1998 – Page 73

Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias and world renown designer Oscar de la Renta will host President Leonel Fernández and other guests at the opening of the Corales de Punta Cana residential touristic community in Punta Cana. On the same day, the President will participate in the inauguration of the Corporación Eléctrica Punta Cana, that has a …

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The National Theater will commemorate its 25th anniversary with the staging from 19-23 August of "La Traviata," the Giuseppe Verdi opera. Maestro Carlos Piantini is the artistic director of the production that includes a selection of the choir of the Cathedral and the National Symphony Orchestra. Invited artists are Amy Cofield, Alexandra Zalska, Maria Francisco …

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The Dominican Republic is in sixth place in the Central American and Caribbean Sports Games behind Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia and El Salvador. The DR won five medals on Thursday, the fifth day of competition, bringing to 25 the total medal count. The DR has won four gold, six silver and 15 bronze. Press reports …

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Anglers from Spain, the US, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are participating in the First International Fishing Tournament sponsored by Texaco and Grupo Punta Cana at the Marina Punta Cana. The event opens today at 4 pm. Anglers will fish under the rules of the International Game and Fishing Association (IGFA) that establishes that, …

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The "Felix Santiago" World Championship of Riders and Amazons is taking place in the Ciudad Ganadera of Santo Domingo, this weekend 14-16 August. Competitors from 10 countries have registered. The DR, Colombia and Panama are the favorites to win the most first places in the event. The event is organized by the Asociación Dominicana de …

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More than 160 golfers and 200 special guests from 10 regional countries have registered for the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships, the Hoerman Cup, at Casa de Campo in La Romana. With the participation of golfers from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos, the tournament …

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Hugo Chavez, the presidential candidate most likely to win the elections in Venezuela, is visiting. The 44 year old former military made a name for himself when on 4 February 1992 lead a 10,000-men strong failed military coup trying to overturn the Venezuelan government. Chávez said in an interview with the Listín Diario newspaper said …

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The Senate approved 14 loans for US$250 million signed between the state and the Inter American Development and the World Bank. The loans will be used for health, education, environmental protection and energy improvement programs. The passing of the loans was opposed by members of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano and affiliate Union Democrática.

Hoy newspaper reports that contradictions within the Commission of Reform of Public Enterprise (CREP), debts of more than RD$1,500 million of the CDE, accounts receivable amounting to RD$3,700 million and the privileges awarded to the independent generators of electricity are major obstacles to the privatization of the state electricity utility, the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad. …

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Political analyst Gustavo Olivo Peña explains that for Chamber of Deputies president Hector Rafael Peguero Méndez to repeat as president of the Chamber, he and his supporters need to convince four additional PRD deputies to vote for him. This is in the case that all deputies attend on the day of the inaugural of the …

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