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The Dominican Republic tourism office in Chicago, Illinois, is helping to educate midwestern travel agents on the Dominican destination. On 15 January, an educational workshop and trade show on the Dominican Republic was held in Bloomington, Minnesota, at the Marriott. Some 77 travel agents attended. From the Dominican Republic, Leandro Cruz participated for Casa de …

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The Ministry of Tourism closed down several gift shops whose owners did not comply with the ruling that obliges them to ticket merchandise for sale. The gift shops are located in the Mercado Modelo handicraft market. The Ministry had alerted the gift shops that they had 72 hours to comply.

Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez explained that the Santo Domingo carnival of this year will take place throughout the day, and not in the afternoon as customary. He said that the parade of floats, merengue orchestras and dancing groups from all around the country will begin the parade along the Malecon at 10 am. He …

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The finals of the Dominican Winter Baseball Tournament begin tomorrow, 24 January. This is the 14th time the Licey, a Santo Domingo team, confronts the Aguilas of Santiago de los Caballeros. The Licey won the round robin, (13 games won against 4 games lost), one and a half game ahead of the Aguilas. The Estrellas …

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The visiting U.S. women’s volleyball team defeated the Dominican team 3-0. All three games were of high quality, according to press reports, with the U.S. having to use their best players. This was the third game in a friendship series of five games. Both teams are preparing for the world games. The U.S. team is …

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The director of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET), Engineer Hamlet Hermann, said that nothing will stop the transport authority efforts to reorganize traffic. He said he has the support of the residents of Santo Domingo and the central government. On Tuesday, the Sala Capitular, a kind of congress within the city government, requested that AMET …

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The Listín Diario reports that the Dominican government is moving ahead in negotiations that would lead to the signing of a free trade agreement with Central America. The agreement would cover both goods and services. Dominican negotiators will meet in Costa Rica on 9-10 February to conclude the agreement before April, so that the D.R. …

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The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, César Gaviria, will visit Santo Domingo on 6 February to participate in the Iberoamerican Forum on Government Reform and Modernization to be held at the Central Bank auditorium. Several other former presidents of Latin America are expected to attend the event that begins 5 February. President …

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Monetary Board of the Central Bank issued on Tuesday, 20 January, several rulings to restrict money in circulation in order to stop the demand for U.S. dollars that was forcing an increase in the price of the dollar. The measures are as follows: financial institutions must maintain a 10% solvency; freeze for 90 days on …

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The visiting U.S. women’s volleyball team defeated the Dominican team 3-1 (15-7, 15-6, 4-15 and 15-7) in the first match at the Juan Pablo Duarte Volleyball Pavilion. On Wednesday, the American team won 3-1 (15-3, 15-3, 11-15 and 15-12). The U.S. team, ranked 9th in the world, is in Santo Domingo as part of its …

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