Five young people aim to bring a Guinness reading record back to the Dominican Republic
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- Five 18-year-old Dominicans are attempting to reclaim the Guinness team record for reading aloud during a 20-day challenge.
- They began the uninterrupted reading on Aug. 31 and will alternate shifts as they pursue the mark held by Nigeria.
- The Ministry of Youth presents the effort as a way to encourage other young people to believe they can achieve ambitious goals.
Five young Dominicans are trying to return a Guinness reading record to the Dominican Republic. Maikol Yafrani Arias Sánchez, Mayury A. Vélez Sánchez, Abril Sharmin del Rosario Jiménez, Franchesca Alí Minier Suárez and Ismael Alejandro Durán de la Rosa are all 18 and come from different provinces.
They are participating in “Youth Out Loud,” an initiative organized by the Ministry of Youth. The challenge began at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31 and will continue for 20 days.
The participants alternate shifts to keep reading aloud without interruption as they pursue the record currently held by Nigeria. Mirla Lara de Bonelli, the ministry’s head of international cooperation and Guinness record compliance officer, said the purpose extends beyond achieving a number. The initiative seeks to demonstrate to other young people that they can accomplish ambitious goals.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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