2016 – Page 166

In an interview with El Dia, the Dominican Republic’s leading landscape architect, Benjamin Paiewonsky complains of the lack of maintenance that has led to the complete neglect of Santo Domingo’s seafront boulevard, best known as the Malecon. Paiewonsky compared the natural beauty of the 14 km avenue to boardwalks in Cannes, Buenos Aires, Havana and …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reported the arrest of a Dutch traveler on Saturday 9 January 2016 who was trying to leave the country via the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) with 105 capsules of pure cocaine in his stomach. He was booked to fly to Brussels on Jetairfly flight 304. He was detained …

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The DR, ranked seventh in the world, defeated Puerto Rico (ranked 16th) and Canada (ranked 17th) in the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament held last week in Lincoln, Nebraska. On Saturday, 9 January 2016, however, the team failed to defeat the USA team, ranked first in the world. As a result, the US women’s volleyball team …

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With an 8-0 victory over the Leones del Escogido yesterday evening, Sunday 10 January 2015, the Tigres del Licey ensured their win of the round robin that ends on 17 January 2016. Licey had only lost its first game in the round robin played against the Leones del Escogido. The second place in the round …

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Dominican moviemakers have a good thing going. National audiences love their comedies. As reported, the Dominican movie “Tuberculo gourmet” showing at movie theaters nationwide has already been seen by 400,000 viewers and has reaped RD$70 million in sales. This makes it the 2015 release with the highest audience figures, including foreign films such as Star …

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The Colombian group, Grupo Niche will be performing at Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 25 February 2016 as of 9pm. The concert marks their 35th anniversary. They are best known for their hits including “Hagamos lo que diga el corazon,” “Atrevida,” “Como podre disimular,” “Ana Mile” and “Miserable.” Read more about upcoming …

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Santo Domingo’s off-Broadway style small theater, Teatro Las Mascaras on Calle Arzobispo Portes in the Colonial City, is reviving the popular play, Las locas del bingo to commemorate the theater’s 15th anniversary. During the play, each spectator receives a bingo card and the audience is involved in the unfolding of the plot. Germana Quintana and …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) says that by noon yesterday, Wednesday 6 January 2016, 848,805 people had renewed their motor vehicle registration sticker known as the marbete. Tomorrow, Friday 8 January is the last day for all renewals. As of Wednesday, 15% of the million vehicles due for renewal had yet to do so. The DGII …

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Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu said yesterday, Wednesday 6 January 2016, that preliminary figures show that while the overall performance of the Dominican economy was satisfactory in 2015, most members of society are not feeling the effects because there is not enough of a trickle-down effect. He said the construction sector was the most …

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