2013 – Page 10

Spanish businessman Juan Jose (Pepe) Hidalgo was ordered to be arrested by an La Altagracia province court judge for failing to attend a court hearing last week. Hidalgo is the chief executive of Air Europa and BeLive Hotels. Hidalgo is known to be in Spain. Judge Andres Rijo Delgado issued the order so that Hidalgo …

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Yesterday, Monday 16 December, relatives, friends and colleagues of Claudio Nasco attended a mass to say their final goodbyes. As reported in Listin Diario, his boyfriend Miguel Flaquer thanked everyone for attending through his tears, and there were several emotional tributes from other friends and family members. CDN director Nuria Piera said that society was …

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The mother of Canadian tourist Jordan Morrison, who was killed in the Dominican Republic, says the man accused of killing him has won his latest appeal. Carrie McGinnis said that Dmytro Aref Yev, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing 19-year old Morrison in Punta Cana in 2011, would only have to …

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Sandy Gabriel & Pop Jazz Ensemble is performing this evening, Tuesday 17 December at Casa de Teatro bar in Colonial Santo Domingo as of 8:30pm. Sandy Gabriel is a winner of the National Music Award with his jazz band in 2003, regarded as having one of the best Latin Jazz repertoires in Latin America. He …

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Jazz in the Colonial City is planned for this coming Thursday. Puerto Plata songwriter, singer and musician Joshy Melo is booked for this Thursday, 19 December as part of the Tourism & Christmas program. The music group, Joshy y su 4 Jazz, includes Joshy at guitar, Salvador Gutierrez (drums), Nicolas Calcano (base), Abel de la …

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The Dominican Republic joined SICA as a full member last year. Starting this January, the Dominican Republic holds the pro tempore presidency of the regional body in which the EU has observer status. President Danilo Medina was in Panama over the weekend for the regional body summit. There he held a bilateral meeting with Jose …

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President Danilo Medina has issued Decree 360-13 that creates the Special Commission for the Los Haitises National Park. The commission has been given 60 days to conduct a survey to establish the present situation of the area and propose solutions to the problems. The team needs to prepare a special project to solve the problem …

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President Danilo Medina was in San Juan de la Maguana on Sunday, 15 December to inaugurate several public works including a shopping, recreational and cultural center on the site of the former municipal market. He also led the inauguration of the improvements to the dike and water intake at the Mijo and Las Charcas channels, …

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President Danilo Medina was in Punta Catalina yesterday, Sunday 15 December for the start of the construction of the Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Center in Peravia (Bani). Medina is convinced that the new 769.8 MW thermoelectric complex, a US$1.94 billion investment, will help reduce the government’s US$1.5 billion annual subsidies for the electricity sector. Medina …

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In a ceremony held on Sunday, 15 December, National District Mayor Roberto Salcedo opened the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Park on the Malecon seafront boulevard in Santo Domingo. The 24,400 square meter park was renovated at a cost of RD$70 million. Salcedo said the opening is part of government plans to make the city more …

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