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The North Coast Players Theatre Company presents British award-winning playwright Ray Cooney’s “Tom, Dick and Harry” farce on the evenings of 10 and 11 February 2012. Directed by theater professional Jane Waites and produced by Judith Hogg, the comedy is booked for the performance at the Sosua Bay Conference Center at 7:30pm. The play is …

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Two Dominican women who were on board the Costa Concordia holiday ship that ran aground off the Tuscan coast near the island of Giglio on Friday night are returning to Santo Domingo from Italy tomorrow evening when they are expected to give their account of the tragedy at sea. The disaster is being attributed to …

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Following a meeting at the Hotel Hamaca in Boca Chica yesterday, the PRSC announced it would seek a political alliance in the 2012 presidential election. Listin Diario reports that the decision was taken by the party’s National Political Commission, with a 75-24 vote, and by the PRSC’s Executive Commission. The newspaper reports the party is …

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Forbes Magazine has recognized 27-year old Dominican entrepreneur Pedro Santos Sang for having invented a wellhead compression technology that promises to cut costs of natural gas production. He was included in the prestigious “30 Under 30” group in the energy category. Santos is CEO of OsComp Systems. Santos lives in the US where he has …

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The memory, bravery and vision of Alfonso Moreno Martinez was honored at the Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana in the Colonial City on Tuesday, on occasion of the 15th anniversary of his death. The museum houses the largest collection of historical documents and archives on freedom and democracy fighters during the Trujillo regime in …

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Albina Ruiz, who has made a name for herself with recycling programs in Peru, will be in Santo Domingo to speak at the National Network for Backing of Environmental Protection (Renaepa). The event will take place on Wednesday at 8:30am at the Claro corporate offices on JFK Avenue. Ruiz has promoted recycling programs, convinced that …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) is reporting the arrest of a US citizen who tried to travel to New York with 4,753 pills thought to be ‘ecstasy’ (MDMA) hidden in her suitcase. The woman, identified as 22-year old Cristina Henriquez was ticketed on Delta Airline flight 550 to New York. The airport X-ray machine …

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Dominican Yamilet Pena has achieved the impossible. She will represent the Dominican Republic in the London Olympics in women’s artistic gymnastics. The International Gymnastics Federation announced qualifiers on 12 January the 2012 and she made it with 46,581 points. She had received a special invitation to attend the final London qualifying event, after her extraordinary …

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Julio Alsogaray from Argentina won the 10th Laser Midwinter Regatta in Cabarete, Puerto Plata over the weekend. 36 sailors from 13 countries were challenged in all possible sailing conditions during the three-day 10th Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta held in Cabarete, held 13-15 January. The organizers said that the first day offered steady 22 knots with …

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Veteran right-hander, 38-year old Dominican baseball player Bartolo Colon has agreed to a one-year contract with the Oakland A’s. The signing of the deal is pending a physical, ESPN reports. Colon made headlines after receiving controversial stem cell treatment from doctors in Santiago that revitalized his pitching arm. ESPN reports that his average fastball speed …

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