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Muckracking journalist Marino Zapete reveals that the Presidency says there is no record of President Danilo Medina authorizing then Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo to sign controversial contracts for asphalt works worth around a billion pesos with Grupo Asimra SRL. Zapete has made public that the contracts were conditioned in writing to Castillo receiving …

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The Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice ordered TV journalist Santiago Holguin to pay RD$5 million for defaming Lucia Medina on his TV program. Holguin responded he would publish the book “El Braguetazo. ” He says the book will reveal details on infidelity, drug trafficking, treason, reelection, persecution and corruption and other compromising …

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The Dominican Society of Orchidology is inviting [KR2] to its 2020 exhibition, “Love, Country and Orchids” at the grounds of the National Botanical Gardens in Santo Domingo this 20-26 February 2020. The exhibition brings together big and small orchid growers, private and commercial growers. Every year dozens of local growers compete in the exhibition for …

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The National Botanical Gardens is hosting the Caribbean and Central American Botanical Gardens Congress (Botanical Bridges III) from 23 to 26 March 2020. The event is a follow up of previous congresses held in 2016 in Panama and 2018 in Havana, Cuba. The National Botanical Gardens explains the event seeks to encourage collaboration or build …

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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Felix Sanchez was in San Juan, Puerto Rico to cheer the Dominican baseball team Los Toros del Este in the Caribbean Series when it played the Cardenales de Lara, that are representing Venezuela in the Caribbean Series. But his good vibes were not enough, and Los Toros lost to Venezuela 3-2. …

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A Santo Domingo resident pastime is to share information on restaurants in the city to go with family and friends. New in the city is the Korean restaurant Ñam Ñam Korean Cuisine on Av. José Andrés Aybar Castellanos, Tel 809 472-0273. Also Asian food restaurant, Wu Asian Cuisine (Sushi Bar in Los Prados, Tel. (809) …

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Competing for the Netherlands, Dominican-born Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado won the 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship held 1 to 2 February in Dubendorf, Switzerland. She clocked in at 0:45:20, defeating fellow teammates Annemarie Worst (Netherlands) with 0:00:01 and Lucinda Brand (Netherlands) with 0:00:10. The now world champion in the elite category competes in cyclo-cross for …

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The 2016-2020 term of Mayor David Collado ends on 24 April 2020. He decided against running for Mayor. But one of the achievements of his administration is the National District Zoning and Land Use Plan (Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial –POT 2030) officially presented on 29 January 2020 at the Fray Antón de Montesinos Monument venue. …

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The Santo Domingo Hotels Association recognized National District Mayor David Collado for his contributions to the city. Collado has announced he will not seek reelection as mayor. Roberto Henríquez, president of the Association, expressed appreciation for the rescue of the Malecón and the Fray Anton de Montesino Monument, on the eastern side of the sea-fronting …

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Carolina Mejía, candidate for Mayor of the National District for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), presented to the Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster the plan she will develop if elected mayor on 16 February 2020. She met with city hotel representatives in an event organized by the Santo Domingo Hotel Association at the Santo Domingo Sheraton …

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