2013 – Page 6

Police chief Manuel Castro Castillo says that all investigations into the death of TV host Claudio Nasco do not support the theory there could have been a mastermind behind the crime. On Wednesday, 18 December the lawyer representing the victim’s family, Francisco Taveras spoke of his suspicion that someone more than the three men the …

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Judge Andres Rijo Delgado of La Altagracia has announced the revocation of the search warrant against the president of the Spanish business group Globalia, Juan Jose Hidalgo (Pepe), after accepting that his court summons was not delivered to his Madrid address. The company operates BeLive hotels and Air Europa to the Dominican Republic. As reported …

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Rony, Manuel and Dee, young Dominicans resident in the United States, are making an impact on the social networks with their satirical videos in which they recreate the daily life of Dominicans in the US. The show will be presented live with the sponsorship of the Cerveceria Naiconal Dominicana, Corporacion Zona Franca Industrial de Santiago,? …

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Spanish flamenco singer Diego “El Cigala” will perform for Dominican audiences on Friday, 20 December in the National Theater in Santo Domingo at 8:30pm. A production by Marcelin Ozuna. www.elcigala.com/en

Canadian Justin James from Vancouver is playing his island-style music at Island Jacks, Onno’s and Lazy Dog in Cabarete all throughout the holidays. http://justinjamesmusic.com/upcoming-shows.html

Veteran pop superstar Elton John is booked for a 28 February concert at the Altos de Chavon amphitheater in La Romana. General admission is US$140, and VIP tickets are US$497. In 2014, the legendary performer has scheduled performances for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany and France only. The show is set for 8pm. …

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Friday, 20 December baseball games are – Gigantes del Cibao vs. Leones del Escogido, Tigres del Licey vs. Toros del Este and Estrellas Orientales vs. Aguilas. The Gigantes, Toros and Estrellas are in the final stretch battle to decide who will be the fourth place winner. Games are scheduled for Saturday, 21 December and Sunday, …

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President Danilo Medina says that the Dominican and Haitian governments will be meeting “soon” in order to formally open talks as agreed during the PetroCaribe summit in Venezuela earlier this week. The Dominican leader talked about the Venezuelan government, the United Nations and the European Union’s roles as observers. Medina took care to mention that …

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School is over from Friday, 20 December through Tuesday, 7 January 2014 in most public and private schools nationwide. The Minister of Education Carlos Amarante Baret said that most schools had finished their final exams for this semester, and he called on parents to be watchful of the students and to encourage them to review …

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The Department of Taxes (DGII) has confirmed that businesses with sales under RD$7.8 million a year, or that make purchases below the sum of RD$30 million do not have to install the tax printers that are linked to the DGII system. The printers are mandatory starting next year for other businesses, and are aimed at …

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