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US travelers can now fly directly into Samana via CLT

Samana, the lush tropical northeastern beach destination, now has a direct air link with the United States via Charlotte, North Carolina. American Airlines inaugurated the route on Saturday, 5 June 2021. The flights will operate twice on Wednesdays and Saturdays between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and El Catey International Airport (AZS) in Samaná. The …
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Final chance to qualify for baseball Olympics during upcoming Mexico qualifier

Team USA swept all teams during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier that took place last week in Florida ball parks. The Dominican Republic placed second and Venezuela placed third, winning another chance at qualifying for the baseball event in the Tokyo Olympics. The final qualifier will take place starting 22-26 June 2021 in Puebla, Mexico. …
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Young people, and old, use 3-hour grace period for relaxing on the waterfront

Reporters from the Diario Libre noted that in spite of the notable increase in cases of the coronavirus in all of Greater Santo Domingo’s hospitals and clinics, many persons congregated on the George Washington Avenue (the Malecón) seaside benches and kiosks to talk and listen to music during the three-hour grace period after the curfew. …
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Estonia is helping DR set up its digital identity

The Presidential Office of Information and Communication Technologies (Optic) is working closely with experts from Estonia to simplify Dominican red tape, new director Pedro Quezada told El Caribe. He said one of the achievements is the Customs Agency’s program to dispatch freight containers in 24 hours recently launched by the government. Quezada expects to attract …
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Ambassador Dannenberg looks to increase trade with Russia

Dominican Ambassador to Russia Hans Dannenberg reports on the Dominican Republic’s participation in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Dannenberg sees the event as an opportunity to boost cooperation with Russian regions and strengthen contacts with the Eurasian region. He says there are opportunities for increased tourism and trade with Uzbekistan, Belarus and Kazakhstan, …