2016 – Page 116

The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has issued a green alert for the Atlantic Coast from Cabo Engano to Manzanillo due to high waves and strong winds. The COE is advising small boats to stay in port or stay close to the coastline and not to venture out to the open sea. The National Meteorological Office …

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Enjoy live flamenco music and paella at attractive prices every Sunday this month from 12 to 4pm at the Escenario 360 in Santo Domingo. Adults pay RD$1,500 and children RD$1,000 for the meal, which includes cold cut appetizers and an open wine and soft drinks bar. The offer is available for Sundays 13, 20 and …

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Every Monday in April, musicals producer Amaury Sanchez is hosting “Disco Fever”, this time with space for dancing at the Escenario 360, the entertainment hall at the Galeria 360 mall in Santo Domingo. Mondays, 4, 11, 18, 24 April 2016 at 8:30pm. Tickets are RD$1,000 and RD$2,000 for sale at Ticketexpress.com.do and at the door. …

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President Danilo Medina has selected Vice President Margarita Cedeno as his running mate in the 15 May 2016 election. He was speaking during an event commemorating International Woman’s Day yesterday Sunday, 6 March 2016. Cedeno is married to former President Leonel Fernandez, the president of the PLD ruling party. The announcement was not part of …

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The Supreme Court of Justice in full has elected judge Victor Castellanos Estrella as the new member of the Judicial Branch Council representing the judges of the Supreme Court of Justice for the 2016-2021 period. Judges Estanislao Radhames Rodriguez (court of appeals), Fernando Fernandez (first instance courts) and Leonardo Recio Tineo (justices of peace) were …

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The traditional campaign time American Chamber of Commerce luncheon events with presidential candidates are scheduled to start on 16 March 2016 with PRM presidential candidate Luis Abinader as guest speaker. The event will take place at 12:30pm at the Salon La Fiesta of the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo. President Danilo Medina is scheduled to …

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The National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) has announced that the presidential debate will take place on 18 April 2016, as reported in Diario Libre. It will be preceded by warm-up municipal debates in National District and Santiago on 5 April. On 7 April, a debate for the senate for Santo Domingo and Santiago has …

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Public safety expert Daniel Pou says that the homicide rate in the Dominican Republic is at its lowest point in the past 15 years. He said the rate was 17.3% of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. The rate had surged to 26.5% in 2005, with an escalation of armed robberies in houses, shopping malls and on …

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The president of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE), Osvaldo Oller Bollanos says that nine out of every 10 companies incorporated in the Dominican Republic will close. He listed taxes, electricity problems and labor costs as the main obstacles. He said that it was important to modify the labor code to correct the regulations …

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The Ministry of Environment has turned down a proposal for the expansion of the Rancho Guaraguao real estate development located within the Juan Bautista Perez Rancier (Valle Nuevo) National Park. The authorities ordered a halt to the construction of a road that would allow for the expansion. Rancho Guaraguao was built on Loma La Neblina …

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