2010 – Page 307

The Presidente brewery announces that it is sponsoring a major fund-raising concert for Haiti at the Olympic Stadium this coming 31 January. Musicians who have signed on for the concert include: Eddy Herrera, Fernando Villalona, Vladimir Dotel, Sergio Vargas, Anthony Santos, Chichi Peralta, Yoskar Sarante, Los Hermanos Rosario, Rubby Perez, Omega, Rafeli Rosario, Juliana, Joe …

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On Friday, President Leonel Fernandez sent a bill to the Senate that seeks to modify Law 4314 that regulates residential and commercial rentals in the DR. The law dates back to 1955, and was modified by Law 17-88 in 1988. The bill was sent to a commission headed by senators Amilcar Romero (PLD-Duarte) and Tommy …

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Centro Cuesta Nacional (CCN) and Santo Domingo Motors have come together to build the Agora Shopping Mall. The mall is under construction at Abraham Lincoln Avenue, at the intersection with John F. Kennedy. The mall will be across the road from the new IKEA store, due to open in February, and the expanded Americana Departamentos. …

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A homerun by Alexi Castilla made the difference in the first game of the Professional Winter Baseball Championship, with the regular season champions Gigantes del Cibao defeating the Escogido in the first game 2-1. The homerun was batted against none less than Francisco Cordero, the Major Leagues star pitcher during the game at the Gigantes’ …

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The Dominican Republic is the location for today’s preparatory meeting for a World Summit for Haiti in the presence of Spanish deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega and European Union president Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy. The meeting is scheduled to start at the Presidential Palace at 11am. Haitian President Rene …

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Fifteen television channels, 50 radio stations and local channels that transmit via the Internet joined in a television marathon to help the people of Haiti over the weekend. The appeal has already collected more than RD$54.9 million. Prominent TV, sports, music, political and business figures took part in the radio and television marathon organized by …

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The humanitarian aid supplied by the Dominican government to victims of last Tuesday’s Haitian earthquake is visible in all the areas that are occupied by thousands of refugees. The aid for thousands of Haitians consists of food cooked in mobile kitchens recently acquired by the Dominican government at a cost of millions. More than 10,000 …

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The Dominican government has equipped the Maria Montez International Airport in Barahona for the Open Wings for Haiti Air Bridge Operation. The airport will serve as a multiple aviation logistical platform to facilitate the collection and distribution of humanitarian aid from the DR and abroad. The large airport was out of operation but has the …

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More than 200 flights are arriving and leaving the small general aviation airport of La Isabela (AILI) at El Higuero in northern Santo Domingo each day, filling it to beyond capacity. Most of the flights are planes that were not able to land in the airport in Port-au-Prince, according to Ginny Heinsen who is coordinating …

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The main airport in Santo Domingo (Las Americas International Airport) has been receiving a massive flow of aid workers, reporters and rescue workers, becoming the second largest port of entry into Haiti, according to reporters from the French Press Agency (AFP). “The hotels are full, it is impossible to get a rental car” said some …

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