2024 – Page 189

The Santo Domingo Cathedral choir, with its 100 voices and 35 musicians, will be performing sacred music this Friday, 29 March 2024 at 7:30pm at the Santo Domingo Cathedral on Isabel la Catolica Street in the Colonial City. The concert is free to the general public, but queues start early. On the program are lyric …

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Located in the Colonial City, the Juan Pablo Duarte Museum will remain open from 9am to 5pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday during Easter 2024, with the exception of Good Friday. Learn about the founding father of the Dominican Republic who lived his last years in exile after advocating for full independence and not annexation …

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The National Health Service (SNS) is calling for prevention and prudence as the nation goes on vacation for Easter Week. Thousands commute to visit family and friends and vacation destinations nationwide. The SNS is part of the Awareness for Life Easter 2024 Operation that begins at 2pm on Thursday, 28 March and will end at …

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Beaches known to have strong undercurrents and other vacation spots known to not be able to adequately handle crowds of people are on the list of 248 beaches and recreation points shut down for Easter Week See the list:Hoy 27 March 2024

The Central Bank in its February 2024 economic performance report highlights that the monthly indicator of economic activity (IMAE) registers an expansion of 6.2% for February 2024, much higher than the 4.6% observed in January 2024. The Central Bank says average interannual growth now stands at 5.4% for the first two months of 2024. The …

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In its first two weeks in operation, the Santiago Cable Car has mobilized more than 10,000 people who have taken the introductory free rides. Already, there are daily long queues as people seek the savings and safe commutes. The skylift was opened to the general public on 17 March 2024 with limited schedules. The first …

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The president of the Dominican Olympic Committee Garibaldy Bautista swore in four new members of the board of the entity — Rubén Tejada (Tennis Federation), Miguel Camacho (Taekwondo Federation), Miguel Rivera (Handball Federation) and Gary Hernández (Table Tennis). An Ordinary Assembly of the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) was held to replace four resigning members and …

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The executive director of the Dominican Port Authority (Apordom), Jean Luis Rodríguez announced the start of works to turn the San Pedro de Macorís into a modern terminal so the Spanish ferry company Balearia can operate weekly ferry trips to Mayagüez in Puerto Rico. New infrastructure will improve the conditions of the ports in both …

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International jail expert Roberto Santana reaffirmed his statements that the Las Parras Jail can be in use with less than 30% of what President Luis Abinader had said was needed to conclude the jail. Santana insists an analysis of the jail situation in 2021 determined RD$288 million plus RD$72 million for access roads to be …

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In what is regarded as the presentation of the results of her term at the Attorney General Office, Miriam German Brito presented achievements from 2020 to 2023. A statement released by the Attorney General Office highlights a record in terms of confiscations and plea agreements in corruption cases, 24 cases of human trafficking prosecuted, and …

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