2019 – Page 222

President Danilo Medina signed Law 68-19 that amends Art. 91 of the Businesses Law (General de Sociedades Comerciales y Empresas Individuales de Responsabilidad Limitada) on Friday, 29 March 2019. The amendment eliminates the RD$100,000 minimum capital to open a limited responsibility company and leaves the amount of the capital investment up to the shareholders. For …

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Hard Rock Café Santo Domingo at Blue Mall in Santo Domingo presents salsa singer Yiyo Sarante and merengue and bolero singer Sergio Vargas this Saturday, 30 March 2019. The concert, “Los titanes” is a production by Ramsés Peralta. Showtime is 10pm. Tickets are for sale at Hard Rock, CCN, Supermercados Nacional, Jumbo ticket offices and …

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For the first time ever, the Santo Domingo International Book Fair (FILSD 2019) will be held in the Colonial City. The event will take place from 26 April to 5 May at several venues in the historic area of the capital city. The event this year is dedicated to nine Dominican writers. The book fair …

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The Galería Altos de Chavón in La Romana invites the general public to the art exhibition by Spanish artist Guiomar Álvarez de Toledo opening 7 April 2019 at the cultural village that is part of Casa de Campo. La Galería Altos de Chavón presents la exhición “Pinceladas de pasión” de Guiomar Álvarez de Toledo. The …

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The two legendary contemporary flamenco singers, Rosario and Lolita Flores will be on stage at the National Theater Carlos Piantini Hall on Tuesday, 23 April 2019. The concert, “Fores, Cantar es lo que soy” will be at 8:30pm. Tickets are for sale online at Uepa Tickets and at the CCN, Supermercados Nacional and Jumbo stores. …

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This Thursday, 28 March 2019, sopranos and tenors Pura Tyson, Anna Tonna, Otilio Castro and José Heredia will perform the concert, “La canción lírica dominicana” at 8:30pm. The concert is directed by Maestro Manuel Tejada with the performance at the piano of María de Fátima Geraldo’s and Elioenai Medina and the 15 musicians that make …

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Fox Sports is filming the documentary “En la Sangre” inspired by baseball players Vladimir Guerrero and Fernando Tatis, the two sons of legendary Dominican MLB baseball players. The documentary is produced by Joshua Shelov, the Emmy-award-winning writer, director, and producer, and looks into telling the father-son stories of the two players. An eight-person Fox Sports …

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Heavy rains fell for a second consecutive day in Santiago. The rains came with a trough that is making its way through the island. News reports are that at least 200 homes were flooded in Hoya del Caimito. Likewise, videos were shown of major leakages in the newly remodeled Hospital José María Cabral y Báez, …

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Fernando Quezada, of the Public Ministry, announced the arrest of 29 persons in what he described as the largest operation ever against people-smuggling in the country. He said among those arrested are two members of the Specialized Airport Security and Aviation Corps (CESAC) and six inspectors of the Migration Agency (DGM). Participating in the operation …

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Yokasta Guzmán, director of Compras y Contrataciones del Estado, the national procurement agency, says the “urgent” tender that would have been held to purchase “kits” for the preparation of the traditional Sweet Beans dessert in time for the Easter holidays was canceled. She said the reason was that something so insignificant could not be declared …

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