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The Coral Canoa Beach Resort & Spa will be the third hotel to open up at the Dominicus beach strip in southeastern La Romana. The Coral Canoa is slated to open Monday, 1 November. It has 536 rooms (476 superior and deluxe, 40 junior suites, 16 penthouse suites and four one-bedroom villas with jacuzzi). The …

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Casa de Teatro presents "La Chascona," the story of the Matilde Urrutia and Pablo Neruda romance. Urrutia was the third and last wife of the legendary Chilean poet. Jorge Díaz, an award-winning Chilean playwright, wrote the story. This is a Flor de Bethania Abreu theatrical production. Casa de Teatro, Arzobisopo Merino 110. Thursday, 28, Friday, …

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Pedro Martínez threw the first ball to a standing ovation of a full stadium at the start of the Dominican Winter Baseball League last night. Because of contractual obligations, Martínez cannot play in the league, but he recalled with nostalgia all the times he and his brother wore the Licey Tigers uniform. Martínez is the …

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Ignacio Mendez, president of the Federation of Industrial Associations (FAI) says that Dominican business interests are behind the delay in Congress passing of the tax reform bill. He said several large companies prefer the status quo so they can keep their privileges and not have to compete on equal terms with other companies. He also …

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The Dirección General de Impuestos Internos, the local internal revenue department, says that retail sales have increased more than upwards of 20% this year. The DGII reports there has been an increase of RD$553.5 million in ITBIs sales taxes this year, or 19.8%. Retail sales from January to September (reporting for the ITBIs tax) reached …

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Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez feels the Dominican Republic has already done its share to help out Haiti. Haiti continues to be the most economically-depressed country of the Americas, and to suffer from political instability. The head of the Dominican Roman Catholic Church feels it is unacceptable for the international community to think that …

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PRD presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía says that the best way to approach the Haitian migration problem is to implement a program to develop the frontier between both countries. In his opinion, the DR’s most important neighbors are Haiti and the US. He emphasized that Haiti is an important market for Dominican produce. Thus, he said …

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The Juan Dolio and Guayacanes Tourism Association sponsored the sinking of the Tanya ship in front of the Coral Costa Caribe hotel. Juan Dolio and Guayacanes is a beach strip located east of Boca Chica Beach, and about an hour from Santo Domingo. The Navy and the National Aquarium participated in the sinking. The ship …

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Compu Expo, the local computer show, is taking place at the Hotel Dominican Fiesta this weekend. In its 15th year, the fair showcases telecommunications and informatics goods and services available in the DR. A complete program of conferences and talks is held parallel to the trade exhibition. The fair runs through 31 October. For more …

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The Dominican Winter Baseball League Season begins today with games at 8 pm in Santo Domingo at the Quisqueya Ball Park and in Santiago at the Cibao Ball Park. Pedro Martínez, US Major League baseball’s best pitcher, is expected to throw the first ball in the Licey vs. Escogido Lions game at the Quisqueya Park. …

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