2000 – Page 192

Rumors of a plan to assassinate former President Joaquín Balaguer made the front pages of local newspapers. Balaguer discarded that persons near him would want to murder him. He said that those around him are of his utmost trust. He said that he has been taking Dormicum drug for over 20 years, and that the …

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Rescue corps had found 11 corpses of Dominicans who drowned when their boat capsized less than a mile from the Puerto Rican western coast. The boat eventually was washed ashore near Playa Postillo, Isabela, considered one of the least desirable choices for illegal boat trip landing. Survivor Laura Pichardo García said that the boat capsized …

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"Había una vez un merengue", the very successful rendering by merengue star Sergio Vargas, will be staged this Saturday, 11 March in Puerto Plata. The presentation is scheduled for the Fortaleza San Felipe at 8 pm. The merengue performance, that tells the story of the evolution of merengue in the Dominican Republic, is touring the …

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"The Talented Mr. Ripley" opens in Santo Domingo cinemas today, 9 March. The thriller has been nominated to five Oscar awards. These are: Art Direction, Actor in Supporting Role (Jude Law), Costume Design, Original Score, and Screenplay Adaptation of the novel by Patricia Highsmith. See http://www.oscar.com The film is directed by Anthony Minghella, of "The …

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President Leonel Fernández will travel to Guadeloupe on Friday, 10 March to attend a Caribbean Summit of Heads of State and Government. The President of France, Jacques Chirac will be present at the meeting where trade and cultural exchange issues will be discussed.

The Dominican government and France signed a reciprocal extradition agreement. Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre signed for the DR, Ambassador Francois Xavier Deniau for France. Citizens of the Dominican Republic or France can now be extradited for penal infractions. "The mobility criminals have today as a result of modern transport means and communications in …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced that from 6 am on Thursday, 9 March, the two lanes of the Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge will be closed, permitting only East-West traffic. The Bridge crosses over Ozama River separating the East and West side of the city of Santo Domingo. West-East traffic is closed to enable the …

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