Travel – Page 427

The Ministry of Tourism announced the government would be investing US$225 million in infrastructure, signage and potable water and beach improvement in the north and east coasts. He said the works are scheduled to begin in July and be completed by 2007. The works to be carried out include a US$58 million investment in Puerto …

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All is ready for the Sunday parades of devil-masked characters down Avenida de los Flambones in the city of La Vega. Approximately 30 groups prepare all year for the event. The event is organized by the Union Carnavalesca Vegana (UCAVE). The first carnival warm-up is scheduled for Sunday, 6 February, with the final parade set …

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Whale-watching excursions have started in the Samana Bay area. The excursions are authorized from 15 January through 15 March. Trips leave Samana port to observe the humpbacks that make their way from colder climates to mate and give birth. See http://dr1.com/travel/special/whales.shtml

Santo Domingo will host the FIBA Americas World Championship Qualifying Tournament, set for Aug. 24-Sept. 4. The event determines the FIBA Americas zone?s five qualifying spots for the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Argentina had already qualified for the event by winning the gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics but is expected to send a …

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Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and Miss Universe 2003, Amelia Vega were present at the launching of the Los Altos residential project in Casa de Campo, La Romana. Willy Bermejos, president of the BAP Development company, based in Miami, said that 90 luxury apartments near holes 17 and 18 of the Dye Fore golf course will …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations, together with the Association of Hotels, Condominiums and Stores of Playa Dorada is organizing the First International Forum United Seas with the theme of ?Puerto Plata Meets Globalization.? The event is scheduled for Tuesday, 1 February at the Playa Dorada Convention Center. The guest speaker is former Chilean President Eduardo …

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Punta Cana Resort & Club together with its Punta Cana Ecological Foundation took the lead to start coral gardening in the Dominican Republic. The pilot program seeks to ignite the spirit of recovery of coral reefs in the country. Dr. Austin Bowden-Kerby, well known for his management plan that led to the recovery of coral …

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Marine scientist Austin Bowden-Kerby, one of the leading experts on the conservation of coral reefs in the Caribbean and Pacific, will be speaking this evening at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode) auditorium on ?Coral Reef Ecosystems and their Environmental Importance.? Bowden-Kerby heads the Coral Gardens Initiative of Counterpart International Foundation, which promotes …

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Professor Donald E. Hawkins of the Tourism and Hotel Management School in George Washington University, Washington, D.C. is scheduled to speak on ?Tourism as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: A Challenge for the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, 12 January at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, the think tank and research center founded by …

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Universal Pictures crews were scouting in Santo Domingo in December and January for sites for the filming of scenes for the movie version of Miami Vice, the popular NBC cop drama that ran from 1984-89. Filming would start in April under director Michael Mann. Colin Farrell is cast as Detective James ?Sonny? Crockett and Jamie …

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