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The Secretary of the National District (DN) government said yesterday that the DN could not agree to the U.S. Embassy request to block off streets surrounding the embassy in the Gazcue sector. Speaking at a press conference, Luis Jos? Ch?vez said that while the American request will proceed through the channels, he gave it no …

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Before he left for Guatemala yesterday, President Fern?ndez issued Decree 106-99, designating economist Julio Ortega as the new Dominican Ambassador to Canada. President Fern?ndez during his address to the nation on Independence Day (February 27th) that he would reopen the Dominican embassy in Ottawa and send an ambassador to Canada. The DR closed its embassy …

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The Dominican Medical Association (AMD) has called a 24-hour strike in all public hospitals in the DN beginning 8 am and ending at the same hour on Saturday morning. During that period doctors will only attend emergencies at those hospitals. Private clinics are not affected. The work stoppage may be just the first step in …

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The Second International Book Fair which opens April 22nd on the grounds of the National Conservatory in Santo Domingo will have each of its days dedicated to honoring a designated Dominican author. The Fair itself is dedicated to National Poet Pedro Mir, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his book "Hay un pa?s en el …

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Sara Baras, widely considered the best female flamenco dancer performing in the world today, will give two performances at the National Theater April 6th and 7th. Her flamenco show, "Sensaciones" ("Sensations"), has been a big success in Europe. The press there says that "she has fire in her feet." Her show includes eight other dancers …

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The II Santo Domingo Music Festival, directed by Maestro Phillippe Entremont, opened yesterday at the National Theater of Santo Domingo, concluding 20 March. Eight recitals are scheduled starring Edgar Nebolsin, The Canadian Brass, Shunsuke Sato, the Christopher O’Riley and Pablo Ziegler duo, Richard Stoltzman, Los Romeros and Anne Gastinel. The Festival is directed by Dominican …

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President Leonel Fern?ndez travels to Guatemala today to attend the Summit of Central American nations (including Belize and Panama) and the DR with U.S. President Bill Clinton. The Summit will be held in Antigua, the colonial capital of Guatemala. Although the Summit is due to touch on a long list of topics, President Fern?ndez is …

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Although Secretary of the Presidency Danilo Medina has declared that the National Palace will study seriously PRD request to televise the political dialogue being undertaken at the National Palace at the invitation of President Leonel Fern?ndez, his party wants the idea rejected. Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) SG Lidio Cadet expressed to reporters yesterday his party’s …

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Pointing to recent economic figures released by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and others, Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General (SG) C?sar Gaviria said that the DR is on the road to becoming a role model for the rest of the region. Speaking to the news daily El Siglo during a break in the meeting …

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The Senate last night approved on second reading the draft General Health Law. The measure was approved by 17 of the 18 Senators present after voting down a motion by a Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) Senator, Dr. Bautista Rojas G?mez, to force the measure to be read aloud article-by-article. The measure now goes to the …

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