2023 – Page 2

Those spending the New Year holidays in La Romana should not miss the Marshmello and Ilegales concert at the Altos de Chavon amphitheater. Marshmello is an award-winning electronic music producer known for performing behind a white helmet to keep his anonymity. The accessory has two Xs for eyes and a big wide smile. In contrast, …

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Merengue singers Fernando Villalona, Alex Bueno, Ramon Orlando and Jandy Ventura el Legado will have you dancing till sunrise at the Hard Rock Café Santo Domingo this coming Sunday, 31 December 2023. “Los 4 cañonazos” brings the legendary four singers and their bands together for non-stop music and dancing. A special guest performance of the …

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The Hotel El Embajador presents its New Year Party with the merengue orchestra of Toño Rosario, and the salsa orchestra Chiquito Team Band, romantic singer Marteen Franko and DJ Diony. 11:30pm. Open Bar Premium. Tickets are for sale online at Uepa Tickets. Listen to their music:Toño Rosario Chiquito Team Band Marteen Franko 28 December 2023

The Dominican Republic is celebrating the arrival of the 10 million tourist in a year. The Ministry of Tourism announced that Ariana Guilak, a systems engineer from California, was the symbolic 10 million arrival. She flew in on American Airlines from Miami to Punta Cana. Tourism Minister David Collado explained the American Airlines flight brought …

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A Central Bank (BCRD) press release explains that coordinating talks are ongoing between the monetary institution and banks to inject US$200 million from country reserves in the exchange market. The injection will be made through the BCRD’s electronic currency trading platform from the end of December 2023 to the beginning of January 2024. The Central …

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The Central Bank recently published that if the trend set in November 2023 for the growth of the economy continues, the Dominican economy should resume its usual strong growth pace next year. The Monthly Economic Activity Index (IMAE) was 4.2% in November 2023, significantly better than the interannual variation of 3.6% in October and 3.1% …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) now says 19 persons died in traffic accidents during the Christmas holidays — Friday, 22 December through Monday, 25 December 2023. COE says that most of the dead were involved in crashes with motorcyclists. Furthermore, COE reported 338 persons were attended at hospitals due to alcohol intoxication or food …

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The Ministry of Public Health again recommends people to avoid being in indoor crowded places, to return to frequent hand washing and the practice of wearing facial masks. Facial masks are especially important for those affected by a cold or as a preventive action. The Ministry of Public Health has issued an alert that the …

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Time passes. Former President Leonel Fernandez celebrated his 70th birthday on 26 December 2023. Fernandez was President of the Republic 1996-2000, 2004-2008 and 2008-2012. He seeks to return to the Presidency in the May 2024 general elections. Polls indicate he is the strongest contender to incumbent President Luis Abinader’s reelection aspirations. Fernandez is running for …

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The court, chaired by judges Manuel Alexis Read Ortiz, Manuel Herrera Carbuccia and Anselmo Alejandro Bello, rejected a cassation appeal filed by the promoters of the Bavaro International Airport (AIB), against the decision issued by the Second Chamber of the Superior Administrative Court. The cassation sought to check on the quality of the contested judgments …

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