2009 – Page 19

Pavel Nunez, Tony Almont, Laura Rivera and Luichy Guzman were among hundreds of international musicians who sang along with the chorus of Beatles classic All You Need is Love as part of an international initiative to raise money for HIV patients. The event, sponsored by the Starbucks franchise, was seen in 196 countries and the …

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A 57-year old Dominican father of two makes a living by collecting discarded prize tickets at betting parlors in Manhattan. The New York Times tells his story in its 8 December issue. “For the past 10 years, Jesus Leonardo has been cleaning up at an OTB parlor in Midtown Manhattan, cashing in, by his own …

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If there is a museum you’ve always wanted to visit and have been postponing it, on Thursday, 10 December, Dominican government-sponsored museums and some private museums will be open from 9 am to 12 midnight and admission will be free. The event is known as “The Long Night of the Museums” and is in its …

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President Leonel Fernandez returns to the DR today after his 10-day visit to Spain, Portugal, France and the US. He described the outcome of the trip as positive for the Dominican Republic. Fernandez is flying into San Isidro Air Base on a private flight from New York City. On Saturday he arrived in NYC from …

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The Constitutional Revisory Assembly members begin the process of signing the new Constitution today. The presentation of the Constitution for signatures will go on from 10 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon. The new constitutional text will be proclaimed on 26 January 2010 in a solemn act that will be chaired by President …

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The government plans to spend RD$3.57 billion on the Mass Passenger Transport system, of which RD$728.1 million will go towards ground studies, evictions and other expenses linked to the second phase of the Santo Domingo Metro system. This Metro II system will connect Los Alcarrizos in the northeast of the city with San Luis in …

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During an interview in El Mercantil business section of El Caribe newspaper, State-owned Electricity Companies VP Celso Marranzini sets out the new sources of generation in the short and medium term. He says that 400 megawatts will be added to the system in 2010. As of 8 December, Los Mina 6 will be permanently connected. …

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The Ministry of Public Works has pledged to build or complete three major bridges in the province of Puerto Plata. The projects will cost over RD$500 million and El Nuevo Diario says that two more bridges are in the planning stages. The current crop includes the bridge at El Mango in Yasica, one on the …

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Former Central Bank governor Carlos Despradel believes we have gone nuts in the DR. “One only has to look at the unprecedented Quisqueya Ball Park residential, tourism and sports project that the National Housing Bank (BNV) plans to finance with an international loan of US$105 million that is directly or indirectly guaranteed by the Dominican …

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Although an increasing number of people seem to disapprove of what is happening in the economic sphere, their political preferences have remained the same. The latest Gallup-Hoy survey shows no significant change either in the economic aspects or in political aspects with reference to the government’s economic performance and administrative corruption. The electoral preferences going …

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