2013 – Page 229

Popular merengue and light Dominican music bandleader and lead vocalist Fernando Echavarria has announced that his group, Familia Andre will be taking the stage of Lucia Bar on Saturday, 25 May at 203 Hostos Street in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City for an evening in celebration of Dominican mothers. Mothers Day in the Dominican Republic is …

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Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo says that work on Santo Domingo’s four-lane bypass will start next week, as reported in El Dia. He said that the highway would cost US$330 million. An estimated 25,000 vehicles a day are expected to use the bypass, which will link the southwest of the country with the east …

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The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are joining forces and will source their natural gas together on the international market to lower costs. The plan is one of several initiatives that were discussed during an official meeting between Puerto Rico’s Secretary of State David Bernier Rivera and President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace yesterday, …

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Civil society organization Justicia Fiscal says that the reduction of the deficit projected at 0.7% of GDP to 0.1% of GDP during the first quarter of the year cannot be attributed to savings because of better management of public funds, but instead to delays in the implementation of infrastructure works, as reported in Hoy. In …

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The new Ministry of Tourism provincial director for Puerto Plata province, Lorenzo Sancassani says that every effort is being made to reduce the impact of prostitution in Sosua and the north coast. He said that the authorities’ priority right now is to back businesses that promote legitimate travel offers. As reported in Hoy, he said …

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The Ministry of Culture, the European Union Delegation and the European Investment Bank are presenting a gala concert on the occasion of the Europe Day tomorrow, Thursday 9 May at the Enriquillo Sanchez Auditorium of the Ministry of Culture on the Malecon in Santo Domingo. The concert starts at 7:30pm and the conductor is Darwin …

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International Bachata Day is being celebrated at the Be Live Hamaca Hotel in Boca Chica on Thursday, 30 May. Three concerts will take place, the first on opening day, 30 May, another on Saturday, 1 June and the last on Sunday, 2 June. Luis Segura (El Anonaito), Leonardo Paniagua, Jose Manuel Calderon and Ramon Cordero …

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Elizabeth Sanchez announces a local production of the Disney musical, Beauty and the Beast at the National Theater in Santo Domingo on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June. Shows will be at 4:30pm. Gabriela Sanchez will be the Beauty, and Carlos Martinez will play the Beast. Tickets are for sale at Uepa Tickets and Avanza …

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The government is planning to construct the Santo Domingo bypass linking the municipality of Haina in San Cristobal province with Boca Chica in Santo Domingo province. Speaking yesterday, Monday 6 May, Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo announced that the roadway would begin in the Port of Haina and go to Km 23 of the …

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A high-level mission from the Barrick Gold mining company arrived in the Dominican Republic in a private jet last night, Monday 6 May and held meetings with government officers shortly after arrival. The group of executives is headed by the co-chairman of Barrick’s Board of Directors John Lawson Thornton. The other members of the group …

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