2013 – Page 56

The auxiliary bishop of Santo Domingo, 77-year old Monsignor Pablo Cedano is the first on a list of senior clerics to be sent to retirement. As reported in Hoy, Cedano sent in a resignation letter to Pope Francis on the grounds of his age. Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Rodriguez recently announced that several aging bishops …

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Kook Young Jo of Posco Engineering & Construction Co, one of the companies authorized to take part in the government bid for the construction of two coal-fired generators, disputes the right of the consortium created by Odebrecht of Brazil and Technimont of Italy to be included in the bid. The South Korean company’s representatives say …

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Miguel Fluxa, president of Grupo Iberostar, with hotel operations in Punta Cana, is worth US$1.5 billion. Gabriel Escarrer, ranked 78th is down with a fortune of US$1.27 billion, and owns the Melia operations in Punta Cana. Simon Pedro Barcelo of Grupo Barcelo, with operations in Punta Cana, Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo is said to …

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The general manager of the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel in Santo Domingo, Eduardo Reple, has announced it will shut down on 22 April 2014 for a 10-month remodeling program. Reple said the remodeling would involve a budget of US$30 million. The hotel dates back to 1986. Reple said the present lobby would be remodeled to include …

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Juan Luis Guerra and Kourtney Kardashian will be at the opening of the Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa located in the Uvero Alto northern beach area of Punta Cana this weekend. This adults-only hotel has 750 contemporary large suites (553.7 sq. ft. / 51.4 m2) with private and scenic terraces. The hotel is located …

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Surfers are gathering this long weekend in Cabarete for the Friday, 1 November to Monday, 4 November Masters Surf Reunion at Playa Encuentro, Cabarete. The categories are Master, Grand Master, Kahuna, Grand Kahuna, Legend, Master Women, Master Longboard, Master Bodyboard, Parent/child and Comeback. There will also be an Open Master International Pro Category. The event …

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Codec, a modern dance performance, will be presented at the Bellas Artes theater in Santo Domingo all this weekend, Friday 2, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 November. There will be five modern dance shows: Rosita Perez (choreography by Patricia Ortega), D.C.O (Rafael Morla), Fragility of the Pavement (Maricarmen Rodriguez), Horma (Dayme del Toro) and Codec …

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President Danilo Medina received a visit from the US Department of Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Wednesday 30 October. The Presidency reports that Sanchez was visiting to support the installation of a natural gas energy project in the north of the country. Sanchez said he was in …

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The government reported yesterday, Wednesday 30 October that 7,000 of the 10,000 newly built classrooms promised for this year would be delivered. Securing the land and construction problems have been mentioned as reasons for the delay. The authorities also announced a new raffle for the construction in 2014 of 401 schools as well as the …

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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) has announced the start of the single-window system for the starting of a new business in the Dominican Republic. He said the system seeks to motivate more businesses to go formal. In an event held at the auditorium of the Museum of Modern Art, yesterday, Wednesday 30 October, …

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