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Cardinal Nicolas Lopez Rodriguez saluted the Haitian government’s decision to place more consulates in border towns. He said it is the responsibility of the Haitian government to issue identity documents to its citizens. Only 1.5 million Haitians out of a population of about 7 million have any legal ID documents. This creates major problems for …

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Two Dominican watchmen who hijacked a yacht rented to tourists were detained by the Puerto Rican authorities. Alfredo Santana Jose and Jose Cabrera Encarnacion made a living guarding the boating business of Italian Federico Damined when they had the brilliant idea of taking the boat to Puerto Rico, as reported in Hoy newspaper.

Metereologists report the development of a tropical depression about 975 miles to the east of the Windward Islands. The storm is moving west and could become Tropical Storm Chantal by tomorrow. The system is being monitored carefully as it could turn towards the west northwest which would bring it close to the Dominican Republic next …

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The president of the Panamerican Sports Organization said the 2003 Pan Am Games will no longer take place from 18 July to 3 August in the DR. He said the opening would be postponed until October or November. The reasons cited are the intense summer heat of the Dominican Republic which could affect athletes’ performance …

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The Dominican team that placed fourth in the III World Sub 21 Basketball Championship in Japan returned yesterday. The players called for more support from the Basketball Federation and the government. The Dominican team was reinforced by Dominican basketball players from New York City colleges and high schools, such as Jack Michael Martinez, Amaury Filion, …

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President Hipolito Mejia starts a seven-day tour of South America tomorrow. He will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. Last month he was in Peru. The President will participate in the Group of Rio Summit scheduled for Santiago, Chile. On his agenda is the signing of several cooperation agreements. The National Palace said he will depart …

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