2011 – Page 54

Office Depot, a leading global provider of office supplies and services, opened a retail store in Santo Domingo at the Galeria 360 on John F. Kennedy Avenue late last month. The company announced that three additional DR stores were scheduled to open in 2012. Office Depot already has operations in Central American countries and Puerto …

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The US Consulate announced that anyone requesting an appointment for a visa interview could now set the date online for the payment of US$10. This compares to the US$16 cost of the previous procedure using Banco Popular as an intermediary. The new procedure comes into effect as of Thursday, 8 September.

Writing in El Caribe, lawyer Marisol Vicens states that the DR authorities need to recognize that there is a security problem in the country before they can begin to take effective steps to resolve the issue. In her op-ed contribution she comments that the authorities are in denial. “Nobody can boast that all is fine …

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A French national named in the press as Thierry Andres Barde, 48, killed a man he says attempted to rob him on Wednesday. Barde had withdrawn RD$400,000 from the bank. When they had parked at a business at the intersection of Manuel de Jesus Troncoso and Victor Garrido Puello streets in Piantini, a red pick-up …

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A second lieutenant in the Dominican Air Force was shot dead yesterday while trying to commit a robbery, along with three other men, at a Banco de Reservas bank branch in Imbert, Puerto Plata. The dead man was identified as Marcelino Reyes Victor Silverio, 36, who lived in the Tamarindo area of the province of …

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Hurricane Katia is churning across the Caribbean Sea, but so far the Dominican Republic is off her track. As of 2 September, the storm had taken a west-north-west track that will push her over open seas a good distance from affecting the DR. For updates on the 2011 Hurricane Season, see www.dr1.com/forums/weather-beyond/115613-hurricane-season-2011-a.html

Dominican Republic’s only Miss Universe will be a judge in this year’s Miss Universe pageant on 12 September. Amelia Vega was a clear-cut choice for Miss Universe when she was chosen in 2003. She has since embarked on a singing career with the help of her world famous uncle Juan Luis Guerra. Her first album …

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Canada nudged the DR 73-72 in their match in the 10-country FIBA Americas Olympic basketball qualification tournament on Thursday in Argentina. Canada’s win shouldn’t come as huge surprise given the history between the two countries. Canada is now 7-1 all time against the Dominican Republic, including a win two years ago in what amounted to …

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Dominican Republic gold medal winner 34-year old Felix Sanchez was fourth in the 400 hurdles at the World Athletics Championships yesterday. He missed the bronze medal by seven tenths of a second. Sanchez was champion in 2001, 2003 and silver in 2007. The event was won by David Greene with 48.26 seconds, followed by Puerto …

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The Olympic Stadium at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center is presenting Enrique Iglesias for the closing of Verano Presidente, the beer brewery’s summer program. Tito El Bambino and Pitbull will also take the stage tonight at the Olimpico. On Sunday, Sting is appearing at Altos de Chavon in La Romana. He will be accompanied …

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