2013 – Page 78

Representing Dominicans in the United States, performers Prince Royce and Romeo Santos will join many other popular Latino musicians and singers for the White House event on Monday, 14 October in Washington, D.C. Natalie Cole, Lila Downs, Gloria Estefan, Raul Malo, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz and Marco Antonio Solis are also scheduled to appear at …

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Famous jazz musician Corey Allen will be giving a music workshop for musicians, students and the public in general. The Melodic Composition workshop is sponsored by Harmony School of Music located on Calle Roberto Pastoriza at the corner of Alberto Larancuent in Santo Domingo’s Naco area. It will take place from 18-19 October. Anyone interested …

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Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort in Cofresi is the setting for a Saturday, 12 October for concert with Wyclef Jean, famous for his Hips Don’t Lie collaboration with Shakira. He promises a super concert in Puerto Plata with his best hits. Also taking the stage will be Fladimir Dotel, of the Ilegales.

Speed racers from Puerto Rico, the United States, Haiti, Panama, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic will be competing in the next to last race of the Car Racing Championship. “The best race of the year” is how it is being billed. It will take place at the Mobil 1 Autodrome on Sunday, 13 October. The …

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In response to the overwhelming positive critical reviews and audience reception, musical producer Amaury Sanchez will be presenting the Philharmonic Orchestra of Santo Domingo playing rock music classics at 8:30pm on Saturday, 12 October at the National Theater’s Carlos Piantini main hall. Forty classical musicians will play the music of around 20 songs by rock …

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The Dominican premiere of Susan Hill’s horror story, “The Woman in Black” will have the audience gripping their seats as it unfolds the classic ghost story set in a small English town. The original gothic novel was a bestseller, as was the play, and it has been made into a very successful movie, too. The …

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Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ignacio Mendez, who is in charge of the office for the support of small business, says that the government will soon be providing a facility for setting up small businesses in as short a timeframe as one day, down from the present minimum of seven days. Mendez said that …

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The Minister of Education Carlos Amarante Baret doubts that the full 4% of the GDP allocated to the education sector this financial year can be spent and he is looking for ways to keep this money available, as reported in El Caribe. Amarante Baret said that he expects to spend between 90% and 100% of …

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The Minister of Hacienda Simon Lizardo has reiterated that the government would continue to explore alternatives to find a solution to the problem of salary increases for public employees. Nevertheless, this issue was not discussed in a meeting held yesterday, Wednesday 9 October with the joint commission that is studying the legislative proposal for the …

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In a report released yesterday, Wednesday 9 October, the executive directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised the Dominican authorities’ efforts aimed at reestablishing the country’s macro-economic stability and reducing the fiscal deficit. Nonetheless, the IMF mentioned that the downside was the risk associated with the uncertainty of the world situation and the large …

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