2017 – Page 10

Former President Leonel Fernandez told all that the PLD would present a united front in its presidential candidate for the 2020 general election in order to ensure another victory for the PLD. “No matter how grim the prognosis is, I can assure you that our participation will be strong and united to ensure the win …

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President Danilo Medina ordered that a company now be able to be incorporated in three days, that construction permits take no longer than 60 days and that sanitary registration be completed in 45 days. The announcements are part of the new business strategy unfolded by the National Competitiveness Council after the World Economic Forum’s Global …

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Ramon Orlando and Henry Garcia are remembering old times of the Orquesta Internacional as they get together on Saturday 23 December 2017 at Lucia 203 in the Colonial City. 18 December 2017

Saxophone player Sandy Gabriel will be playing at the Blue Jack Tar in Playa Dorada on 22 December 2017. The Christmas concert will also feature top-notch musicians Guy Frometa, Daniel Alvarez, Emil Pimentel and David Almengod. Guest vocals is with Rose Matteo. 18 December 2017

Nothing is decided for the starters of the next round of the Dominican Baseball Championship. The first three teams are separated by a half a game – the Gigantes del Cibao, Aguilas Cibaeñas and the Leones del Escogido. After leading the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League for the first two months of the season, the …

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Top-ranked Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella (ranked 83rd by ATP) and fellow Davis Cup team member, Jose (Bebo) Hernandez (ranked 322nd) will be playing at the Claro Open Tennis Cup 2017 at the courts of the Claro Employees Club. The tournament starts Monday, 18 December and will continue through Thursday with cash prizes of RD$200,000. …

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Tanama Lodge in Punta Cana now has a synthetic grass tennis court. The court is open to the general public. For the opening, top Dominican tennis player of all times, Victor Estrella played an exhibition game on Sunday, 17 December 2017. Playing with him were fellow members of the Dominican team to the Davis Cup, …

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Few people know that there is two times the number of endemic birds on the island of Hispaniola as in the entire United States. A book sponsored by Inicia and developed by Mario Davalos and Capital DBG is available online as part of a new effort to draw attention to the wonderful birds of Hispaniola …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced that 1,047 kilos of cocaine were seized in Paraiso, Barahona. As reported in the Thursday, 14 December 2017 operation, five persons were arrested and firearms and several vehicles were confiscated during the anti-drug operation in Barahona. Barahona prosecutor Ivan Gomez Rubio says there are businessmen and city officers …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced the confiscation of 394 packages of a white powder weighing 408.77 kilos, presumed to be cocaine, on 16 December 2017. The drugs were found inside a freight container at the port and were sent to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) for verification. In addition to the …

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