2012 – Page 134

A Chinese businessman, Chi Mine Wu, aged 33, was stabbed to death in the kitchen of his restaurant, Pica Pollo Asia, in San Pedro de Macoris on Wednesday, 1 August. He was discovered by his wife Xiao Ping Zhang at 10:30 at night and was taken to the Doctor Antonio Musa hospital where he died. …

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Conrad Gallant, aged 61, a tourist from the city of Boston, who supposedly travelled frequently to the Dominican Republic in order to have sexual relationships with minors, was accused yesterday of sexual tourism and promoting prostitution outside of the USA. Under Federal law, Americans who travel abroad and have sexual relations with minors or adults …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has warned that there will be an increase in rain, electrical storms and wind during the next 24 to 48 hours due to the nearing of Tropical Storm Ernesto, which is 45 kilometers south east of Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles. The winds have decreased to 75 kph but …

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The Dominican Republic’s first gold medal winner (Athens Olympics 2004), Felix Sanchez qualified for the semi-finals of the 400 meters hurdles at the London Olympics in his heat with the fastest time of 49.24. In second qualifying place in the heat was the Briton, Jack Green with 49.49 and third was Mamadou Kasse Hanne with …

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The IRF XVI Elite World Championship opens on Saturday, 4 August in Santo Domingo. The event will take place 4-11 August 2012. Athletes from 23 countries have registered for the competition. The Dominican Republic is represented by Claudine Garcia, Luis Perez, Yira Portes, Maria Montero, Marinagely Delgado, Ramon de Leon and Junior Rodriguez. The event …

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Fashion-lovers are in for a treat with the performance of The Measurements of the Breeze, combining modern dance and top fashion designs. The performance was choreographed by Marianela Boan, director of the Contemporary Dance Program of the Dominican Classic Ballet, the national ballet company sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. She has been responsible for …

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The Las Terrenas Jazz Festival is taking place this Saturday, 4 August at Balcones del Atlantico, off Portillo Beach stretch in Samana. Among other performers, award-winning Saxophonist Sandy Gabriel, winner of the Casandra 2012 Awards, will be delighting audiences with his tunes by the sea. The jazz music concerts will take place at the Restaurante …

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The first Festival del Merengue y Ritmos Caribenos will take place on 4 and 5 August at Plaza Juan Baron on the Malecon seafront boulevard in the capital. On Saturday, the shows start at 6pm and finish at 2am. On Sunday, 5 August dancing starts at 6pm and ends at midnight. There will be live …

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Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, 1 August, President-elect Danilo Medina said that he will fulfill all of his campaign promises, but at a slower pace than he originally intended. He said that he would announce his plans for fulfilling his program on 16 August, but he forewarned “…that perhaps I cannot do it at the …

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Yesterday, Wednesday 1 August, Customs director Rafael Camilo confirmed a ban on the entry through Dominican ports of used clothing shipped in tanks or boxes from the United States, since this has become a business and represents unfair competition to the textile industry. The measure was immediately supported by the president of the National Organization …

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