2016 – Page 90

The Dominican Republic Chamber of Commerce in Spain is now up and running. The new chamber, an initiative by the Dominican Embassy in Madrid will strive to unite public and private ventures aimed at strengthening trade between Spain and the Dominican Republic. Ambassador Anibal de Castro says the new chamber will play an active role …

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The Ministry of Environment Specialized Prosecutors have accused Falconbridge Dominicana president David Soares, oil pipeline pumping station superintendent Geraldo Trinidad Martinez and director of mines Giovanni Emilio Bloise Garcia of environmental pollution in Quita Sueno de Haina in the southwestern province of San Cristobal. They are accused of allowing gaseous emissions from three fuel storage …

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Customs authorities have arrested a Russian national who was caught trying to bring in 12 live giant cockroaches at the Punta Cana International Airport on Tuesday, 5 April 2016. When the cockroaches were seized, Igor Rusurusov said they would be taken to Bavaro. The import of the insects violates Dominican law because they could be …

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While driving from Santiago to Santo Domingo on the Duarte Highway yesterday, Thursday 7 April 2016, former Miss Dominican Republic Kimberly Castillo was lucky to escape with her life after her car was totaled when ambushed by a truck. After her car overturned, she was then targeted by bystanders who took advantage of her confusion …

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Freddy Ginebra, singer Victor Victor and guitarist Juan F. Ordonez will be together for a night of laughs and good music at Casa de Teatro in the Colonial City in Santo Domingo. The show, “El canta y yo cuento” is set for this Friday, 8 April 2016 at 9pm. Tickets: RD$1,000.

All is set for Saturday’s Il Volo concert at the Nuryn Sanlley Amphitheater at the Parque Iberoamericano in Santo Domingo. Popular opera singers Ignazio Boschetto, Piero Barone and Gianluca Ginoble are back for a second concert, Grande Amore. The Italian trio is on their Grande Amore World Tour and will take the Santo Domingo stage …

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The Dominican Republic is taking part in the worldwide celebrations of International Jazz Day during the week of 22-30 April 2016. The event is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture with the support of UNESCO, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and Jazz en Dominicana. Special events are planned for the Dominican Fiesta Hotel and …

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Speaking in Santo Domingo yesterday, Wednesday 6 April 2016, Minister of Energy and Mines Antonio Isa Conde said that the government would deal with the electricity distributors (the EGEs) according to what is defined by the Electricity Pact currently under discussion. Isa Conde was responding to suggestions from PRM presidential candidate Luis Abinader, who proposes …

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The Inter American Investment Corporation (IIC), a branch of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that deals with the private sector, has approved a loan for the Dominican governmental commercial bank, Banreservas for US$130 million to support its clients’ import and export activities. The operation is the largest syndication in terms of number of participants in …

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The head of the European Union delegation in the Dominican Republic, Alberto Navarro and the president of the EuroChamber of Commerce Hans Witsenboer are advocating for the Dominican Republic to become a major player in multi-destination tourism in the Caribbean region, especially with the imminent opening up of Cuba. Is his closing address at the …

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