2010 – Page 55

The Santo Domingo Fashion Manifesto was signed during Dominicana Moda 2010, the week of fashion staged at the Hotel Embajador. During the event, the first meeting of Latin America runway directors was held. The document seeks to serve as a platform for promoting fashion in the region, from an economic, social and cultural perspective. As …

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Rains are forecast for central, northeastern, south/central and southeastern provinces, but nothing major is in the air. For weather updates, check out www.dr1.com/forums/weather-beyond/102242-h-season-outlooks-2010-a-78.html#post911420

Jarabacoa, in the Cordillera Central mountain range, will be hosting some of the toughest athletes in the DR for the Master of the Cordillera extreme sport event. The competition includes a 20-km mountain biking trek, 2 kms of canyoning (down Baiguate River), a 10-km hike up to El Mogote and 5 kms of trekking through …

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The DR won the first set, but then lost the match against the best Russian volleyball players 3-1 in the start of the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship that started today in Tokyo. The DR is one of 24 contenders in the prestigious competition. The event lasts from 29 October through 14 November. The DR …

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Legendary ballplayer Pedro Martinez is training to play for the Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship that is ongoing through February. The 38-year old pitcher expects to gradually get ready for joining Dominican ball. His brother Ramon is the coaching pitcher for the team.

The Toros had five straight wins at the start of the season, but it appropriately was last season’s champions, the Leones del Escogido that put a stop to their string of wins. The Escogido defeated the Toros 4-3. The Gigantes del Cibao bested the Licey, 6-3 at the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo. The …

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Amaury Sanchez presents the musical “Chicago” at the National Theater on Friday 29, Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October at 8:30pm. The musical, based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, continues in November, on the 5, 6 and 7. Tickets are RD$1,200-RD$800. For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar  

President Leonel Fernandez is dedicating his time to visit PLD party committees nationwide. As reported in Diario Libre, he has set aside 31 October to 6 February for holding regional assemblies at the party chapters for swearing in new party members. Eleven weekends have been set apart for the political activities. The newspaper reports that …

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President Leonel Fernandez hosted his Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom at the Presidential Palace yesterday. Colom was in Santo Domingo to lobby for Guatemala to be included in a new Pacific cruise route during the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association conference being held in Santo Domingo through 29 October. The two leaders discussed regional security, climate change …

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President Leonel Fernandez has defended the 2010 Constitution, saying that the country has achieved a true institutional and democratic revolution at the vanguard of the 21st Century. He said that all sectors of society were engaged in a process of transformation in order to comply with the new Constitution. Speaking at a luncheon meeting to …

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