The DR1 Daily News takes a break as of today, 29 December. The Daily News report, which compiles headline news stories, is slated to appear again on Monday, 3 January 2000. That bulletin will present a compilation of news stories from 29 December through 2 January 2000. In its place, the DR1 will be running […]
Category Archives: 1999
DR Christmas Season & New Year Agenda
The Dominican Resistance Memorial Museum is exhibiting a selection of restored clothing sewn and worn by the Mirabal sisters who were slain in 1960 at the orders of Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. The exhibition of the “The Mirabal Sisters Textile Collection” seeks to give people a closer, more human look at the heroines, who […]
64% Dominican women use birth control
A recent UNICEF study shows that 64% of married women in the DR between ages 15-49 years use birth control methods. The highest percentage of use of birth control methods is found in Cuba (82%), followed by Costa Rica (75%). The lowest usage of birth control in the area is found in Haiti (18%), Guatemala […]
Lows at 18 and highs of 28 for most of DR
A record low of 14.4 Degrees Celsius was registered at the Las Americas International Airport yesterday at dawn. The previous low was 14.8 Degrees. Lows in Santo Domingo were 18.3 degrees. In Punta Cana and Puerto Plata lows of 18.5 and 18.6 respectively were registered. The National Weather Department reported noontime highs of 26-28 degrees. […]
Earthquake shakes DR
A 4.2 on the Richter Scale earthquake shook southern and eastern regions on Sunday, 26 December at 10 pm, according to the Instituto Sismológico Universitario. The earthquake had its epicenter at latitude 18.3 degrees north, longitude 68.3 west, near the Milwaukee Deep. It was felt in the eastern cities of La Romana, Higuey and El […]
Christmas tragedy
Edwin Gomez, columnist of a column in the Listeen supplement of the Listín Diario newspaper, celebrated Christmas in La Vega with his family. The Gómez family is from La Vega. On Sunday, he was making it back to Santo Domingo along the Duarte Highway with his sister Ingrid and two cousins, running into a very […]
Christmas in the Colonial City
"Navidad 99" is the celebration of Christmas organized by the Ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo (city municipality), Secretaría de Turismo (ministry of tourism), Comisión de Monumentos (historic monuments commission), Oficina de Patrimonio Cultural (office of cultural heritage), and the Patronato de la Ciudad Colonial (board of the colonial city). Most of the events take place at […]
Magicians at the InterContinental Hotel
The Dominican Resistance Memorial Museum is exhibiting a selection of restored clothing sewn and worn by the Mirabal sisters who were slain in 1960 at the orders of Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. The exhibition of the “The Mirabal Sisters Textile Collection” seeks to give people a closer, more human look at the heroines, who […]
Frank Ceara show is worthwhile
Frank Ceara stars in "Donde Manda el Amor" at the National theater. 27-28 December at 8:30 pm. With him, leading female vocalists Adalgisa Pantaleon, Audrey Campos, Maridalia Leon. Tickets for sale at the National Theater.
La Romana Christmas concert
The Altos de Chavón Amphitheater will be presenting an encounter of classical and popular music on 29 December. The event is directed by Maestro Carlos Piantini (http://www.fiu.edu/~music/piantini.html). Leading Dominican merengue music star Milly Quezada (http://www.lamusica.com/millyquezadaeng.htm) will go on stage as of 9 pm together with internationally acclaimed violin soloist Eugene Fodor and pianist Susan Starr […]