2012 – Page 2

Judge Patricia Padilla of the National District has sentenced Karim Abu Naba’a, the controversial former boyfriend of President Leonel Fernandez’s oldest daughter, Nicole, to two months on remand. He is accused of threatening to kill Hector Antonio Baez Garcia. He has two other outstanding cases against him in other courts that will now be sent …

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Jose Ignacio Medrano, sentencing judge in San Cristobal has changed the date of the appeal hearing for Sobeida Felix Morel to 4 January. She was sentenced for money laundering after reaching a plea bargain with local judicial authorities as a member of the drug trafficking network headed by Puerto Rican Jose David Figeroa Agosto and …

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Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa’s play, Al pie del Tamesis (On the Banks of the Thames), directed and produced by Danilo Ginebra and Freddy Ginebra is again being staged at Casa de Teatro auditorium this evening, Thursday, 27 December. Patricia Munoz and Hensy Pichardo are the lead actors. Other roles are played …

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Spanish megastar Julio Iglesias is booked for a “1 World Tour 2012” concert on Friday, 28 December at Altos de Chavon amphitheatre 8 pm. There will also be a guest performance by Haitian President Michel Martelly. The concert is a fundraiser for the White Rose Foundation (FRED) chaired by First Lady of Haiti Sophie Martelly …

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Milly Quezada and Tono Rosario come together for a night of merengue on Saturday, 29 December at the Hotel Jaragua’s Teatro La Fiesta in Santo Domingo. This is your chance to enjoy the most popular tunes like “La guacherna,” “Volvio Juanita,” “Amanecemos parrandeando,” “Noche Buena,” “En esta navidad,” “Lo gozadera,” “A mi gente,” “Abreme la …

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Enjoy the fresh and contemporary style of singer-songwriter Pavel Nunez at the Cafe Teatro at Casa de Teatro in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City this Saturday, 29 December. 10pm.

La Risoterapia or Laughter Therapy, a stand-up comedy show, takes the stage of the Hotel Jaragua’s Teatro La Fiesta in Santo Domingo this Sunday, 30 December from 10pm. Cuquin Victoria, Jochy Santos, Carlos Sanchez and Felipe Polanco (Boruga) will be together on stage for an evening of non-stop laughs. Tickets for sale at Uepa Tickest …

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Teatro La Fiesta of the Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo presents eight of the most outstanding merengue bands for a seven-hour dancing marathon on Monday, 31 December. Starring: Fernando Villalona, Sergio Vargas, Rubby Perez, Omega, El Jeffrey, Kinito Mendez, Juliana and Kiko el Presidente. From 10pm to dawn. Tickets for sale at ticketexpress.com.do or at …

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The second line of the Metro has been running limited services since Monday 24 December lasting through Tuesday 1 January on a 9am to 8pm schedule. Travel on the Autopista Duarte Km. 9 along the John F. Kennedy line to Avenida Luperon (Estacion Maria Montez) is free for the holidays. The route takes just under …

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Farm businesses and independent producers sold more than RD$50 million worth of goods at wholesale and retail levels during a three-day fair held at the Santo Domingo Market over the weekend, according to a press release quoting the executive director of the Markets and Greenhouse Program, Eusebio Guzman. Guzman said that on Friday 21, Saturday …

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