2017 – Page 270

President Danilo Medina toured the construction sites of the Santo Domingo Metro and the MetroCable (skytrain over the Ozama River) connecting western and eastern parts of Santo Domingo on Friday, 10 February 2017. He was accompanied by visiting French Minister of State for Development and Francophonie Jean-Marie Le Guen. The metro and skytrain use French …

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On Saturday, 18 February 2017, bachata and bolero maestro, Victor Victor and Rafael Solano (Por Amor) will perform together at Lucia 203. The St. Valentine’s Day concert starts at 9pm at the Colonial City night spot that serves delicious Dominican food from sister restaurant Meson de Bari. For information on upcoming events: DR1 Calendar 10 …

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Lawyer Francisco Alvarez and Le Monde correspondent Jean-Michel Caroit will be talking about corruption in Latin America on Wednesday, 15 February 2017 at 7:30pm at the Quinta Dominica. Quinta Dominica is located on Calle Padre Billini 202, Colonial City. 10 February 2017

Michel Camilo is booked for the concert “Piano Solo” (Only Piano) in Santiago and Santo Domingo. In Santiago he will play on Monday, 13 February 2017 at the Gran Teatro Cibao. On Tuesday, 14 February, he will play at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. Tickets are RD$3,000, RD$2,000, RD$1,500 and RD$1,000. Tickets are for …

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On Tuesday, 14 February, on occasion of St. Valentine’s Day, Puerto Rican singer Tony Dize performs at Hard Rock Café Live. He is best known for his bachata, merengue, salsa and reggaeton. He will be accompanied in the show by Cuban saxophonist Humberto Casanova and Colombian guitarist Simón Restrepo, among others. Tickets are for sale …

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La Vega, one-hour drive from Santo Domingo and one-hour and a half from Puerto Plata, invites to its annual carnival parades. The main parade of the colorful carnival characters is on Sunday afternoons in February, after which there is live music with Omega, Don Miguelo, El Poeta Callejero, Jovanny Polanco, Los Kukitos, Kinito Mendez this …

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Dominican actor Carlos de la Mota stars in The Great Gatsby, a production by Luis Marcel Ricart. The play, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel, will be staged at the main hall of the National Theater on the nights of 10, 11 and 12 February 2017. Other actors appearing in the play are Zeny …

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After a slow start, top ATP-ranked Dominican tennis player Víctor Estrella (ranked 156th) defeated Andrej Martin of Slovak Republic (ranked 145th) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in the Ecuador Open. Estrella is a two-time winner of the ATP 250 Ecuador Open. He will now go against Ivo Karlovic (ranked 18th) of Croatia in the second round. Read …

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Winter storm stretching from Maine southward through the rest New England, including eastern New York and into northern/eastern New Jersey, as well as Hartford, Connecticut, Albany, New York, and New York City have caused hundreds of flight cancellations. As of Thursday, 9 February 2017, 18 flights from the area to Las Americas International in Santo …

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Claro (America Movil) says it will invest over US$650 million in the Dominican Republic over the next three years. The telecom president in the Dominican Republic, Oscar Peña said the funds will be allotted to infrastructure expansion and modernization, replacing cell sites and extending fiber optic coverage beyond the current footprint of 20 cities in …

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