1998 – Page 102

Codetel Data Expo 98 is a major telecommunications exhibit open to the public at the Hotel V Centenario on Thursday and Friday, 2 and 3 July. The largest telecommunications company in the country, is fostering the exhibition. Among other companies participating are Innovatica, Cisco, Cais, Nortel, Saatchi & Saatchi, Interactive, GTE Cybertrust, Verifone, Hewlett Packard, …

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Ministry of Tourism announced that a Gran Gala of Unpublished Merengues will take place during the Festival of Merengue scheduled this year for 24 July to 2 August. The Gran Gala is slated for presentation on 27 July and will feature a compilation of some of the best unpublished merengues. A CD with these merengues …

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Discussions are going on as to where the radar of the Barahona International Airport will be relocated. The Barahona airport is not in service, with very little prospects for its operation in the near future. Promoters of the new La Romana International Airport under construction at Batey Cacata and spokespersons for the Punta Cana International …

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Sammy Sosa ended the month of June with 20 home runs, a new record for baseball. Sosa broke Rudy York’s 67 year old mark. He also hit more home runs in a month than Willie Mays, Pedro Guerrero, Babe Ruth, Ralph Kiner and many others in their careers. Sosa is also the Chicago Cubs’ player …

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The widow of the former leader of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano favors that senator re-elect for Santo Domingo, Milagros Ortíz Bosch be the presidential candidate of the PRD in the year 2000 elections. Mrs. Peggy Cabral viuda Peña, who was active in politics herself when her husband was alive, presides the Federación Dominicana de Mujeres …

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The European Union will assist the Dominican Republic to carry out a survey of the number of foreigners that reside in the Dominican Republic. The RD$3 million survey was prepared by the International Migration Organization. According to the director of the Department of Migration, Danilo Díaz, the larger concentrations of Europeans are in Sosua, Las …

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The Casa de Teatro, home to drama, art exhibitions, music and bohemians in the colonial city is celebrating its 25th anniversary this July. For the anniversary, Casa de Teatro has prepared a long list of daily cultural activities. These kick off with a talk with most renown Dominican painter Ramón Oviedo on 1 July at …

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Teams participating in the Panamerican Juvenile Basketball Tournament that will be held in Puerto Plata 4-11 July are divided into two groups head by the United States and the hosts, Dominican Republic. The US will head the A Group with Argentina, Canada and Cuba. In the B group, the DR will match Brazil, Venezuela and …

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Dominican Republic is among 16 countries that will participate in the World Baseball Championships to be held this July in Italy. This is the first time that professional ball players participate in the tournament. For the Americas, Panama, US, Nicaragua, Canada, the DR and Cuba will participate. Asia will be represented by South Korea, Japan, …

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The outgoing President of Colombia, Ernesto Samper completed a 24 hour official visit to the Dominican Republic over the weekend. This is the 11th President that visits the DR during the presidency of President Leonel Fernández that began 16 August 1996. President Samper arrived Saturday afternoon and departed Sunday afternoon on a Colombian Air Force …

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