2013 – Page 106

The Dominican Republic team lost to Puerto Rico last night, Tuesday 10 September (79-67) and thus will not play in the finals of the FIBA Americas Championship. The team did accomplish its main objective of participating in the tournament, which was to be in the top four and win a slot to the 2014 FIBA …

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Meanwhile, Al Horford confirmed that he has accepted the invitation to play in the team representing the Dominican Republic at the World Games in Spain next year. “God willing, if I am healthy, next year I will participate in the Dominican team in the World Games,” he told CDN La Radio’s Manana Deportiva talk show. …

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A memorable concert will take place tonight, Wednesday, 11 September at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. The National Symphony Orchestra will play music by Kabalevsky, Kodaly and Grieg, starting at 8:30pm. Conducted by Caonex Peguero, the orchestra presents Peng-Peng Zhang as guest pianist. On the program is music by Dmitri Kabalevsky, Overture to Colas …

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Legendary Dominican rock band Toque Profundo is celebrating 24 years together with a concert at Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo on Thursday, 12 September. Tony Almont, Tomas Alvarez, Joel Lazala and Clemente Portillo will be playing their greatest hits and some new compositions. The concert is part of the “anthology of rock,” a series of …

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President Danilo Medina sent a letter of congratulations to the Dominican team yesterday, Monday 9 September after it qualified for the FIBA World Basketball Championship to be held in Spain in August 2014. In the note, sent to the president of the Dominican Basketball Federation, Rafael Uribe, Medina said that he conveyed his sincere congratulations …

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The presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies have received the bill to amend the contract signed between the State and the Barrick Gold mining company. The amendments seek to provide the government with more revenue from gold exports. Critics say that technical and environmental issues were not touched upon in the revision. …

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About 1,317 sea turtles were born in Dominican Republic during this year’s second quarter, reports the Ministry of the Environment. The National District and the provinces of Samana, Puerto Plata and La Altagracia were the places chosen by the Hawksbill, Green, and Leatherback Turtles to breed, according to Environment Minister Bautista Rojas. Rojas said that …

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The Dominican Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Codopesca) says that the ban on the capture of larval eels (elders) will be maintained in the country’s bodies of water. The council also urged fishermen to respect the provision in order to ensure the sustainability of the species. Codopesca executive director, Francisco Manuel Frias Olivencia said the …

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Whilst attending a ceremony to lay a wreath at the Altar of the Homeland to celebrate National Consumer Rights Day, the head of the National Consumer Rights Protection Institute (ProConsumidor) Altagracia Paulino announced that RD$98,503,901 has been returned to consumers in the last year as a result of ProConsumidor’s involvement in 1,489 cases. They also …

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The Minister of Public Works, Gonzalo Castillo, has visited Paraiso in Barahona together with the Director of Tourist Police (Politur) General Amilcar Fernandez Tejada, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Jose del Castillo, the Provincial Governor, Pedro Pena Rubio and others and they have announced the beginning of a touristic boulevard for the area. It …

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