breaking news santo domingo Saturday, May 25, 2013

SANTO DOMINGO INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR INAUGURATED

Santo Domingo International Book Fair

In presence of Danilo Medina and Rafael Correa

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 23.04.13, 12.15 p.m.

The Presidents of Dominican Republic and Ecuador, Danilo Medina and Rafael Correa cut the ribbon for the 16th annual Santo Domingo International Book Fair 2013 on Monday night, this year dedicated to the writer Vilma Contreras and the South American nation as special guest…

Santo Domingo book fair starts today

It’s dedicated to writer Hilma Contreras

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 22.04.13, 4 p.m.

All attention is focused on the opening of the annual Santo Domingo International Book Fair at the National Theater at 6 _p.m., Monday 22 April. The FIL-2013 will last until 5 May. President Rafael Correa from Ecuador will be at the inaugural ceremony because this year's Ecuador is guest country…

Second metro line finally inaugurated

Free service until Sunday

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 01.04.13, 4.50 p.m.

President Danilo Medina arrived promptly at 10 _a.m. Monday at the downtown station Centro de los Heroes, and visited the salon in memory of the Heroes of Constanza, Maimon and Estero Hondo expedition, to cut the ribbon on Santo Domingo’s 2nd Metro (subway) line…

Artificial beach and swimming pools on the Malecón

For the Holy Week 2013

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 28.03.13, 11.40 a.m.

The sand terrace or resort with 12 swimming pools set up by the city authorities on the Malecón will be open to the public as of noon Thursday, said Mayor Roberto Salcedo…

Colonial Zone Development Program will start in April

To renovate the historic center

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 18.03.13, 5.30 p.m.

The Tourism Ministry’s Colonial Zone Development Program will start to renovate the historic center in April, with work on Meriño and Isabella streets…

OPRET carries out tests of Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro

The system will be opened to commercial use soon

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 14.03.13, 11.30 a.m.

The Office for the Reorganization of Transportation (Opret) reported yesterday that every day they are carrying out tests on the tracks of Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro, before they open the system to commercial use. This is set for the end of this month…

Santo Domingo Metro’s Line II is almost ready

250 people were trained

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 21.02.13, 5.15 p.m.

Santo Domingo Metro’s Line II is a hit away from operations and yesterday concluded the training of 250 people who’ll manage the 14 stations, from Luperon to Francisco del Rosario Sanchez avenues…

13 flights to New York cancelled

At Las Americas International Airport

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 08.02.13, 4 p.m.

Airlines in the Las Americas International Airport (AILA) on Friday canceled around 13 flights to New York, where an approaching massive storm could dump more than 60 inches of snow on the northeastern states today and Saturday…

A positive study on the Santo Domingo Metro

Fewer traffic jams, pollution and road accidents

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 18.01.13, 5p.m.

A study on the Santo Domingo Metro (subway) found that commuters get substantial savings in time and easier mobility, there are fewer traffic jams, pollution and road accidents, spurs the local economy and the transfer of technology…

Santo Domingo Market sold 50 million pesos worth of goods

During the three-day fair

Santo Domingo Live, from DT, 27.12.13, 11 a.m.

Farm businesses and independent producers sold more than RD$ 50 million worth of goods at wholesale and retail levels during a three-day fair held at the Santo Domingo Market over the weekend, according to a press release quoting the executive director of the Markets and Greenhouse Program, Eusebio Guzman…