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Ocean World Adventure Park Puerto Plata is extending an Easter Week special offer for groups of visitors who are residing in the Dominican Republic. Groups of 10 people or more get a special rate of RD$999 adults and RD$795 kids (4 to 12 years old). This includes day pass, entrances to the dolphin, shark, sea …

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The Royal Spanish Navy’s Juan Sebastian de Elcano tall ship will be in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 24 April for its 20th visit, as reported in Diario Libre. The ship is a four-mast topsail, steel-hulled schooner that measures 113 meters (370 feet) long and is the third largest tall ship in the world. It is …

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The Good Friday traditional Easter Concert at the Cathedral of Santo Domingo has been cancelled. The director of the choir says that the cancellation was due to the difficulties in parking in the area caused by the ongoing remodeling of the Colonial City. However, the Choir will be performing on Holy Thursday, during the commemorative …

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Over the weekend, President Medina met with the coffee growers gathered in the Association of Producers of Special Coffee of Juncalito in Santiago Province. Coffee growers in the area, as in many areas nationwide, have been affected by the rush virus that has killed countless coffee trees. . The coffee producers have seen their production …

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President Danilo Medina attended the inaugural of a Gildan Activewear apparel plant in the San Pedro de Macoris Industrial Free Zone. Gildan is a leader in sportswear in the US and Canada that began operations in the Dominican Republic in 2004. The company’s executive vice president for global manufacturing, Benito Masi came for the inaugural …

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The Medina administration has plans to inaugurate the Bani-Azua road system by November. The new highway will bypass the cities of Bani and Azua, so that motorists who are traveling to points further in the southwest can avoid delays. The Ministry of Public Works is investing RD$850 million in the South Corridor that serves around …

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Minister of Higher Education Ligia Amada Melo expressed frustration that Dominican universities are graduating many students that will have a tough time finding employment. Melo urged that universities work more closely with the nation’s industries so that the education and training curriculum can better prepare students for job opportunities in the country. Victor Castro also …

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The European Union ambassador in the Dominican Republic, Alberto Navarra, said that the European Union is very interested in that Haitians get their ID documents. In an interview with Diario Libre, he said that the Organization of American States has provided 6 million Haitians with ID documents and has digitalized around 18 million documents, mostly …

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The president of Falcondo in the Dominican Republic, David Soares says that international arbitration is not being contemplated in the case of Loma Miranda. Soares said that in the past 50 years the company has always solved its problems in the Dominican Republic through dialogue, as reported in Hoy. The company seeks to exploit 22,000 …

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The president of Iberia Luis Gallego announced that Iberia will be using new airplanes (A330-300) for the Santo Domingo-Madrid route that once again begins service on 1 September 2014. He said that the airline will fly direct on five days of the week (3,000 seats) on the SDQ-MAD route and those flying Iberia will be …

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