Santo Domingo.– Dominican bachata group Aventura performed last night at the Estadio Quisqueya as part of their “World Tour Coranzoncito”.
Grupo Aventura was founded in New York in 1999, due to the fact that all of its members were born in the Bronx. However, their first works were accomplished in Boston, explained in the [...]
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Ministry of Tourism announced the Santo Domingo Merengue Festival is scheduled for July 24 to July 27.
According to the orginizers, the program includes Tono Rosario, India Canela and Kinito Mendez on Thursday, 24 July; Fernando Villalona, Kico el Presidente and Banda Gorda on Friday, 25 July; Pochy Familia y la Coco [...]
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San Diego.– World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Lightweight Champion Joan Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) has obtained a visa that will allow him to travel to Scotland to defend his title against interim champion and Scotland-native Alex Arthur.
“This was the last hurdle that we needed to clear before we could make our title defense,” Guzman said. [...]
Santo Domingo.– For a country with no current oil production, hopes are high for potential exploration and production success in the Dominican Republic.
The nation is currently reviewing proposals from companies interested in e&p possibilities in the Cibao, San Juan, Bani-San cristobal and San Pedro basins.
SAN JUAN, Dominican Republic. – Continuously but discreetly, the planting of fruit trees is threatening the reign of the traditional crops in this western province’s vast and fertile valley, as more than 6,000 hectares are currently being used for 12 varieties.
The zone currently has around 2,100 hectares of avocado, 90 percent of whose crop is [...]
Santo Domingo.- The National Competitiveness Council (CNC) requested the implementation of business network incubators in the country, aimed at creating highly-competitive companies, based on the availability of intellectual capital and continuous innovation.
CNC director Andres Van Der Horst proposed the initiative together with the organization Jaycees 72, coordinated by the Industrial Property Office, and the Business [...]