2016 – Page 66

After submitting to regenerative medicine therapy, Bartolo Colon now has outlasted Pedro Martinez in wins in Major League Baseball. Pitching for his 220th win at the ripe old age of 42, New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon is now only behind US Baseball Hall of Fame member Juan Marichal who recorded 243 victories in his …

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US rapper Pitbull is booked for a US Memorial Day Weekend Concert at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana on Saturday, 28 May 2016. The show at the Fillmore Hall will start at 8pm. Ticket prices start at US$75, for sale online at Uepa Tickets.

Mexican pop singer Alejandro Fernandez will be performing as part of his Confidencias World Tour at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana on Saturday, 11 June 2016. It will be showtime at the hotel’s Fillmore Hall as of 8pm. Tickets for sale online at Uepa Tickets. Read more about upcoming events at …

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President Danilo Medina congratulated workers yesterday, Monday 2 May 2016, on the occasion of International Workers’ Day. Medina said that the hard work of people in the country is what makes the country grow day by day. On the campaign trail for re-election in the general election of 15 May 2016, Medina said that he …

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President Danilo Medina inaugurated the traffic distribution system built by Rizek & Moya at the intersections with the Multimodal Caucedo Port and La Caleta Park near Las Americas International Airport on Friday, 29 April 2016. In his keynote speech, Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo highlighted the benefits of the overpass in terms of saving …

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Test runs were held for Line 2B of the Santo Domingo Metro over the long weekend of 1-2 May 2016. The line will be the first to link western and eastern Santo Domingo. OPRET, the Metro office, has plans for President Danilo Medina to ride the cars next week as part of general inspections. Despite …

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Marta Lagos, executive director of Latinobarometro, the firm hired by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to audit the electoral roll to be used in the 15 May 2016 general elections, said it was one of the best in Latin America and the world. She said that the Dominican electoral roll was comparable to that of …

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Poor telecom signals affected the election result data transfer trial run held yesterday, Monday, 2 May 2016. Diario Libre reported that in some cases the Central Electoral Board (JCE) appeared to have problems in transmitting the data to the central location. As reported, more than 10% of the election stations were unable to transfer the …

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The executive director of the Center for Export and Investment in the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD), Jean A. Rodriguez has highlighted the great opportunities that the European market offers the Dominican Republic. He said that US$688 million was exported to Europe in 2015, according to preliminary figures. Speaking at a seminar entitled “How to Export to …

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US carrier JetBlue Airways has announced the addition of new weekly flights from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperon International Airport for the peak summer travel period. New flights will be added from June to September 2016 to meet demand. JetBlue is the largest airline serving the Dominican …

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