2016 – Page 38

If you love mangos, head west to Bani for the annual Expo Mango Fair, organized by Pro Mango, the mango cluster. The daytime event is being held from 9-12 June at the Plazoleta del Ayuntamiento de Bani off the city’s Central Park. Now in its fourth year, the fair is an opportunity for the general …

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Mexican-American duo Ha*Ash will be performing in the Dominican Republic for the first time on Saturday, 23 July at the Nuryn Sanlley Amphitheater of the Parque Iberoamericano in Santo Domingo as part of their international tour, Hecho Realidad Tour 2016. Tickets: RD$2,500-RD$1,900. Doors open at 5:30pm, show starts at 8:30pm. Tickets available online at Uepa …

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The government has spent RD$195.1 million on building the four schools in the province of Santiago that were inaugurated by President Danilo Medina yesterday, Wednesday 1 June 2016. These schools were designed to provide the Extended Day Program currently being introduced by the Ministry of Education. The primary schools are in Boca de Licey, Punal …

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President Danilo Medina has ordered the Ministry of Public Works to step in and clean up the city of Santiago, after deficiencies in the municipal refuse collection service led to an accumulation of garbage on the streets. Mayor Gilberto Serulle of the PRSC party ends his term on 16 August 2016. According to Listin Diario, …

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Construction of the “Profesor Eugenio de Jesus Marcano” Botanical Garden, on 69,000m? of land in the northwest of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, is making good progress and the park lands can now be visited by the public. Technical coordinator Olmedo Leon said that two and a half kilometers of cycle paths of …

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For the second year running the Dominican Republic is not on the list of countries that have incurred serious failures before the member states of the International Labor Organization. The ILO is a tripartite group that has been functioning since 1919 and is the only tripartite group under the United Nations umbrella. A total of …

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Deputy Minister of Interior and Police Washington Gonzalez has announced that the renewal of residence permits for foreigners registering for the National Foreigner Legalization Plan (PNRE) will begin in July 2016. The renovation is an extension of the permits for applicants who received a one-year permit. Residency permit holders should visit the Migration Agency offices …

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In an announcement made yesterday, Wednesday 1 June 2016, Carnival Cruise Lines said that over the last eight months a total of 74 cruise ships with 168,000 tourists have arrived at the Amber Cove Port in Puerto Plata. According to Carnival, 24 ships have docked at Amber Cove since October 2015. The cruise ship company …

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The International Olympic Committee Executive Board is in favor of including baseball and surfing, two sports at which Dominicans excel, in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In addition to surfing, skateboarding is also being included in an attempt to attract a younger audience. Baseball and karate are also very popular with Japanese audiences and their …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reports that it is monitoring floods and assessing possible evacuations in El Seibo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and San Pedro de Macoris. Flooding in the northern province of Puerto Plata has already led to ten people being evacuated and cut off 11 communities. Damage to two houses and a bridge was …

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