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Billions for mass transit

The government plans to spend RD$3.57 billion on the Mass Passenger Transport system, of which RD$728.1 million will go towards ground studies, evictions and other expenses linked to the second phase of the Santo Domingo Metro system. This Metro II system will connect Los Alcarrizos in the northeast of the city with San Luis in the municipality of Santo Domingo East. According to the 2010…

Long-awaited Dominican East highway nears funding

Santo Domingo.- The Web site projectfinancemagazine.com reports Friday that two major foreign banks were instructed to finance the country’s Autopista del Coral road project, which would provide the missing four-lane link between the sprawling east coast resorts and the rest of the country. It said the 70 kilometer road will connect the resorts at the Bavaro-Punta Cana area with the town La Romana, “both of which host large airports that between them account for more than half of the country’s…

UASD campus in Bonao

President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated a campus of the state university UASD yesterday in central Bonao, Monsignor Nouel province, an hour and a half from Santo Domingo. The campus was built by Ozoria & Asociados at a reported cost of RD$1.4 billion. It has 72 classrooms, 18 labs, several sports courts, and a multi-use facility with capacity for 5,000 persons. The complex has capacity for 650 vehicles. Fernandez said the government is building…

Traffic in Santo Domingo

Image via Wikipedia What we already know, for those who live in Great Santo Domingo, is that traffic is at best chaotic, but if there was ever any doubt, research by the international firm Samsung Networks has provided a study to prove this. The study, ITS Optimize was financed by US$40,000 in funds…

UNESCO declara Resistencia Anti-trujillista “MEMORIA DEL MUNDO”

La UNESCO declaro el Patrimonio Documental sobre la Resistencia y la Lucha por los Derechos Humanos en la Republica Dominicana en el periodo 1930 al 1961 Memoria del Mundo. Memoria del Mundo es el programa correspondiente al patrimonio documental creado por UNESCO para su protección y promoción a través de la preservación y su libre acceso. Esta, junto al Libro de Bautismo de los Esclavos, es la primera declaración para la Republica Dominicana. En otros programa similares como Patrimonio…

IKEA electric conflict

Image via Wikipedia Residents in the area around the giant IKEA store going up on Av. John F. Kennedy are protesting against the installation of a high-tension 69 volts line to feed the store. They published an open letter on Saturday to the Mayor of Santo Domingo, the Ministry…

Music concert for Los Haitises

Image via Wikipedia More than 20 musical performers are coming together for a concert in support of the preservation of Los Haitises, the singular karst region in northeastern DR, considered the main source of water for the south and eastern regions. The event is scheduled for Sunday, 19 July starting at 4pm at Plaza de Espana, in Santo…

Judge orders halt to cement plant

On Friday, 19 June Judge Sara Henriquez Marin, president of the Dispute and Administrative Court ordered a temporary halt on work on the cement plant being constructed by the Dominican Mining Consortium on the outskirts of the Los Haitises National Park. The Ministry of Environment issued environmental license DEA 0157-09 dated 14 April authorizing the construction. Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez has explained that President Leonel Fernandez himself had authorized the construction at…

JetBlue Expands Fort Lauderdale Focus City with New Flights and Low Fares to Cancun and Santo Domingo

Image via Wikipedia - Cancun flights on sale starting at just $30(a) each way - - Santo Domingo flights start at $69(a) each way - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today expands at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport with two international routes linking its South Florida focus city with…

JetBlue Begins Its 31st Route from Boston: Flights to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Now Available

Image via Wikipedia - Red Sox player and Santo Domingo native David Ortiz joins in the festivities - - Second new destination this week from JetBlue’s ‘Hub hub’ - - Expansion continues with service to Baltimore in September - BOSTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), the leading airline at