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According to El Siglo the National Games are still on schedule to open 29 April in La Romana. The swimming events, though, have been postponed to start 3 May to give more time for the new pool to be ready. The National Games have been postponed on several occasions after sport installations suffered major damages …

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The largest book fair held in the Caribbean opens in Santo Domingo on Friday, 27 April. The fair, which is one of the most popular exhibitions held annually in the DR, will last through 7 May. The very successful family affair is held annually to promote reading. The fair again will take place at the …

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Julio Sabala, one of the best imitators in the world today, will return to the country for a presentation on Friday, 27 April at the Cibao Theater in Santiago de los Caballeros and on Monday, 30 April in Santo Domingo at the National Theater. Sabala is a world performer. He has thrilled audiences in presentations …

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With only 20 days left of the presidential campaign, the political parties announced their final efforts at convincing voters. Politicians had taken a break for the Easter holidays, but with three weeks to go for the 16 May 2000 vote day, the parties will hold the traditional campaign closing mass concentrations. The parties seek to …

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PRD presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía over the weekend for the first time during this campaign began to distance himself from the PRSC and its charismatic candidate, former President Joaquín Balaguer. Speaking while campaigning during the Easter holidays in the US, Mejía urged his voters to rally against the PLD and the PRSC. The PRD has …

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According to the Listín Diario/Sigma Dos poll, Hipólito Mejía (PRD) has 41.7% of voters preference, Danilo Medina (PLD) has 29% and Joaquín Balaguer (PRSC) has 20%. The Sigma Dos poll was carried out 15-18 April. The poll shows that 6.2% of voters are still undecided. Some 1,200 potential voters were polled nationwide.

The economic team of the PRD, told Hoy newspaper in an interview said that if the PRD wins the coming presidential election, the government would increase social spending from 6 to 9 or 10% in relation to the GDP. Speaking for the PRD were Frank Guerrero Prats, Ernesto Mangual, Eugenio Martín Taveras and Iván Rodriguez …

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Bill Malamud, executive vice president of the American Chamber of Commerce, disputed a brief in the DR1 News last week where a reference is made to whether the industrial intellectual property bill passed by the Congress last week is compliant with the World Trade Organization stipulations (see http://www.dr1.com/daily/news041900.shtml). Malamud says that the position of Amcham, …

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