from …

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Weather reports are that temperature dropped to 2 degrees below freezing on Friday, 5 January 2018, in Valle Nuevo, Constanza in the central mountain range. The city of Constanza is experiencing 10 degree C temperatures in the early morning. Residents in this area are bracing for even chillier weather as a cold front from the …

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The Ministry of Labor is again reminding all in the Dominican Republic the dates for public holidays in 2018. Check out the long weekends that will happen when the holidays fall on a Friday or Monday. On some occasions when the holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, take note that these are also times …

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In the annals of the Dominican Professional Winter League Baseball, not many managers have ever won 25 games three straight years in a row. If Escogido manages to qualify for this year’s Round Robin that begins after the 50-game regular season comes to an end this week, it will be the third straight year that …

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The South American drug cartels continue to search for weaknesses in the system of vigilance in the waters surrounding the Dominican Republic used to move cocaine into the European and United States markets. Since last Thursday, 14 December 2017, Dominican authorities have seized well over 4,000 kilograms of cocaine that seems to indicate that the …

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Major League Baseball legendary pitcher Yorkis Perez, Francisco Cabrera and Pedro Liriano are participating in free clinics for Dominican youths from Thursday, 21 December through Saturday, 23 December. The three players combine for 16 seasons and 549 games in Major League Baseball. The event is sponsored by The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) …

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Best known as a TV investigative journalist, Nuria Piera announced yesterday she will not extend her contract at the CDN media group. Company CEO Manuel Estrella said it was Piera’s decision. He said she had told him a year ago that she would not renew the five-year contract. Piera said she wanted to dedicate more …

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The Dominican Armada (Navy), together with the United States Coastguard is looking for a boat with 12 people onboard that has been missing for a week. It is reported that the boat began its illegal journey to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, 5 December 2017. Armada spokesman Augusto Lizardo said that some fishermen had alerted authorities …

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For his 45-year career in journalism, and his contributions to the defense of democracy and human rights, journalist Osvaldo Santana was awarded the National Journalism Award that is sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Dominican Association of Journalists (CDP). At present, Santana is the executive editor at the El Caribe newspaper. In the …

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The National Theater presents the Christmas classic, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite on the December weekend of Thursday, 14 December, through Sunday, 17 December. The ballet is choreography by Carlos Veitia. Jennifer Ulloa of the Uruguay Ballet and Narciso Medina of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba will be performing. Lead roles are by National Classic Ballet dancers …

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