1998 – Page 99

President Leonel Fernández received the 25 students who would travel to Washington, D.C. to represent the Dominican Republic in the Future World Leaders Summit and participate in the Presidential Classroom 98 program. They will join over 300 students from all around the world for an introduction to the world of international relations, diplomacy and global …

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The Museum of Modern Art, the leading art gallery of the nation, is organizing this year’s Bienal de Artes Visuales, that will take place 28 October. This is the 21st national biennial. Museum director Alberto Bass explained that all the paintings will be placed at the Museum of Modern Arte, drawings at the Museum of …

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Former President Joaquín Balaguer said over the weekend that if the three majority political parties reach an agreement he would vote in favor of a constitutional reform that would permit a one-time re-election. A sector within the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD), the government party, is studying the possibility of presenting to Congress a …

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A poll carried out by Sigma Dos, a Spanish poll agency commissioned by the Listín Diario newspaper, shows that Milagros Ortiz Bosch would be the candidate to beat in the year 2000 presidential elections. Ortiz Bosch received 7.23 on a scale of 1 to 10. Other leading potential candidates are Hipólito Mejía (PRD) with 6.17, …

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The watchman of a branch of the Banco Popular in Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city in the DR, switched roles and held up the bank on Saturday leaving with an undisclosed amount of money. The Police arrested him 24 hours after. No one was hurt in the bank robbery. Newspaper reports of …

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Traffic was recontinued along the Winston Churchill crossing over the 27 de Febrero Avenue. Underneath, the government has built a tunnel in order to expedite traffic. Traffic now flows regularly in all directions. The construction is part of a major city traffic improvement program.

Manny Ramírez became the sixth Dominican to be chosen to play in the All Stars Game of the Major Leagues. He replaces Bernie Williams. He joins countrymen Bartolo Colón, Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martínez, Alex Rodríguez and Moisés Alou. The game that marks half season will be played 7 July at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. …

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Star Chicago Cubs slugger, Sammy Sosa has backed out of playing in the All Stars Game because of problems in his left shoulder. Sosa, who established a new Major League mark of 20 home runs in a month last month, said he slept in a bad position and hurt his shoulder. For the same reason, …

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Dominicana defeated Mexico, 95-61 in the opening of the Panamerican Juvenile Basketball Championships held in Puerto Plata. Argentina and Venezuela also won in their first games. Argentina defeated Cuba 95-55, and Venezuela defeated Brazil 78-75. Venezuela plays the DR today. The US defeated Canada 108-70. The US faces Cuba today. Four teams will be chosen …

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The Monetary Board, the organization that sets monetary policy in the DR, fixed the exchange rate at RD$15.33 to the dollar for the period 3 to 13 July, 1998. This is up from the fixed rate of RD$14.02 that had been set in December 1996. Good news for tourists and exporters, the devaluation is likely …

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