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Engineer Roque Napoleón Muñoz said that he would not rejoin the Pan Am Games 2003 organizing committee. He resigned when the site of the Pan Am Games athletes village was changed. He said that organization needs a total change. He said it has spent RD$27 millions and has nothing to show for the expenditures. He …

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The XLth Central American and Caribbean Table Tennis Championship opens today in Santiago de los Caballeros. Contenders from Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Jamaica, Guyana, French Guiana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia and the DR are participating. Members of the Dominican men team are: Rubi Santana, Roberto Brito, Francisco Boyero and Alex de la …

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President Hipólito Mejía upon returning to the DR said he was impressed by the managerial style of the new President of Mexico. President Mejía traveled to Mexico to be present at the inauguration of the Mexican statesman. He said that President Fox promised to visit the DR in the near future and from here go …

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Tax consultants Edgar Barnichta and Felipe Hernández Paulus agree that the proposed advance on gross sales if passed by the government could be annulled by a Supreme Court ruling for being in violation of Art. 9E of the Constitution. The Federación Dominicana de Comerciantes, a leading merchants organization, holds this position and has said that …

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The Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (INDOTEL) recently inaugurated the Centro de Asistencia al Usuario de los Servicios de Telecommunicaciones, an office at the service of consumers. INDOTEL president, Orlando Jorge Mera said that the center will operate within the framework of the telecommunication law. He explained users need to first go through the regular …

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Wife of an international corporate executive, for years, Deborah Sánchez has been relocating to different countries. After a five year stay in the DR, she returned for a second time. This time she co-founded a business, Expat Relocation Services to share her experience with others. Deborah is also an author of several chapters in the …

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