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A seven-company commercial mission from Malaga, Andalucia, Spain will visit from 25 April to 1 May. The commission is head by D. Rafael Garcia Padilla, president of the Commission of Foreign Trade and International Relations of the province. They will be based at the Occidental Embajador Hotel in Santo Domingo, where they can be contacted. …

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The Listin Diario newspaper reports that university students increased from 3,000 students in 1960 to 216,000 last year. This at a time when the population increased 2.5 times. According to the report, "Prospective Económica y Demanda de Empleo a Nivel de Educación Superior", by year 2015 there will be 600,000 university students enrolled in Dominican …

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The president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, Dr. Jose Joaquin Puello said that only nine athletes have made the DR delegation to the Sydney, Australia Olympic Games. These will compete in judo (5), weight lifting (2), and boxing (2). The women’s volleyball team had a shot at classifying, but the government did not fund the …

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The Third International Book Fair Santo Domingo 2000 will be held 27 April ­ 7 May in the Plaza del Conservatorio de Música. This year it will be dedicated to Juan Bosch, founder of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, the ruling party. This year the focus will be on France, which will have a …

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Julio Sabala, one of the best imitators in the world today, will return to the country for a 27 April presented at the Cibao Theater in Santiago de los Caballeros on 27 April at 8:30 pm and the National Theater in Santo Domingo on 30 April. He has thrilled audiences in presentations at the Madison …

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Colombia’s Shakira will be in town for a 29 April performance at the Fortaleza Ozama in the Colonial City. Shakira is coming with 21 musicians. Her show’s title, "Anfibio". Shakira has just released a new CD, "Shakira MTV Unplugged". Tickets $300. Tickets are for sale at Club de Lectores Listín (for Listín Diario subscribers), Pizza …

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The Drug Control Department arrested two Canadian citizens yesterday for possession of "extasis" pills, as reported by DNCD director, Rear Admiral Luis Alberto Humeau Hidalgo. According to Ultima Hora afternoon paper, 19-year old Canadians Joseph Ho and Niran Ved Murray were arrested when 25,700 pills were detected on them prior to their departure by way …

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The government received one of two cargo airplanes purchased from Spain as part of a transport package totaling RD$1,800 million, negotiated with the Spanish government, as reported by El Caribe newspaper. The government has purchased 490 taxis, 65 fire engine cars and two military Caza 212-400 planes with the deal.

The Senate passed the Industrial Property Bill, the Stock Exchange Bill and the bill that allots 3% of the National Budget to frontier province development yesterday. The industrial property bill is in line with stipulations of the World Trade Organization. But US pharmaceutical companies had objected it. During the same session, the Senate passed a …

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The El Siglo newspaper/Penn, Schoen & Berland poll shows that Hipólito Mejía of the PRD would defeat Joaquín Balaguer (PRSC) by a narrow margin of three points if the later makes it to the second round. The survey showed the results would be 47% versus 44%. The survey showed the margin would be wider if …

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