1998 – Page 93

The administrator for the Agency for International Development (AID) of the U.S. Government for Latin America and the Caribbean Mark Schneider said in Santo Domingo during a visit to President Leonel Fernández that the Government of Bill Clinton has offered to assist the Dominican government in its efforts to reform and modernize the state. Schneider …

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The President of Cuba, Fidel Castro will be in Santo Domingo as of 20 August to participate in a Caribbean heads of state summit. During the visit he will also formally inaugurate the Cuban Embassy in the DR and visit several towns in the interior, as per his busy agenda for the trip. He will …

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Angela Peña, an investigative reporter that writes for Hoy newspaper, continued publishing information that confirms that Fidel Castro used the DR as training ground to prepare the guerrilla troops that would help him gain power in Cuba. Retired military interviewed, that preferred to remain anonymous in order to preserve the "mystique of the corps", say …

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The Centro Cultural Hispánico is fostering once a month night-time guided tours of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. The Spanish government supported cultural center is organizing the tours that will be held on the third Tuesday of every month. Each tour will cover a different route. This month’s tour will take a group to …

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The famous French mime 75-year old Marcel Marceau and his Mime-Drama Company of Paris will perform at the National Theater of Santo Domingo 28 July and 29 July at the Cibao Theater in Santiago de los Caballeros. Tickets are for sale for RD$1,000 orchestra and RD$500 balcony.

The Chamber of Deputies passed an extradition bill that authorizes the Executive Branch to extradite persons suspect of modern day crimes such as illicit drug dealing and money laundering. The bill had already been approved by the Senate on 8 July. It is now expected to be signed into law by President Leonel Fernández within …

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The National Palace announced on Monday that President Leonel Fernández would meet with former statesman Dr. Joaquín Balaguer at the latter’s home to discuss matters of interest to the country. The meeting took place on Tuesday for an hour and five minutes. But no comments or press release was issued afterwards. President Fernández this time …

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A helicopter of the Dominican Air Force in which the Minister of Public Works Diandino Peña was traveling was forced to make a landing at Km. 59 of the Autopista Duarte. The Minister returned to the city on a "voladora," one of the minibuses that cover the route.

The Ministry of Foreign Relations confirmed that Fidel Castro will be traveling to the Dominican Republic to participate in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Summit and the meeting of members of Cariforum, the organization that gathers Caribbean members of the Lomé Convention. The event will be held in Santo Domingo 20 to 22 August and 13 …

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The local press is debating whether the President of Cuba, Fidel Castro was in the DR in 1958. Hoy newspaper has published interviews with residents of the southwestern city of Baní that say Castro was allowed by then Dictator Rafael Trujillo to train guerrillas in the military base of Bahía de las Calderas. Trujillo latter …

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