1999 – Page 43

The Máximo Gómez Polytechnic High School, built with a donation from Cuba and by Cuban technicians, will be ready to start classes on 15 November. It was built on a 13,500 meter lot donated by the Dominican government in the town of Baní. The Cuban government donated the construction of the polytechnic to the town …

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The warehouse membership shopping concept is being introduced in the DR as of 1 December. PriceSmart (http://www.pricesmart.com) is building a branch in Santo Domingo at Av. Charles Sumner and another in Santiago at Avenida Estrella Sahdalá. A third locale open mid next year in the east side of Santo Domingo. The company said its decision …

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El Siglo pointed out recently in a news item the success of the public park that is located across from the Metaldom manufacturing plant. Its keeper, architect Felix Valoy Montero said that park as begun in 1993, and should serve as a model for more parks in Santo Domingo. He says that 350 fruit tree …

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Listin Diario editor to preside Freedom of Press Committee The editor in chief of the Listín Diario, Rafael Molina Morillo was chosen president of the Freedom of Press Committee of the Interamerican Press Association at the press organization’s 55th annual assembly. He will also sit on the executive committee of the association and will be …

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Sonia Silvestre, one of the legendary great Dominican singers of all times, is preparing a concert to celebrate her 30 years in show business. She has contracted Guillermo Cordero to prepare the production, Maestro Jorge Taveras will be the musical director. The show will be staged on 6 November at the Teatro La Fiesta of …

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Three dancers from Sarah Skaggs & Co will be coming to participate in the Encounter of Choreographers organized by Fundación Ritmos por la Danza. The dancers will present the world premiere of "Paradise." "Paradise" is slated to open in the US in New York City in January 2000. Also coming for the event is Sasa …

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President Leonel Fernández, in the presence of Minister of Foreign Relations of Taiwan, Jason Hu, broke ground yesterday for the construction of what will be the first high tech industrial park in the Caribbean, the Santo Domingo Cyberpark. The park is conceived as a model for other advanced technology parks that would be built throughout …

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More than 12-hour blackouts have again become common in the DR. The government reports that several major power plants are out for maintenance or repairs, including the large Smith and Enron plant. This is resulting yesterday in a 430 megawatt deficit. National demand is at 1,550 megawatts and the generators are only delivering 1,120 megawatts. …

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The president of the Playa Dorada Hotel Association, former Puerto Plata senator Rafael Silverio Galán denounced that a mafia seems to be behind the trucking into Puerto Plata of indigent Haitians that are begging in the main public areas. He said the beggars harass both Dominicans and tourists. In a report in the Listín Diario, …

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Dr. Ruth Báez, president of the Dominican Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition says that 26% of the Dominican population suffers from obesity. She said that obesity has increased as eating at fast food restaurants has become more and more popular. She said that a national nutritional campaign is needed to raise an awareness of the …

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