1998 – Page 44

The VI Invitational Adogolf Classic, Papia Najri Cup will open at Casa de Campo’s golf course in La Romana this 12 November. On Friday, 13 November, golf players from all around the DR will take to the tees for the first day of play. The awards ceremony is scheduled for the La Romana Country Club. …

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Composer Manuel Jiménez denied the version of the interview of himself and singer Claudine Bonó with Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez (see http://www.dr1.com/daily/news100298.shtml). Composer Manuel Jiménez said that the two were only able to meet with the Minister for "a minute", when he told them he had handed Adriano Rodríguez, representative in the DR of …

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The Dominican national women’s volleyball team will match the German team tonight seeking to classify for the second round of the World Volleyball Championship that opens today in Japan. The Dominican game is scheduled for 3 pm, Japanese time, 2 am, Dominican time. The Dominican team has trained four years for the game. Coach Jorge …

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President Leonel Fernández actively participated yesterday in the formal start of the National Reforestation Plan, the afforestation program that seeks to rehabilitate the principal river basins of the country, valleys and mountains where trees where the winds of Hurricane Georges uprooted by the hundreds last September. President Fernández himself planted trees in the basins of …

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The three leading political parties are expected to sit down to talks as the second round of talks mediated by the Roman Catholic Church begins this afternoon. The leading opposition party, the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano has said it is privy to increasing the number of members of the board of the Junta Central Electoral as …

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The president of the Dominican chamber of insurance firms and underwriters, the Cámara Dominicana de Aseguradores y Reaseguradores, Luis Eduardo Guerrero alerted businesses to check for earthquake coverage in their insurance policies. He said that most businesses are insured for hurricanes and fire, but not for earthquakes. He also commented that there is much under …

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Hoy reported that Laureano Guerrero resigned on Friday his post as president of the Comisión Nacional de Espectáculos Públicos y Radiofonía, after the government instructed him to revoke his decision to ban cable TV channels from inserting local advertising. Hoy reported that it is likely that Ruben Camilo, a broadcaster with ties to the government …

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Carlos Espinal, president of Codetel, the leading telecommunications company, is the new president of the board of directors of the Asociación de Empresas de Inversión Extranjera (Asiex ) for 1998-2000. Asiex represents the interests of major foreign firms in the DR. Prior to his appointment he was vice president of the organization. Other board members …

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Claudine Bonó, chosen to represent the Dominican Republic in the Festival de la OTI 13-14 in San José, Costa Rica, is the talk of the town. Bonó will perform, "Me Levanto," lyrics by Manuel Jiménez and musical arrangements by Manuel Tejada. Last week, she visited Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez seeking that department’s sponsorship for …

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The Listín Diario reported that Juan Luis Guerra’s new CD will be out either by Christmas or January at the latest. "Mi PC" (La computadora), and "El Niagara en bicicleta" are two of the 12 innovative tracks. The Listín reported that the production cost US$1 million. Millions have already been pre-sold. Juan Luis Guerra is …

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