Travel – Page 453

US Airways began non-stop service on 13 December between its Charlotte, North Carolina hub and the southeastern city of La Romana. The Saturday-only flight departs from Charlotte at 10:30am and arrives in La Romana at 2:45pm. Return flights depart La Romana at 4:05pm, arriving in Charlotte at 6:41pm. In a company press release, US Airways …

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One of the pioneers of the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic, Peter Morales Troncoso, passed away last week. As director of tourism, he was one of the first to organize the tourism sector’s promotional trips to spread the word that the Dominican Republic was the new Caribbean hot spot. During the government of President …

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Steven Mark, a project analyst for The Seattle Times, had spent seven days of surfing and windsurfing in Cabarete when he decided to take a day off and do some sightseeing. Mark was so moved that he tells the story of his motoconcho tour today in the pages of The Seattle Times. Upon the suggestion …

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Wrapping up the Christmas season are the final performances of the Banco Popular’s traditional showing of the Christmas story “El Milagro de la Navidad” on Thursday, 25 December and Sunday, 28 December in the parking area of its John F. Kennedy Avenue headquarter building at 7:30pm. This year, Banco de Progreso presents its own Villa …

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Cover Girl Cosmetics recently announced that the current Miss Universe, Dominican Amelia Vega, has been chosen to appear in Cover Girl print and broadcast advertising in March 2004. Anne Martin, vice-president of global cosmetics and marketing for Procter & Gamble, said that this was the first time a Latina beauty would join the roster of …

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General Air Services has opened its new administrative offices on the second floor of the In Tempo building, located at Avenida Winston Churchill and Calle Max Henriquez Ure?a. General Air Services is the main sales agent for Martinair (Holland), Northwest Airlines, (USA), Air Caraibes and Star Airlines (France), Lauda Air (Italy), LIAT (English Caribbean), Air …

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President Mejia repealed Decree 832-03, as issued on 25 August and which had created an inter-institutional committee to oversee the conversion of the San Isidro military air base into a multi-purpose airport. Aerodom, the airline that operates the airports of Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata, in addition to the La Isabela International Airport under construction, …

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The first Dominican movie to capture local audiences was Nueba Yol, directed by the same Angel Mu?iz who now brings us Perico Ripiao. With so many Dominicans either crossing the ocean themselves or distanced from family members living abroad, the movie, in spite of its simplicity, broke box-office records here. Now, Perico Ripiao is forecast …

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Boston Red Sox pitching ace Pedro Martinez and power slugger David Ortiz were in Santo Domingo on Tuesday, 9 December to take part in the dedication ceremonies for the RD$100-million Boston Red Sox Baseball Academy, located at Km. 25 of the Carretera Mella (El Toro), north of Santo Domingo. President Hipolito Mej?a was on hand …

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Michel Camilo is a nominee for the 46th GRAMMY Awards, in recognition of his performance on the CD “Live at the Blue Note.” DR1 had reported last week on the popularity of the CD among jazz fans in the United States. The recording, which Camilo has called “a self-portrait”, was produced at the Blue Note …

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