2014 – Page 253

Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez headed the launch of a project to restore the Santo Domingo Cathedral, the first in the Americas, with an initial investment of RD$50 million for the first stage. The Cardinal said that the cathedral would remain open and operating on its usual schedules during the renovations. According to the …

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The Roberto Salcedo city government is building an amphitheater at the Ibero-America Park in central Santo Domingo. Aggressive renovations to the park have changed its character from a peaceful oasis where musicians of the National Music Conservatory could practice in the city to one of mass attendance by noisy city residents. A group of citizens …

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The Ministry of Agriculture’s Livestock Office is reporting the first cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) and the action being taken to stop the damage. Caused by a virus, the disease affects newborn piglets and leads to a high number of deaths. It is said to have originated in China and is now present in …

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The Police reported on Tuesday, 11 March that they have dismantled a group that for several years had been transporting Cuban ballplayers to the DR to be signed for professional baseball in Puerto Rico, Mexico and other regional countries as a first step before being scouted for Major League Baseball. Police spokesman Jacobo Mateo Moquete …

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The Sala Ravelo drama hall of the National Theater presents “Souffle de Rosas, 3ra Parte,” directed by Geovanni Jerez. It is an adaptation of the original by Cristian Cortez, winner of the First Prize for Best Drama in the 2000 Guayaquil, Ecuador contest. Presented by the New York City-based theatre company United Latin Artists in …

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Singer-songwriter Covi Quintana is performing at the Juan Bosch Auditorium of the Pedro Henriquez Urena National Library in Santo Domingo on Saturday, 12 April at 8pm. Tickets at the door RD$700. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkRaAKVMiMw&feature=youtu.be

Free Salsa evening with Yiyo Sarante & Don Miguelo tomorrow, Thursday, 13 March at Afrika Club, Paseo de los Locutores 58, Santo Domingo Tel 809 683-4474. www.youtube.com/watch?v=akiT-DX9tRo&list=PLD4EFC3131B00D3E6 For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar

Yesterday, Monday 10 March, President Danilo Medina inaugurated nine schools with 86 new classrooms in the southwestern province of Peravia (Bani) for a cost of more than RD$296.7 million. Education Minister Carlos Amarante Baret said the schools are part of the extended school day program. The schools building program includes 10,000 classrooms for 2013 and …

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President Danilo Medina submitted two proposals to the Senate, one for a US$1.5 billion bond issue to be placed on the international capital market and a second for RD$33.61 billion to subcontract the public debt from local banks yesterday, 10 March. The note attached to the proposal said that the money would be used in …

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The governor of the Central Bank, Hector Valdez Albizu is bullish on the Dominican economy. He says it posted growth indicators for more than 5% in the first month of the year and inflation is within the range forecast. He rejected suggestions that the mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was linked with any …

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