2003 – Page 41

Miss DR is second in Miss World

Miss Dominican Republic, 18-year old Claudia Cruz, was the first runner up in the Miss World contest held in China. She was second only to Miss Peru. The three other finalists were from the United States, the Philippines and Poland. This was the first time the event was opened up to voting from around the …

Festival of Son

The FestiSON, organized by Cultura del Caribe of Raul (Bacho) Perez Pena, will take place from 14-17 December. The Latin music event that celebrates ?son? music opens on the 14th with a presentation at the corner of Pimentel and Baltazar de los Reyes, in Villa Consuelo, an uptown barrio of Santo Domingo. It then moves …

The Producers in Santo Domingo

The Producers, with Van Temple (guitar, vocals), Wayne Famous (keyboards, vocals), Kyle Henderson (bass) and Bryan Holmes (drums) are back for a one-night show of tight, hard rocking band music and vocals in the parking lot of Americana Departmentos on Av. John F. Kennedy. They promise to perform the music that made them famous ? …

Viva Wyndham Samana

Viva Wyndham Samana opened on 17 November. Viva Wyndham, that also operates the Tangerine (Cabarete) and the Dominicus Beach & Palace (Bayahibe), took over the former Guatapanal all-inclusive property on the beach of Cozon, west of Las Terrenas in the province of Samana. Viva Wyndham reports investing US$20 million in the purchase, remodeling and expansion …

Beatles in the DR?

President Leonel Fernandez said he has plans to bring the last two Beatles to perform in the Dominican Republic. He spoke of Paul McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr, the world?s greatest rock ?n roll drummer, as reported in El Caribe. President Fernandez made the announcement when participating in last Tuesday?s British Chamber of Commerce luncheon …

DR baseball is the hottest in the world

Carlos Pena of the Detroit Tigers told the Listin Diario that with all due respect to Major League Baseball, the brand of ball played in the Dominican Republic is the most intense. In his opinion, no game is more passionate than those played between the Aguilas Cibaenas and the Tigres del Licey. Pena himself plays …

Celebrities at the Sosua Bay and Victorian House

Baseball greats David Ortiz, Moises Alou, Pedro Martinez, Jose Lima, Vladimir Guerrero, Ivan Rodriguez, Roberto Alomar, Odalis Perez, Amaury Telemaco, Manny Mota and Juan Marichal (of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame) are booked to attend the First Celebrities Golf Tournament this coming weekend (3-5 December). The event is sponsored by the Jose Rijo …

Spirit begins flights

Spirit flew its inaugural flight to the DR on Friday, 19 November, arriving from Fort Lauderdale to Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo. The airline promises to maintain the lowest rates on the Santo Domingo-Florida-connection. Spirit is posting a US$69 fare plus taxes and airport surcharges. Spirit offers connections to Atlantic City (New Jersey), …

DR to 87 tourism travel fairs

Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez said that the DR would participate in 87 international travel fairs next year. He highlighted the DR needs to be present in its source markets and likewise participate in specialized niche market fairs such as those targeting golf, scuba diving and culture groups. He mentioned that the country has plans to …

Another surcharge on airfare?

Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez told the Spanish press that a surcharge of US$5 may be added to airfares as of February 2005, as reported in Diario Libre. The money would become part of a fund for the construction of infrastructure and improvements in beaches in tourism areas in the north, northeast and southeast. A two-year …

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