2003 – Page 31

Congress, the Supreme Court of Justice and the City of Santo Domingo have joined forces to rescue the Centro de los Heroes, the area located south of Winston Churchill Avenue that contains many government buildings. The Centro de los Heroes renovation plan began following the transfer of the more than 5,000 street vendors who took …

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Former president of the National Council of Business, Celso Marranzini, says he is confident the Dominican Republic will overcome the present economic crisis in the short or medium range. He urged that the political parties put aside their internal differences and that there be more cohesion in Congress and the government to work for the …

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Wanda Rijo will compete for the Dominican Republic in Athens’ Olympic Games. The international weightlifting federation awarded the Dominican Republic two slots in the Olympic competition for its overall good performance. The name of the other woman weightlifter who will occupy the second slot has yet to be determined. Overall, the Dominican women’s weightlifting team …

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The Aguilas Cibaenas, winners of most of the championships in past years, now leads the Dominican Professional Baseball Championship, which has been underway since 31 October. The Aguilas celebrated on Sunday the feat of long-time player Luis Polonia, who became only the 10th player in the history of Dominican baseball to accumulate 600 hits or …

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