2011 – Page 246

Lindt, the Swiss quality chocolate manufacturer, has joined the full and rich taste of Ron Barcelo Gran Anejo with fine dark Lindt chocolate to create the Ron Barcelo Pralines. Pralines are filled with rum and covered with chocolate. The blend was born from the creativity and passion of Lindt Maitre Chocolatiers. The new original line …

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Nuryn Sanlley commemorates her 35 years in theater, with the comedy, “Que buena amiga es mi suegra” (What a Good Friend my Mother in Law is) at the Palace of Fine Arts (Bellas Artes) in Santo Domingo. The opening is 4 February. The shows are at 8:30pm on Friday and Saturday, and 7pm on Sunday. …

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Facebook marketing head, Randi Zuckerberg, sister of company ownernfounder Mark, has interviewed President Leonel Fernandez and First Lady Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez about the ways that the Dominican government uses the social network and the technological innovations it is implementing. The interview took place during President Fernandez’s attendance at the World Economic Forum, or Davos …

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During his visit to Mumbai, President Leonel Fernandez toured Film City, one of the main Indian movie studios, which employs million people and produces around 1,000 films a year. The company is said to be responsible for 2% of India’s GDP, as reported on the Presidency website. Fernandez was received by Film City manager Suprabha …

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Media in India reported on President Leonel Fernandez’s speech at the Confederation of Indian Industry meeting in Mumbai on Monday. Fernandez highlighted the regional free trade agreements and the preferential market access the country enjoys with the US and the European Union. Fernandez stressed that the DR is one of only six countries in the …

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Interior & Police Minister Franklin Almeyda says that the ruling for the implementation of the Law of Migration is on President Fernandez’s desk. He said that the ruling was passed by the National Council of Migration, which is chaired by Almeyda. “President Fernandez wanted a second meeting of the National Council of Migration, but this …

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The Multimodal Caucedo Port resumed its operations on Sunday after an oil spill on Friday. While operations were affected on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the rapid salvaging work prevented the spill from affecting Boca Chica and Andres beach sands, as reported in Hoy. The port had been paralyzed after a petroleum spill from a Panamanian …

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The Police have ordered its entire contingent to be replaced in Licey al Medio in the province of Santiago. The move came in response to demands from the community for increased crime control in the area. Nonetheless, five robberies were reported in 24 hours following the change of staff. Business representatives and farm owners had …

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Two security guards at the Banco BHD on the intersection between Avenida Privada and Romulo Betancourt in Santo Domingo succeeded in preventing a robbery on Friday. Avendi Manzueta suffered a broken arm, and his colleague Severiano Ramirez was shot in the buttock. The attempted robbery is reported to have occurred at around 3pm. Witnesses say …

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The Central American and Caribbean Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships will take place this summer in Santo Domingo at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center Olympic pool from 25 June to 3 July. Competitors are coming from Antigua, Barbuda, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, …

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