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The program has been published for the 2011 DR Jazz Festival in Sosua and Cabarete in the province of Puerto Plata. This year’s performers are: – Wednesday, 9 November, Parque Mirador Sosua at 8pm: Puerto Varas Jazz Sextet (Chile), Sabrina Estepan (DR). – Thursday, 10 November, Tes-a-T (DR) and Ismael Miranda (Puerto Rico-USA) at 8:30pm …

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Venezuelan high fashion designer Carolina Herrera has opened a CH Carolina Herrera boutique at the Blue Mall in Santo Domingo. Upon making the announcement of the new store, she said she was working on the project with her daughter, Carolina. Collections for women, men and children are for sale, as well as accessories. Blue Mall …

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City residents in Santo Domingo now have the option of flying through the sky on a zipline, up till now only available in resort areas. Senator Reynaldo Pared Perez (National District-PLD) has set up a family business based on a zipline experience he had in Brazil. The new business, Zipline Park Extreme Adventure is located …

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MSC Cruises, the shipping line that promises European charm and modern Italian elegance plus Italian and New World Mediterranean cuisine, will be docking in Santo Domingo in 2012. The Ministry of Tourism announced that it was agreed that the Sans Souci Terminal of the Port of Santo Domingo would be the homeport. It will make …

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The Meson de la Cava, Santo Domingo’s restaurant located inside a cave, is offering half price on lobster dishes on the occasion of the end of the ban on lobster sales, in order to give them time to reproduce. A cup of Beringer white wine is also included in the offer. The Meson de la …

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A new cultural center, the Centro Cultural Perello, a contribution by the owners of Cafe Santo Domingo to the culture of the region, is due to be inaugurated in Bani on Friday, 16 September. The center aims to create a multicultural dynamic experience to open horizons to lovers of art, painting, music and the environment. …

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The Conductor of the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra, Missak Baghboudarian will lead the National Symphony Orchestra in its second concert of this season at the National Theater. Soloist Maias Al Yamani is on violin. The concert takes place on Wednesday, 14 September at 8:30pm. Tickets are RD$1,000, RD$800, RD$600 and RD$400. For more on upcoming …

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Tourists traveling to La Romana and Bayahibe from October through the end of January 2012 should include a night out at the La Romana ballpark. Renovations are under way at the Francisco A. Micheli Stadium in the northern part of the city. The stadium will be ready for the start of the Dominican Winter Professional …

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Dominican high school students from all around the country will meet with international students at the International Conference of the Americas (CILA), the leading Latin American and Caribbean global affairs youth conference. The event will take place from Wednesday, 26 October to Sunday, 30 October at the convention center of the Hard Rock Hotel & …

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Speaking to tourism industry executives meeting at the Be Live Marien last week, Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia announced that Puerto Plata would have its new private cruise ship port before the end of 2014. Carnival Cruise Lines plan to build a US$65 million two-berth port facility in the Bay of Maimon, 10 minutes west …

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