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The Technical Commission of the Ministry of Public Works is completing final details for the tender to choose the company that will build the eight towers (700 apartments) to lodge athletes and coaches coming for the Santo Domingo Pan Am Games. Architect Carmen Leyda Mora de Rosario, Deputy Minister of Public Works said that the …

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The Ministry of Tourism is sponsoring a music extravaganza to commemorate the launching of its collection of the best of Dominican music in this century. The Ministry of Tourism’s "A Century of Dominican Music," is a collection of four CDs. The 4:10 hour production features 71 tracks by 57 composers, in the voices of 51 …

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"Navidad 99" is the celebration of Christmas organized by the Ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo (city municipality), Secretaría de Turismo (ministry of tourism), Comisión de Monumentos (historic monuments commission), Oficina de Patrimonio Cultural (office of cultural heritage), and the Patronato de la Ciudad Colonial (board of the colonial city). Activities start today, Wednesday, 1 December and …

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A selection of romantic songs from this century will be presented at the Teatro La Fiesta of the Hotel Jaragua, this Sunday, 12 December. Olga Guillot, Los Panchos, Roberto Yanés, Fausto Rey, Johnny Albino, Raúl Marrero, José Manuel Calderón, Vitín Avilés are traveling to the DR to join Dominican crooners. The Dominican performers will be …

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Manny Mota, the former star Los Angeles Dodgers player, has brought together popular music figures and baseball stars for a benefit softball game. The First Manny Mota Celebrities Classic will take place today, Wednesday, 8 December at the Quisqueya Ball Park. Major League greats, Jose Canseco, Pedro Martinez, Andruw Jones, Todd Hundley and others will …

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Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez said he does not feel the Y2K phenomenon will affect tourism to the DR. He said that all flights to the DR are full, and European tour operators are reporting the sale of more holiday packages this year than last. Furthermore, he said that the banking and tourism sector have …

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The Partido de la Liberación Dominicana and the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano insist that the main problems affecting the Junta Central Electoral, the government body in charge of organizing the presidential election, are managerial. They said that the JCE accepting the suggestion of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano and offering an extension of the period in …

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Edenorte and Edesur, the Unión Fenosa affiliates that have the contract for the distribution of electricity in most of the DR, announced the start of a new computerized collection system. The new bills will provide comprehensive information on power consumption that will assist individuals to implement energy savings programs. The new system will enable clients …

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The government of Haiti, with the funding of the European Union, is setting up tents to lodge along the frontier Haitians deported from the Dominican Republic. The tents are going up besides the Dominican city of Elías Piña. Hoy reported that the camps will be set up at the frontier crosses of Ouanaminthe-Dajabon, Anses-a-Pitre-Pedernales and …

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Presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía said on campaign over the weekend that he is proposing the creation of a Tourism Development Council made up by members of the private and public sectors. The role of the council would be to relaunch the tourism industry and revise the industry-related legislation as well as implement a national tourism …

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