2000 Travel News Archive – Page 10

Dominicans thronged to the beaches or to their favored recreational sites, or lazed in shady back yards, as the nation observed the 156th anniversary of it’s constitution. Between Saturday to Monday, the pace of life slowed progressively. As Monday progressed, few vehicles were moving through the hushed streets of the capital and other cities, as …

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During the cabinet meeting held in San Cristobal this past weekend, cabinet members took turns announcing public works and social welfare projects that are planned for the Province. Education Minister Milagros Ortiz Bosch said that twenty new schools would be built and fifteen renovated, at a cost of DR$38 million. Public Health Minister Jose Rodriguez …

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A foursome from the U.S. took first place in the World Youth Bowling Championship, which concluded this weekend in Santo Domingo. Derek Sapp, Nathan Bohr, David Haynes and Scott Norton, beat teams from thirty-five competing nations with an overall score of 5,013 pins, equally a record-setting 247-pin average for the total number of games played. …

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The most recent issue of the British magazine, The Economist, anticipates a further decline in the value of the peso. By year’s end, dollar would cost DR$16.65 and, due to further erosion, the peso would finish 2001 at DR$18.39, and 2002 at DR$18.90. The variations, if realized, represent a cumulative devaluation of 14.75%. The official …

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The Director the XIV Pan American Games, Bienvenido Solano, announced that President Hipolito Mejia has authorized the construction of the Pan Am Village for November 30. Solano made his remarks at a meeting of the Games organizing committee, the country’s Olympic Committee, and representatives of the nation’s sports federations, convened yesterday in a Santo Domingo …

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