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American Eagle gets okay to fly to Herrera

The Civil Aviation Board has authorized American Eagle to fly to Herrera International Airport in Santo Domingo. Air Santo Domingo started the flights into the inner city, whetting the appetite of the American Airlines affiliate. The Civil Aviation Board authorized the flights under the condition that American Eagle maintains an equal number of flights into …

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Pan Am swimming facilities

Hoy reports construction has started on a modern swimming complex for the 2003 Pan American Games. The Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center’s 50-meter pool will be used for swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming events. The president of the Swimming Federation, Lilian Jacobs de Solano, has announced that engineer Jorge Abreu’s company, E&T, will …

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Follow Felix Sanchez

Competing for the Dominican Republic, Felix Sanchez will run the finals of the 400 meter hurdles at 9:15 pm. To follow his attempt to win the gold medal in the World Athletics Championship taking place in Edmonton, Canada, see http://207.229.12.29/external_link.asp?l=en&p=http://www.iaaf.org/wch01/index.html
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Power costs to drop

The Listin Diario reports that the government and the power companies have reached an agreement that would reduce the cost of power by two cents per kilowatt/hour. This should result in 20% savings in consumer power bills, say news reports. Also, the government subsidy of RD$4,000 million a year will be eliminated. President Hipolito Mejia …

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