2013 – Page 84

If you’re heading to the Supreme Court, Migration Department, Ministry of Labor or the City Government of Santo Domingo, take note there are major changes in traffic flow in the area of La Feria. The city government approved changes to the streets Republica del Libano (east-west), Paul Harris (west-east) and Juan de Dios Ventura (east-west), …

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Hundreds of employees of Falcondo apparently got the day off from their jobs yesterday, Thursday 3 October to protest outside the National Congress building in Santo Domingo. The employees defended the mining company’s track record in the Dominican Republic. Environmentalists, religious groups and La Vega community leaders have lobbied for the Ministry of Environment to …

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Local doctors teamed up with colleagues from the University of Virginia Commonwealth University medical school to successfully operate on six children and replace their esophagi that had been damaged by swallowing toxic substances. Dr. Fernando Diaz Espinal, head of surgery at the Robert Reid Cabral Children’s Hospital in Santo Domingo said that the complicated procedure …

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The physical rehabilitation organization that was founded following Mary Marranzini’s efforts to deal with polio that affected her son Celso celebrated its 50th anniversary yesterday, Thursday 3 October. The Asociacion Dominicana de Rehabilitacion marked the event with a mass at the Santo Domingo Cathedral attended by First Lady Candida Montilla. “There is a lot for …

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About an hour’s drive from Santo Domingo, the hilly province of Monte Plata is seeking to attract more domestic and international travelers to show them what it has to offer. Senator Charlie Mariotti is the coordinator of the annual Expo Monte Plata that will take place this weekend, 4, 5 and 6 October at the …

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The traditional Navy Regatta will take place in the waters of Andres Bay and on Sunday 6 October there will be a parade of the sailboats from Spain, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic sailing from La Caleta to Santo Domingo. A total of 25 sailboats are participating. The event, now in its 15th year, …

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As part of its 10th Anniversary Celebrations, the Centro Leon in Santiago is inviting the public to a Sunday, 6 October Dominican Party. Jochy Sanchez, Rafaelito Roman, Maridalia Hernandez and La Cuaba will be performing. The Centro Leon grew from the prestigious E. Leon Jimenes art contest that had amassed a prime collection of the …

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Award-winning Chilean chef Juan Jose Morales has come to Santo Domingo for the Chilean Food Festival at the Crowne Plaza (former InterContinental). The event is sponsored by Pro Chile. The festival will take place from 7-11 October. A luncheon buffet with Chilean specialties will be served. Dinner a la carte is from 7pm. Chilean wines …

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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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Dominican classical violinist Aisha Syed is playing in Santo Domingo on a stop of her Virtuoso Sarasate Collection tour. Pablo Sarasate is one of the leading violinists of all times. The Santo Domingo concert will take place tonight, 4 October 2013 as part of the Classical Night at the Museum of Modern Art that is …

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