2014 – Page 275

Bolero and merengue singer Fernandito Villalona and TV host and comedian Jochy Santos are booked for the Galeria 360 shopping mall in Santo Domingo for performances on Friday, 14 February and Saturday, 15 February at 9pm. Tickets are on sale at ticketexpress.com.do or at the Escenario 360 box office at the mall. They are RD$2,500 …

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Salsa dancing enthusiasts should head out to the Be Chic Night Club of the Be Live Hamaca in Boca Chica this evening, Friday 14 February. Salsa singer Yiyo Sarante will be there, singing to lovers from 10pm.

Enjoy the music of Urbanova, a fusion and bossa nova band from 9pm this evening, Friday, 14 February. The evening’s entertainment also includes stand up comedians of La Receta, made up of Eduardo Santos, Faruk Miguel, Jefferson Reina and Juan Carlos Pichardo Jr. Cinema Cafe is located behind the National History & Geography Museum between …

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Carnival characters have had two Sundays to practice, so expect this Sunday action to be at its best. There are two carnivals in Santo Domingo, one along Maximo Gomez Avenue and another on Av. Espana. For the first time, Carnival has been announced in Boca Chica, but the traditional carnivals are in La Vega, Bonao …

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President Danilo Medina inaugurated the overpass on the Ecological Avenue over Charles de Gaulle Avenue in East Santo Domingo yesterday, Wednesday 12 February amid calls for re-election. President Medina registered an 82% approval rating in the Gallup-Hoy January 2014 poll, but the 2010 Constitution bans him from running for a consecutive term. The overpass was …

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It was not a mega-project that was inaugurated, there were no billions in funding, but yesterday, Wednesday 12 February the community of La Pelada, tucked away in the mountains to the south of Jarabacoa, was able to turn on some lights thanks to a micro-generation hydro-electric project. The tiny generator powered by the waters of …

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Minister of Public Health Freddy Hidalgo has delivered the first payment towards the remodeling of 56 of the nation’s public health centers. The overhaul will allow the government to begin to invoice these services to the Social Security network. Hidalgo said that 20% of patients who go to the hospitals have private health insurance, but …

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A river transport system will provide service between the banks of the Ozama River as the government constructs the essential bridge that will carry the Metro II section of the Santo Domingo Metro towards Santo Domingo East. The second subway line was initially scheduled to begin in Los Alcarrizos and end in San Luis, but …

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Today’s Diario Libre editorial, Thursday 13 February, backs the extension of the Santo Domingo Metro but says that nothing will be achieved by investing in the metro if the government does not end the public transport monopolies that affect commuters. “It is not a solution to continue spending huge sums on the metro lines when …

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The government has still not set a date for opening the Rosa Emilia de Tavares National Cancer Institute to the public. It was inaugurated a year and a half ago at a stated cost of RD$5 billion. Yesterday, Wednesday 12 February, the authorities reported that the electricity problems had been fixed. During a press conference …

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