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Enjoy an evening of romantic boleros and catchy merengues with Sergio Vargas at Jet Set Night Club at El Portal, Av. Independencia in Santo Domingo. Showtime is 9pm, with the start of Chiquito Team Band to warm up the stage. Ticket information, Tel. 809 535-4145 http://www.sergiovargas.net For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar

The Coca Cola bottling company in the Dominican Republic says that it has invested RD$1.6 billion in building two new bottling lines, one for production of up to 12,000 glass bottles another for plastic (PET) bottles. During the inauguration yesterday, Thursday 3 April, attended by President Danilo Medina and Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose …

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Minister of Agriculture Luis Ramon Rodriguez is highlighting the effects the soon to start National Development and Export Bank will have on the agribusiness sector. Speaking yesterday, Thursday 3 April, he said that the bank would strengthen the linkages between farm businesses and industry and tourism, which will transform the Dominican Republic’s economic base. The …

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AES Dominicana president Edwin de los Santos says that the country has achieved savings of US$1.8 billion by using natural gas instead of fossil fuels since 2004. He said that the US is giving priority to the Dominican Republic and other countries with which free trade agreements have been signed in the sale of natural …

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The ruling PLD party controls the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch and the Legislative Branch, and now legislators have eliminated the citizens’ right to sue government officials for corruption in office as part of the reforms made to the Penal Procedures Code. This has caused a major uproar and is the hottest topic this week. …

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Former Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch has called on President Danilo Medina to observe and return the bill with the changes made to the Penal Procedures Code to Congress. At a press conference held yesterday, Thursday 3 April at the Instituto Dr. Jose Francisco Pena Gomez, PRD politician and former Senate president Ramon Alburquerque said …

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Economist Jaime Aristy Escuder, co-author of the “The Dark Side of Sun Land” book on the controversial case involving alleged mismanagement of government funds during the Leonel Fernandez administration, says three banks involved in the case have provided financial information on the accounts that were used to receive and transfer funds for the issuing of …

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The 34th World Congress of Martial Arts Championships will take place in Punta Cana from 7-14 May. 150 athletes from all around the world are coming for the event that will take place at the Hotel Riu Bambu, a resort in northern Punta Cana. The WCO World Championships include two major disciplines: forms, where athletes …

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Dominican national basketball team players Karl Towns Jr. and Brandone Francis will be taking part in the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit, regarded as the United States’ premier annual basketball game for high-school-age boys. Both were on the Dominican Republic national team that qualified to play in the FIBA Basketball World Cup held in Madrid. The …

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The best regional table tennis players are in Santiago to compete in the ITTF-Latin American Championships 2014. The Championship is a preparatory event for the Central American and Caribbean Games (July 16 – 20, 2014). ?The event is taking place 1-6 April. www.ittf.com/juniors/2014/ITTF_LA_Champs/2014_ITTF_LA_Championships_prospectus.pdf