2013 – Page 2

The Bravo supermarket chain with branches in Santo Domingo and Santiago has announced it would absorb the three-point increase in the ITBIS tax from 8 to 11% that goes into effect on 1 January 2014 as part of the taxation on food products included in the November 2012 tax reform. The increase affects 900 products. …

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The governmental BanReservas is the first Dominican bank to introduce a credit card with ‘smart chip’ technology. The cards are embedded with chips and a cardholder function that is said to be more secure than swipe-and-sign cards, which have a simple magnetic strip.

The former papal nuncio, Josef Wesolowski, surreptitiously left the country in August after investigative TV journalists were on his trail with reports that he was an active pedophile. Wesolowski served as the Vatican’s ambassador in the DR for seven years. The Vatican has yet to present any conclusions on any actions being taken in response …

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Temperatures have been known to fall as low as 3 degrees Celsius below zero in mountain areas of the Dominican Republic. But for anyone craving winter cold in this Caribbean island, Diario Libre reports that low temperatures are frequently being recorded this winter: Constanza 7.7C Hondo Valle (San Juan de la Maguana) 9.3C Rancho Arriba …

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Cuba will open against Mexico in the 2014 Caribbean Series that will be held in Venezuela. Cuba will be represented by the team from Villa Clara, the champion of the national series in Cuba. Cuba has been away from the MLB affiliated league since 1960 when Fidel Castro banned professional sports. The Caribbean-style baseball has …

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The Leones del Escogido, Aguilas Cibaenas, Tigres del Licey and Gigantes del Cibao begin the 18-game round robin second phase of the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship playoffs today, Friday, 27 December. There will be two games a day from today through Monday 30 December. They will take a two-day New Year’s break and continue …

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A Children’s Choir will be performing at 6pm on Saturday, 28 December in the magical city of lights prepared by the City of Santo Domingo at the Parque de Luces in the Parque Iberoamericano on Av. Bolivar with Tiradentes.

Pavel Nunez promises more of his great contemporary Dominican music with the return of his Big Band Nunez III concert to the Teatro La Fiesta at the Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo on Monday, 30 December at 9pm. Tickets RD$2,500 to RD$1,000.

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Punta Cana presents top DJs David Guetta and Calvin Harris on Monday, 30 December.

Merengue bands of Sergio Vargas, Eddy Herrera, Melymel and Sensato del Patio will be playing as part of the Lights & Sound for Christmas in Santo Domingo program on Tuesday, 31 December as of 10pm to 6am at the Avenida del Puerto on the banks of the Ozama River in Santo Domingo. The concert will …

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