Travel – Page 584

Antonio Isa Conde, president of the Commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise (CREP) announced that four foreign companies presented the documentation to participate in the competitive solicitation for Dominican Airlines. The state airline that has been closed for five years, would be capitalized, with private investors being granted 50% of the company shares, as …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced the winners of the recent Santo Domingo carnival parade, where floats, dance troupes and folklore groups from all over the country come to put on their best performance and vie to win prizes. The winners were: Carrozas de Provincias (provincial floats): Rio San Juan, Constanza tied for the RD$100,000 award. …

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Coral Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Simón Suárez as vice president project development. He has been in the tourism industry since 1974. He is known for his many years of work with the Unión Hotelera Dominicana-Occidental Hotels Spanish hotel chain. Previously he had worked with a development bank participating in the design of …

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A report in Hoy newspaper says that the new La Isabela Airport of Santo Domingo will be ready by the end of the Fernández administration. The report says that the airport will be able to handle American Eagle 70-passenger aircraft. The runway is 1,650 meters by 30 meters wide, and meets all OACI and FAA …

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Houston Astros won both of the exhibition games played against the Boston Red Sox in Santo Domingo. Brothers Pedro Martinez and Ramón Martínez opened the first game for the Boston Red Sox, each pitching one inning, and allowing no hits or runs. Pedro Martínez was struck out on his time at bat. José Lima opened …

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