2017 – Page 18

Sambil Mall in Santo Domingo is inviting to the Festoon Navideño 2017 at its hall of events on Saturday, 16 December 2017. Performing are Wilfredo Vargas, Manny Manuel, Bonny Cepeda, Grupo El Norte and Chiquito Team Band. Tickets are for sale online at Uepa tickets and at Supermercados Nacional and Jumbo. 7 December 2017

This Friday, 8 December 2017 starting at 7:30pm, the Golden Girls Choir presents a Christmas carols concert at the Convento de los Dominicos on Calle Padre Billini in the Colonial City. The event is sponsored by the Protectores de Nuestro Patrimonio Histórico Society (Propahis). Also performing is a youth philharmonic orchestra and Ministry of Culture …

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From 7 to 17 December 2017, the United States’ Embassy is joining with Santo Domingo restaurants to carry out the first “Sabor USA” restaurant event, a gastronomic event to promote US ingredients used in many popular dishes. The diners can visit participating restaurants during their normal opening hours and receive a USA Flavors Passport, and …

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With 29 baseball games to go, and 9 to 11 games per team, for the regular season of the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship to end, it’s now or never for each of the six teams to make the playoffs. For the two capital city teams, the Licey Tigers and the Escogido Lions, the situation …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) and the Armed Forces are investigating several members of the DNCD and the Specialized Corps of Airport Security (CESAC) for matters relating to drug dealing at the La Romana International Airport (LRM). The investigating commission is composed of the internal affairs department of each organization and they are trying …

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The police announced the recovery of two bodies of Frenchman linked to drug dealing and who had been reported as missing. In connection with the cases, three Dominican brothers have been arrested. The foreigners were identified as 34-year Maziz Mansour, and Akca Ilker Nazif, whose age is not known. Both are believed to be heads …

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Yesterday 6 December 2017, a 24-hour strike began in El Seibo with a lottery booth set on fire, businesses closed, tires burned and demonstrators taking to the streets. The residents are calling for public works to be carried out and more attention from the government, in general. In addition there was no transport and the …

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PanTerra Gold announced plans to halt operations at its 200,000-tonne per annum Las Lagunas processing plant in the Dominican Republic, as reported in Stockhead online. The Australian company said it is putting up the gold processing plant for sale after failing to win support from the Dominican government for its future plans. PanTerra had intended …

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According to the La Republica newspaper, edited in Colombia, the cigars from the Dominican Republic have reached an extraordinary place in the international arena. In an extensive report, the newspaper highlights that with approximately 220 million cigars produced each year, the Dominican Republic is the main exporter in the world, above countries such as Nicaragua, …

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Monika Infante, the chief executive officer for Aerodom, the company that manages the international airports in Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, Samana and Barahona, said they are expecting around 344,000 passengers to arrive to Las Americas International (SDQ) in Santo Domingo for the Christmas holidays. December-January is the second peak travel time in the country, after …

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