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The president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, Jose Joaquin Puello, goes on record in the Listin Diario today saying that the controversial project for the nationwide construction of sports facilities is a good one. "The multisport is a program that is more important than the Pan Am Games because the installations go to the grass …

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Miguel Tejada showed again why he was voted American League MVP, when he sealed the Caribbean Series game for the Dominican Republic in the sixth inning with two runs off two errors. The Aguilas Cibaeñas, champions of the Dominican Winter League, thus returned to their winning ways after stumbling 10 to 0 against the Indians …

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For most residents in Santo Domingo and Santiago, the nation?s two most prominent cities, no strike took place at all yesterday, despite a nationwide call for a general work stoppage. Organizers of the strike sought to stage the protest against the rising cost of electricity, fuel and the government?s economic policy in general. With the …

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President Hipolito Mejia spoke at the trade seminar between the Dominican Republic and Canada yesterday, saying that the Dominican Republic was ready to open free-trade talks with Canada. Mejia emphasized the strategic location of his country, as well as the integrity and modernity of its regulatory system, which guarantees international investors and the companies set …

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As reported in El Caribe, Canadian Ambassador Adam Blackwell told the audience at the ?Canada and Dominican Republic: Closer than ever? seminar that certain changes in the mining laws are required to entice serious investments in this area, specifically referring himself to Article 19. Blackwell said that Placer Dome, the massive Canadian mining consortium, is …

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The National Dialogue Commission under Monsignor Agripino Nu?ez Collado reopened yesterday in an attempt to define precisely which issues should be given priority. Civilian groups, the Catholic Church, various political parties and worker?s organizations are participating in the talks. In yesterday?s session, Ana Selman was named to head a technical committee to organize the 27 …

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The Saga of the Armored Car continues in today?s papers. While Hoy newspaper says that the vehicle is for George Bush to use this week during his vacation at Casa de Campo in La Romana, El Caribe carries a denial from the US Embassy that the vehicle is designated for the use of the former …

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Dr. Luis Emilio Montalvo, the highly respected head of the Presidential AIDS Council (COPRESIDA), announced yesterday that the Global Fund the United Nations based in Geneva, Switzerland, has allocated US$47.5 million dollars to fight AIDS in the Dominican Republic. According to Montalvo, this will permit the government to cover 95 percent of the medical needs …

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Minister of Finance Jose Lois Malkum told reporters yesterday that the World Bank has said that the pending loan of US$250 million dollars is vital to the conclusion of the reform process currently in progress in the electric sector. Malkum said that an official of the World Bank told him that there were concerns about …

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The front page of the economic section of the El Caribe newspaper carries the story of the steady increase in government expenditures on salaried employees. For the past three years the government has spent more than has been budgeted in salaries for its employees. In 2000, the first year of the Mejia administration, the budget …

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