2014 – Page 248

TripAdvisor experts will be giving a masterclass in Punta Cana, Wednesday 19 March in Punta Cana at the Westin Punta Cana Resort & Club. There will be two free sessions, one from 9am to 12 noon and the other from 1pm to 4pm. The free educational seminars are targeted at hospitality professionals. TripAdvisor experts will …

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The red carpet is being rolled out this evening, Tuesday 18 March, for the biggest show business production of the year, the Soberano Awards. Tune in to watch the Soberano Awards with performances by Carlos Vives, Bonny Cepeda, Vakero, Mozart La Para, Nathalie, Raulin, Johnny Ventura, El Canario, Oscar de Leon, Rafael Solano, and Toque …

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In his latest “surprise” visit over the weekend of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March, President Medina was in Polo and Villa Nizao in Paraiso in Barahona to meet with coffee, passion fruit, cacao and poultry farmers. He said that RD$39 million would be available to support coffee farming in Barahona (Polo and Paraiso) through …

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The Ministry of Culture says it is responsible for the construction of the Ibero-American Park amphitheater in Santo Domingo. Students and staff at the National Music Conservatory are opposed to the open-air theater saying it interferes with their studies. Residents in the area also protesting that the events organized at the park, now under the …

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The City Government of the National District (ADN) has been criticized for its children’s playground facilities that are later abandoned and taken over by homeless people. A report in Listin Diario says this has been the case in several parks, including Jardines del Norte (John F. Kennedy), Nunez de Caceres (remodeled at a cost of …

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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announced it will be presenting a project to back the modernization of the political party system in the Dominican Republic. The UNDP plans to promote the approval of a Political Parties Bill to modernize the way Dominican political parties manage themselves, according to the United Nations System representative …

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Over the weekend of 15-16 March, the press focused on the changes to the Puerta del Conde, where the coral stones have been covered with plaster. The monument commemorates the site where the Dominican Republic’s independence was declared in 1844 and the Dominican flag raised for the first time. Architect Christian Martinez Villanueva, the advisor …

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The head of cardiology at the Salvador B. Gautier Social Security Hospital says they are seeing a 30% increase in deaths for heart disease. Dr. Fulgencio Severino said this is a national epidemic that demands urgent political policies. Severino said that many of these deaths are preventable if risk conditions such as a sedentary lifestyle, …

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Companies are unlikely to hire candidates who do not have experience. A recent job study by Jacqueline Malagon for the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) says that the deficiencies affecting young people are: poor academic qualifications, lack of experience, weakness in desired skilled, weakness in leadership and managerial skills, and distortion between what was …

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A report in Diario Libre today, Monday 17 March recommends taking taxis from registered companies. In the Dominican Republic taxi rides are relatively cheap and safe, but the report warns that some rides offer more guarantees than others. As reported, there are around 25,000 taxis of which 10,000 are inter-communicated. The taxi service in the …

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