2015 – Page 49

Ballet Clasico Alina Abreu is celebrating 30 years of ballet instruction with performances on 20, 21 and 22 November 2015 as part of the Colonial Fest in the Colonial City in Santo Domingo. Excerpts from ballet performances over those years will be performed against the backdrop of the Santo Domingo Cathedral in the Columbus Park. …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 10 November 2015 was President Danilo Medina’s 64th birthday. He left the presidential palace in the morning, heading for an unknown destination. It is thought that he went out to spend the day with his family. El Dia reports that the Presidency Communication Office (DICOM) did not even know that he had left …

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President Danilo Medina recently attended the formal opening of the Cardiology Center (Centro Cardiovascular) at the Center for Diagnostics and Advanced Medicine, Medical Conferences and Telemedicine (Cedimat) at Plaza de la Salud in Santo Domingo. The Presidency describes the center as the most modern in the Caribbean. It was built over an area of 30,179 …

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A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in Santo Domingo for a series of consultations. The mission, headed by Aliona Cebotari Ouanes is also made up of Metodij Haszi-Vaskov, Niklas Johan Westelius, Svetlana Cerovic and Marina Marinkov who met with Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu on Tuesday, 10 November 2015. According to …

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a letter of intent with the Ministry of Hacienda (Treasury) to back the electricity sector. The EIB is lending US$100 million and making a donation of EUR9.3 million. The loan is included in the 2016 National Budget. EIB vice president for finance Pim Van Ballekom and Ruben Jimenez …

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A report in Diario Libre focuses on the neglect of the western end of the Malecon between Nunez de Caceres Avenue and Manresa by the city government. Diario Libre reporters reported seeing a large amount of debris, holes on the sidewalk, poor lighting, puddles and garbage, all of which deter pedestrians from using the seafront …

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The good life of the 190 elected deputies in the Dominican Republic is under the spotlight in Diario Libre today, Wednesday 11 November 2015. In addition to their wages, the newspaper points out that they receive per diems, bonuses, fuel allowances, two luxury vehicle tax exemptions, funds for Mothers’ Day gifts for their constituents, funds …

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The Chamber of Deputies has approved a watered-down version of the first Entrepreneurship Bill. The bill was modified after objections received from the tax agency (DGII). The amended version now passes to the Senate. National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) president Biviana Riveiro described the approved bill as “a first step” in the right direction. …

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