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There is relatively not much of a distinction between men and women when it comes to borrowing money from banks in the Dominican Republic. The Superintendence of Banks, Luis Armando Asuncion reports that 934,529 men and 859,969 women have taken on bank loans. Banks lent RD$352.47 billion to persons in the Dominican Republic. While borrowing …

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The fire erupted Thursday, 14 February 2019 around 11am at the Puerto Plata city Brugal warehouse located on the Puerto Plata-Cofresí highway. The blaze was under control late on Friday, 15 February 2019. It took more than a day for firemen to control the flames that engulfed several barrels of precious aging rum at the …

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The city government of the National District and the Transit Agency (Digesett) announced that cargo and heavy vehicle traffic is banned on the sea-bordering Malecón in Santo Domingo. The capital city government (ADN) says it will be penalizing those that are in violation of the city order 2-2017. The implementation of the 2017 city order …

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In the Dominican Republic, gaming businesses are more common than pharmacies and grocery shops. The Ministry of Hacienda just recently authorized generous concessions for betting and lottery establishments that have been freely operating, albeit illegally nationwide. In a report on the new resolutions, Diario Libre newspaper sums up what has happened: “If the betting shops …

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President Danilo Medina returned on Friday, 15 February 2019 to the Dominican Republic after his four-day trip to Italy (11-15 February) to attend the 42nd International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Governing Council held in Rome. At the Governing Council meeting, President Danilo Medina presented details of his Surprise Visits Program to support sustainable rural …

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Pamel Mancebo is booked for Friday, 15 February and Saturday, 16 February at the Studio Theater of Acropolis Mall on Av. Winston Churchill. The Pamel Unplugged concert is going for RD$1,085 that includes the three productions by the romantic singer and songwriter. Tickets are available at Uepa Tickets online and at the Supermercados Nacional and …

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Patricia Muñoz and Juan Manuel Rodríguez, directed by Germana Quintana, star in “Yes, I Accept” (Sí, acepto) at the Escenario 360 of the Galeria 360 mall on Av. John F. Kennedy on 14 and 15 February 2019. The plot is about a couple where he wants to get married and she is concerned getting married …

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This Saturday, 16 February 2019, carnival characters will be parading through the halls of the Sambil shopping mall on Av. John F. Kennedy from 6pm. The “Tu País es Primero” show is presented by the Comparsas Kanibarú. 14 February 2019

“All the Sounds” won a Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album on Sunday, 10 February 2019. Turns out that the lead singer is a US-born daughter of a Dominican mom and Puerto Rican father. Lucy Kalantari is the lead vocalist of the winning music group, Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats. Kalantari spent much of …

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Presiding judge Arlin Ventura of the Third Collegiate Court of the National District found Sonaría Labrada Amor guilty of killing by gunshot his neighbor Johnny Perez Cepeda. He received the maximum sentence of 30 years at the Najayo jail. Labrada was also ordered to pay RD$2 million in compensation to the widow and her children. …

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