2011 – Page 76

National District (Santo Domingo) City Mayor Roberto Salcedo has appealed to the Presidency and the Ministry of Public Works to repave the road leading to the Duquesa dump. Several sections of the 1.8km road are in major disrepair and garbage truck drivers are protesting at having to use it. Salcedo, in an extraordinary meeting with …

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The president of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) has called for transparency and open participation of society in the process of choosing 13 judges for the Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Court and Higher Electoral Court judges. President Leonel Fernandez has convened the National Council of the Magistracy to elect the judges as …

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Elizabeth Tovar, president of the Dominican Republic Tour Operators Association has called for serious efforts to improve rulings affecting businesses and tourism operations in the Dominican Republic during her participation in the First Dominican Tourism Forum (Fodatur) ongoing at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel, as reported in Hoy. Tovar, who is the owner of the Turenlaces …

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The ECLAC Review N? 104, available on the website of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), includes expert analysis by Bineswaree Bolaki on tourism competitiveness in the Caribbean. She explains why the region’s competitiveness in tourism (the Caribbean’s main economic activity) is falling. She comments that more local integration is necessary, …

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Tropical Storm Emily was a no show on Wednesday, but on Thursday the DR was drenched by non-stop rain in most areas, the exceptions being low-lying areas like Punta Cana. For an overview of the storm, see the coverage on the DR1 Forums Weather & Beyond Hurricanes 2011 link, including excellent forecasting by Mike Fisher, …

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As it made its way past the Dominican Republic, Tropical Storm Emily caused the cancellation of 22 flights, affecting 3,000 travelers, as reported in Listin Diario. Aerodom said that flights from Miami, New York, Port-au-Prince, Havana and San Juan were cancelled. Three of eight JetBlue flights, including two to New York and one to Boston …

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The police say that four armed men stole three safes containing RD$1,643,000 and US$10,150 from the casino at Las Caobas hotel in San Francisco de Macoris yesterday. The police said that the assailants seized the watchman’s shotgun, and left him bound and gagged in a hotel washroom.

The Dominican national women’s team is in Bydgoszcz, Poland to compete in the World Grand Prix with its first game against Italy on 5 August. Next the DR will participate in Pool H in Komaki Japan against Japan, the US and Serbia, and then in week 3 of the event, in Hong Kong against China, …

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The Dominican Baseball League has announced the ticket prices for the Caribbean Series that will take place in Santo Domingo 2-7 February 2012. Prices for subscribers and daily sales for the six days in which two games per day will be played are: Corporate Boxes: US$420/per day US$70 Boxes: US$360/per day US$60 AA Grandstand Boxes: …

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This Sunday, 7 August is bird-watching day at the Botanical Gardens. The Hispaniola Ornithological Society (SOH) organizes a walk on the first Sunday of each month setting off at 7am. Birdwatchers meet at the main gate. Located in the northern part of Santo Domingo, the 200-hectare botanical garden’s riverbank habitat, wooded areas, open palm savannas …

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