2014 – Page 26

The Dominican Republic flag-bearer at the Central American and Caribbean Games taking place in Veracruz, Mexico, Victor Estrella won the gold medal in the singles tennis championship. It is his second consecutive gold in the Central American Championships. He won the gold in the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 2010 championships. To win this year he defeated …

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Retro Jazz and Pengbian Sang present a Christmas concert on Friday, 12 December at the Escenario 360 of Galeria 360. 9pm. Listen to their music at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdsEm6ZHho&list=PLgTeTpk8Kt5F-WCImckkP_nI-vp2zlvi3

Thursdays in December, there will be jazz with the magical background of the Ozama River. Sit on the stairs leading up from the Port of Santo Domingo to Calle El Conde and listen to memorable jazz performances on Thursdays as of 8pm. On Thursday, 4 December 2014, Jacobo & Tumbao will perform. In addition to …

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The director of the Department of Motor Vehicles of the Tax Agency (DGII) Virginia Gomez reported that as of this date around 300,000 vehicle owners have renewed their stickers or “marbetes”, as reported in the Nuevo Diario. She motivated the owners of vehicles to purchase the renewal stickers authorizing the vehicle to circulate. The official …

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The director of the National Institute for the Protection of Consumer Rights (Pro Comsumidor) issued a call on Wednesday afternoon for residents to check for potassium bromate when buying imported bread. The ingredient is illegal in the European Union, Canada, Brazil and the DR after it was found to cause cancer in rats and mice, …

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The Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) declared as inadmissible by law a demand for annulment of the proclaimed winners of the XXX National Ordinary Convention of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) held last 20 July 2014. Likewise, the high court said that it was evident that the plaintiff, Guido Orlando Gomez Mazara, did not correctly exhaust …

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On some intercity urban bus routes fare reductions of RD$10 and RD$25 have been made, in compliance with agreements reached with the Technical Office of Ground Transportation (OTTT), as reported in Diario Libre. Diario Libre reporters found RD$25 had been cut in the fare between Santo Domingo and Higuey, for instance. Passengers now can pay …

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The District Attorney of the National District Yeni Berenice Reynoso says that her department is waiting for the Superintendence of Banks to provide them with the technical report regarding the real situation at the Banco Peravia, so that they can speed up the process of investigation and request coercive measures to guarantee that the defendants …

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In the Population Census for the years 2002 and 2010, there were population increases in four border provinces and decreases in three. The director of the Department of Border Development, Miguel Bejaran says that the increases were due to immigration of Haitians. “Since the Census did not determine nationalities, I dare to say, because I …

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