2015 – Page 46

2015 News

La Gran Cata on 18 November

El Catador is hosting an evening dedicated to fine wine-tasting at the Garden Tent of the Hotel El Embajador in Santo Domingo this Wednesday, 18 November 2015. Now in its seventh year, the wine-tasting event will feature 150 varieties of top wines. Admission is limited to 800 people. Tickets must be pre-purchased and will not …

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Servando y Florentino at Hard Rock Cafe

Venezuelan pop duo Servando and Florentino made up of brothers Servando and Florentino Primera will be performing at the Hard Rock Cafe Santo Domingo on 17 December 2015. Tickets are RD$2,140 and RD$4,280. http://www.billboard.com/artist/278716/servando-y-florentino/biography Read more about upcoming events at http://www.dr1.com/calendar To read more news, see the DR1 News Archives at: http://dr1.com/premium/news/2015/index.shtml

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Drink away, Xmas is coming soon

The Ministry of Interior and Police has announced that it is lifting alcohol sales restrictions as of 10 December 2015. During the long holiday season, which lasts until 8 January 2016, there will be no limit on closing times for bars, discotheques, restaurants, corner shops and other businesses selling alcoholic drinks. The Ministry says the …

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Cardinal says Medina needs to talk to the people

Aging Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez commented yesterday, Thursday 12 November 2015 that the government should talk to the nation more often. He says the President needs to improve his communication with the people. The Cardinal, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic, said that Medina is the …

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Truckers want to continue using the Malecon

The Fenatrado truck drivers’ union and its affiliates are asking the National District City Government (AND) to postpone the resolution that bans heavy trucks from using the Malecon seafront avenue in Santo Domingo. The truckers want to be allowed to use the Malecon and the Av. Independencia until the Northern Bypass (Circunvalacion Norte) is completed. …

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Mr. Strike Organizer Waldo Suero back at the CMD

Pediatrician Waldo Ariel Suero has been elected president of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), which represents doctors, mainly working in public hospitals. Suero is best known for the long strikes he organized in his previous two terms at the helm of the union. According to a first bulletin on the Wednesday, 11 November 2015 election, …

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UASD professors return to work

After a 72-hour work stoppage following the Constitution Day long weekend, state university professors have announced their return to work today, Friday 13 November 2015. They rejected proposals for an indefinite work stoppage in demand of wage increases and better conditions. They argued that a strike would affect thousands of students with only a few …

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Modern pig industry opens in La Vega

Industria Carnica Nacional has announced the start of sales of products from what is described as the most complete and modern pig industry in the Caribbean. The US$40 million investment in La Vega, with easy access from the Duarte Highway, will employ 600 workers at the plant, as well as creating another 2,000 indirect jobs. …

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Employee gets paid RD$11 million instead of RD$11 thousand

The Ministry of Education deposited RD$11 million into the account of a janitor at the Proyecto Emmanuel Public School instead of his RD$11,000 monthly wage. The recipient, 53-year old Julio Guerrero Alcantara withdrew RD$4 million from his account in RD$200,000 installments, as reported in Listin Diario. The Specialized Prosecutor for Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) was quick …

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French pilots had local IDs and credit cards

Fugitive French pilots Pascal Jean Gauret and Victor Bruno Odos had acquired cars, pick ups, cell phones, UASD and UAPA University ID cards, credit cards issued by Dominican banks, and watches, among other items confiscated after their departure. The pilots had been sentenced to 20 years in jail after being found guilty of trafficking in …

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2015 – Page 46

La Gran Cata on 18 November

Servando y Florentino at Hard Rock Cafe

Drink away, Xmas is coming soon

Cardinal says Medina needs to talk to the people

Truckers want to continue using the Malecon

Mr. Strike Organizer Waldo Suero back at the CMD

UASD professors return to work

Modern pig industry opens in La Vega

Employee gets paid RD$11 million instead of RD$11 thousand

French pilots had local IDs and credit cards