2016 – Page 8

Leading Dominican theater actress, Elvira Taveras, will play the role of Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus in Greek mythology, in the play by Richarson Diaz, “Juicio a una zorra” that opens at Sala Ravelo of the National Theater for the weekend of 18 to 28 August 2016. The play will be staged from …

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President Danilo Medina was in Roatan, Honduras on Thursday, 30 June 2016, for the summit of heads of government and state of the Central American Integration System. During the meeting, President Medina met with Central American Presidents Juan Carlos Varela (Panama), Salvador Sanchez Ceren (El Salvador), Jimmy Morales (Guatemala) and Juan Orlando Hernandez (Honduras). Medina …

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The plenary of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) issued today the National General Vote Count with the names of all the winners at the presidential, legislative and municipal elections that were held on 15 May 2016. President Danilo Medina and Vice President Margarita Cedeno were the winners at the presidential level. The complete list of …

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The DR has reopened its 6.875% 2026 benchmark bond, adding $500 million, Latin Finance reported from its sources. The publication explained the DR tightened its yield on 2026 retap. The DR bonds received offers for US$2.6 billion, reflecting their bonds attractiveness to investors, even during this Brexit doomsday period. The bonds were issued on 29 …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced the partial shutdown to traffic on the Francisco del Rosario Sanchez Bridge (Puente de la 17) that crosses the Ozama River, connecting east and west Santo Domingo. The west-east lane of the bridge will be closed from 6am to 6pm from Saturday, 2 July through Thursday, 7 July 2016. …

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The government of France has approved that Dominican citizens may transit through France without having a Schengen visa. For a stopover in France, nevertheless, the visa is necessary. The measure is effective 1 July 2016. http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/politica/hacen-gestiones-para-que-francia-elimine-la-visa-schengen-a-dominicanos-YM4196562

Representatives of around a dozen Cuban companies participated in the First Multisector Export Fair: RD EXPORTA 2016, organized by the Center for Exports and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD). During the event, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba and the Dominican Exporters Association (AdoExpo). The fair and exhibition …

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The British Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic (Britcham) is organizing a forum to discuss the impacts, challenges and opportunities of the British Exit (Brexit) on the short and medium term trade environment with the Dominican Republic. In a press release, the British Chamber of Commerce highlighted that new opportunities could open up in …

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US President Barack Obama signed the deal that will give Puerto Rico access to bankruptcy-like measures without an injection of US Federal funds. The bill allows Puerto Rico to restructure its debt within the US federal court system, a provision that had been keenly sought by the Obama administration. The economic break for Puerto Rico …

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The New York Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, has reported that more than half of the 233 cases reported of Zika virus in New York were detected in people who had received arrived from the Dominican Republic. With a population of around 600,000 Dominican immigrants, New York is actually the second largest Dominican city in …

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