2009 – Page 309

Senator Wilton Guerrero’s claim that an airplane had dropped drugs at Playa de Los Tumbaos in Salinas near the Bahia de las Calderas naval base in his native Peravia province are again being denied by Navy Chief Julio Cesar Ventura Bayonet. Since the mass killing of seven drug dealers in Peravia last August, Guerrero has …

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The new Novo Centro shopping mall on Santo Domingo’s Lope de Vega Avenue has opened its doors. The building is considered among the most modern and luxurious in the DR and is aiming to establish itself as one of the most exclusive shopping centers in the country. The center, which has a total area of …

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The paint is dry, the grass cut, the scoreboard powered and the players are ready as the 2009 Serie del Caribe kicks off with Venezuela going up against the Dominican Republic at 6pm today. The DR, represented by the Tigres del Licey, is a strong candidate to take this year’s tournament. The country has won …

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The contest to select this year’s Miss Spain will be held in the DR. Miss Spain 2008 Patricia Rodriguez confirmed the information during her visit to the Dominican Republic stand at the Fitur tourist trade meeting being held in Madrid. She said the event would take place at the National Theater in Santo Domingo in …

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The Ministry of Culture is announcing the celebration of three major theater festivals in 2009. These are the Festival Emilio Aparicio, the Festival Nacional de Teatro and the VI Festival Internacional de Teatro. The Festival Emilio Aparicio is the warm-up event. It will be held from 1-15 March at the Teatro Monina Sola of the …

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The sights and sounds of the Carnival season are here, with the cities of Santiago and La Vega launching their celebrations this weekend. The Carnival atmosphere also saw light in the National District, as residents of San Carlos began preparing for the annual festivities. Yesterday thousands of onlookers braved drizzling rains and light winds to …

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In an event worthy of Hollywood, the Santo Domingo Metro, built at an official price tag of US$700 million, was inaugurated yesterday. During a ceremony at the southernmost station at Centro De Los Heroes, south of Jimenez Moya Avenue, Metro office (OPRET) director Diandino Pena spoke about the controversial public works project. New York Mets …

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The 16 metro stops are Mama Tingo. Av. Hermanas Mirabal and Charles de Gaulle. Near to: Villa Mella, Villa Linda, Maranon. Gregorio Urbano Gilbert. Km. 10.5 of Av. Hermanas Mirabal. Near to: El Eden, Barrio Nuevo, El Primaveral. Gregorio Luperon. Sol de Luz neighborhood. Near to: Cerros de Buena Vista Primera, Santa Cruz. Jose F. …

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Reinaldo Pared Perez has clarified that President Leonel Fernandez never said the passing of constitutional reform would be postponed. Press reports yesterday interpreted the President’s declaration as an intention to postpone the reform process. Senate President Reinaldo Pared Perez said that Congress was a separate body and the President could only request an extension, not …

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Legislators have rejected a bill that sought to increase taxes on Liquid Propane Gas sales or luxury cars as a way of paying for a planned wage increase for public sector doctors. A commission headed by Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez has been trying to find funding sources to cover the increase in wages promised …

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