2012 – Page 245

The songs of legendary Whitney Houston will take center stage at the Colonial City’s Santo Domingo Hard Rock Cafe where Carolina Rivas, Benny Hiraldo, Cristal Marie, Laura Rivera and Mariela Vinas will be singing in her memory. The tribute is set for 26 April at 9:30pm. Tickets bought before the 26th go for RD$600. For …

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President Leonel Fernandez returned to Santo Domingo on Sunday, 15 April after attending the 66th United Nations General Assembly in New York and the 6th Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. Fernandez had been abroad since Tuesday, 10 April on his 60th foreign trip in almost eight years in government. According to the Presidency, …

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On his way to the 6th Summit of the Americas in Colombia, President Leonel Fernandez made a stop in Port St. Lucie in Florida where he took time to visit biotech industries and a hi-tech film corporation. As reported in the Florida press, the President visited the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies and the …

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Leonel Carrasco, the deputy director of OPRET, the office in charge of the Metro, estimates that about half a million people will take the second line of the metro to the 15th Santo Domingo Book Fair that opens Wednesday, 18 April. He announced that four stations of the second line would be open for free …

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The Ministry of Public Works informs commuters of a detour along Duarte Highway this afternoon, Monday, 16 April, from 5 to 7pm for the inauguration of the overpass at the highway with Av. Monumental. Drivers using the Duarte Highway are advised to take the Prolongacion Av. 27 de Febrero route, or the old Carretera Duarte …

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El Caribe reports that 69.77% of all bills in the Dominican Republic are in 2,000 and 1,000 denominations. Of these, 41% are 2,000 peso bills, up from 38% in 2010 and 35% in 2006. Nevertheless, El Caribe reports that the high denominations are not welcome in many businesses that often do not have change. RD$100 …

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What the two presidential candidates have to offer voters in the Dominican Republic has been eclipsed by the focus on present and past corruption, now being linked to Haiti. News media report how the focus has now shifted to two notorious characters: Pedro Julio (Pepe) Goico, close aide to former President Hipolito Mejia, and senator …

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E Leon Jimenes (ELJ) announced a strategic alliance with AmBev, the Brazilian subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the world’s largest brewer. AmBev produces Brahma and Pepsi-cola and Seven Up in the Dominican Republic. CND will continue to operate under its name, with Franklin Leon as President and Alexandre Medicis as CEO. “This strategic alliance with …

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Trinidad & Tobago company Prestige Holdings Ltd plans to dispose of its loss-making assets in the Dominican Republic. The company announced that on 10 April 2012 it entered into a stock purchase agreement with its joint venture partner, Montlac Corporation, C. por A., a Dominican company, for the sale of the 50% of the shareholding …

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A three-year old girl died last week after her time-pressed architect-father forgot her in the car when he went to work. The girl was sleeping in the car when her father took her to day school. News reports carried the tragic story of Juan Carlos Rodriguez who forgot his daughter Montserrat Rodriguez Arvelo in the …

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