2011 – Page 221

The governmental BanReservas, financier and realtor for the Torre Atiemar, was the only bidder at the auction of the building held yesterday. The luxury high-rise apartment building in Santo Domingo was confiscated from Spaniard Arturo del Tiempo Marques, who is in prison in Spain awaiting trial on charges of smuggling 1,200 kilos of cocaine into …

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A Russian man who tried to exchange fake US dollars in Higuey was arrested yesterday. Hoy reports that Timofey Voloshim, a 48-year-old Russian musician was arrested with 84 counterfeit US$100 bills when he tried to make a purchase. Hilario Done Ruiz, the owner of the Colmado Antonio in Villa Europa, alerted the authorities, and they …

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Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon will remain in jail after his appeal for bail was rejected by a judge yesterday. Simon is the leading suspect in the shooting of Michel Esteban Castillo Almonte. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter after a celebratory shot he fired into the air on 31 December killed Castillo and injured the …

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An analysis of the Barrick gold mine operation in the DR will be presented in Puerto Rico, as part of a lecture by doctoral candidates Circe Niezen and Julia Sagebien. “Gato por liebre? Los hechos y desechos de la minera Barrick en la Republica Dominicana” (A pig in a poke? Known and unknown facts from …

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To celebrate the 100 years of aviation in the Dominican Republic, the Great Air Show of the Caribbean will take place on 26 and 27 March. It will be best viewed from the Santo Domingo Malecon, along the Maximo Gomez to Abraham Lincoln stretch. The event is sponsored by the Department of Airports and the …

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Playa Dorada is promoting the celebration of its annual Caribbean Cigar Night on 25 March 2011. The event, which is being organized by the Owners Association of Hotels, Condos & Retailers of Playa Dorada is now in its third year. The event begins at 7:30pm that evening at the Playa Dorada Golf Club. Savor the …

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Rubby Perez, Milly Quezada (merengue) and Gilberto Santa Rosa (salsa) are booked for the closing concert of the La Vega Carnival. Free admission. Other closing events are scheduled for the carnivals of Santiago, Bonao and La Romana. They will take place on Sunday, 27 February in the afternoon. For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar …

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President Leonel Fernandez broke ground for the construction of the new state-of-the-art film and television facility in Juan Dolio yesterday. Leading British film studio Pinewood-Shepperton is the operational partner in an almost 142,000-square meter (35-acre) film and television studio in the DR going up to serve the growing Caribbean and Latin American entertainment market. Pinewood …

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The Senate has already authorized the government to use pension funds for the construction of low and middle-income housing. Yesterday, a special Chamber of Deputies commission discussed the bill aimed at authorizing the government to use RD$120 billion of the pension funds for the housing developments with government officials. Hugo Tolentino Dipp represented the deputies …

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The Ministry of Environment has announced the creation of a commission that will be in charge of designing a Management Plan for the Cabo Cabron and Cabo Samana Protected Areas. The commission will be responsible for establishing the standards and rules that will guide owners of properties on their adequate use according to the protected …

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