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Brugal Rum has been named the Grand Exporter of the Year. This honor coincides with the rum company celebrating 125 years of its foundation. Brugal is the Caribbean’s leading rum exporter. Company president Augusto Ramirez said that the secret of its global success is in the quality of the product. The award was part of …

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In his keynote address on the occasion of having been recognized as Agrobusiness Exporter of the Year by the Agribusiness Council (JAD) yesterday, Thursday 5 December, businessman Felix Garcia made the point that the Dominican Republic has not made the most of DR-CAFTA especially when compared to the success stories in Central America. He pointed …

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The Ministry of Environment received a US$140,000 donation from the EGE-Haina electricity company on Thursday, 5 December to be used in the decontamination of a tanker that was abandoned in shallow waters off Beata Island in Pedernales some 10 years ago. Marcelo Aicardi made the donation to Minister of Environment Bautista Rojas Gomez. The funds …

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Natasha Wilber, a Santiago prosecutor, was boarding her vehicle to go to work at the National Police Cibao Central Department in Santiago, in the La Trinitaria neighborhood yesterday, Thursday 5 December, when she was robbed at gunpoint by two thieves on a motorcycle. She is assigned to the Police Homicides department. They stole her belongings …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) arrested a man who was transporting 28 packages of what is suspected to be marijuana inside a vehicle traveling from Barahona to Azua in the southwest yesterday, Thursday 5 December. The DNCD says that the arrested man was 35 years old transported the cargo in two suitcases in a …

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An exhibition of this famous Spanish painter whose work is also on display in Madrid’s El Prado Museum is now open at the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo. Pinazo is known as one of the best Spanish impressionist painters. The exhibition is sponsored by the Embassy of Spain, the Instituto Valenciano de Arte …

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Don’t miss this extraordinary exhibition by young contemporary artist Hulda Guzman. “In Joy” is on display at the Galeria Ramos Mederos at Calle Arzobispo Nouel No. 5 corner Hostos, Colonial City, Santo Domingo. 12 December 2013. Born in Santo Domingo in 1984, Hulda studied with Melanie Reims at the Altos de Chavon School of Design, …

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The XII Feria Nacional de Artesanias Dominicanas 2013, this year dedicated to the artisans of Barahona opens on Thursday, 12 December at the Fortaleza Ozama (Calle Las Damas) in the Colonial City in Santo Domingo. It will remain open until Sunday, 15 December. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President and …

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The Leones del Escogido have kept their first place position, followed closely by the Aguilas Cibaenas. For the important fourth place qualifying position, the Gigantes, Toros and Estrellas continue to battle in the field. The teams have until 22 December to be one of the four that will move to the round robin tournament that …

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After a 40-year wait, yesterday, Wednesday 4 December there were celebrations in San Jose de Ocoa as President Danilo Medina cut the ribbon on the Cruce de Ocoa-San Jose de Ocoa Highway. The improved road includes drainage systems and safety infrastructure to protect against floodwaters during heavy rains that are common in the area. In …

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