2015 – Page 318

Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo at the Blue Mall shopping center is presenting Monday evenings hosted by Techy Fatule, the daughter of entertainers Carlos Alfredo Fatule and Tania Baez. Admission is free for performances by comedians, singers and other entertainers. For tonight, Monday 2 February 2015, Hard Rock is advertising salsa musician Alex Matos and …

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The Medina administration says it has cut the PetroCaribe debt by 98% by paying off half the total owed in a transaction that went through on Tuesday, 27 January 2015. Speaking for the government at a press conference yesterday, Thursday 29 January, Minister of Hacienda Simon Lizardo and his deputy minister Magin Diaz announced that …

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The Dominican Republic has been chosen for the next temporary presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) during 2015. The announcement was made during the 4th Summit held 28-29 January 2015 in Costa Rica. CELAC brings together 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, representing roughly 600 million people. The …

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Economy, Planning and Development Minister Temistocles Montas says the government is making good progress on a bill for the Land Use in the Dominican Republic and could present it to Congress once it reopens on 27 February 2015. Montas made the announcement during a workshop on “Ordering the National Land Use System in the Dominican …

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Since its launch on 15 January 2015, the 911 Emergency Line has received 5,232 calls with complaints of noise pollution in the Greater Santo Domingo area. Environmental prosecutor Francia Calderon made the announcement during an event held in Villa Juana yesterday, Thursday 29 January 2015 during which more than 1,000 speakers confiscated from noise-causing businesses …

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Speaking during the III International Santo Domingo Forum in Santo Domingo this week, former President Leonel Fernandez said that the greatest challenge facing Latin America and the Caribbean is to increase wealth production to reduce inequality and improve quality of life for its inhabitants. Fernandez said the worst financial and economic crisis was behind us …

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After 10 hours of reading out the evidence of accusations for corruption and asset laundering against former director of the Supervisory Office of Public Works Felix Bautista and six alleged associates, judge Alejandro Moscoso Segarra called a recess yesterday, Thursday 29 January 2015. Bautista earned a wage of RD$57,000 at the government office that serves …

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Singer Jose Manuel Lopez Balaguer, popularly known as Lope Balaguer (El Cantantazo) died yesterday, Thursday 29 January 2015 at his home in Santo Domingo. The wake will be held at the Funeraria Blandino on Av. Abraham Lincoln. Lope Balaguer, who was 89 years old, had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for the past ten years.

28-year old Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford has been chosen to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Stars game on 15 February 2015 in New York City along with teammates Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague. This is the first time since 1980 that three Atlanta Hawks players will be representing the Eastern Conference in …

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Dominicans Dascha Polanco (Dayanara Diaz), Jessica Pimentel (Maria Ruiz), Selenis Leyva (Gloria Mendoza), Jackie Cruz (Flaca) and Diane Guerrero (Maritza Ramos) are part of the cast of Orange is the New Black TV show that shared the SAG Awards for outstanding performance in a comedy series announced on Sunday, 25 January 2015. The 21st Annual …

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