2014 – Page 57

The first Spanish version of the Tony Award-winning musical “In the Heights” that brings the characters of New York City’s Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood to life will premiere in Santo Domingo on 7, 8, 9 November and 14, 15, 16 November at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo. Friday and Saturday performances are …

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The Dominican Republic is sharing its experiences of the 911 Emergency System and presidential surprise visits with Honduras. President Danilo Medina met with the President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez and his team of security experts at the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 16 October 2014 to share details of these initiatives. The Honduras delegation was …

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President Medina inaugurated the Puras Pinturas Dominicanas paint manufacturing plant in Pedro Brand on the Duarte Highway yesterday, Thursday 16 October 2014. The factory will manufacture the Montana brand of paints. This is a US$20 million Dominican Republic-Venezuelan investment. Some 200 direct and indirect jobs were created, said the chairman of the board of the …

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The Ministry of Tourism and the Central University of the East (UCE), the largest university in the southeast, have signed a five-year institutional agreement to promote tourism in San Pedro de Macoris, where the university is based, as reported in Acento. The agreement seeks to promote the cultural aspects of the city of San Pedro …

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The Dominican Migration authorities have ordered the automatic application of Ebola sanitary protocol controls at air and maritime ports in compliance with World Health Organization guidelines. The immigration computer system has been programmed to detect passengers who have recently traveled to high-risk countries. Any potential suspect will be subject to assessment. The action coincides with …

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Dr. Mery Hernandez, president of the National District chapter of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), is calling attention to the high levels of undernourishment in the Dominican Republic compared to other countries in the region. Dr. Hernandez said that in the region, the DR is only above Bolivia, Haiti and Guatemala. On the occasion of …

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US Ambassador James Brewster met with the Puerto Plata Tourism and Cultural Cluster on Wednesday, 15 October 2014 to discuss initiatives to promote sustainable tourism in the north of the country. This was the US Ambassador’s first visit to Puerto Plata. He also met with US expats living in the area. Cluster president Maximo Iglesias, …

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Eight people were killed and 34 were injured in a crash between a Hyundai bus and a dump truck on the old road between Veron and Higuey yesterday evening, Thursday 16 October 2014. Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) spokesman Diego Pesqueira said the bus was transporting employees of the Dreams resort in Cabeza de Toro who …

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The courts have ordered the confiscation of surveillance cameras at the Louis Vuitton store in Santo Domingo’s Blue Mall, an upscale shopping center. Investigators from the High-Tech Crime Specialized Prosecutors Office (Procuraduria Especializada Contra Crimenes de Alta Tecnologia) had requested access to recent videos as part of a credit card fraud investigation. http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2014/10/17/i841061_ministerio-pblico-allana-tienda-busca-video.html