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Expo Automovilismo, a major car exhibition, will open Thursday, 2 March at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel. The event will continue through 5 March. Mario Andretti is expected to cut the opening ribbon.

Carnival continues all over the Dominican Republic. The Ministry of Tourism and the Cervecería Nacional Dominicana (Presidente Beer) present Carnival Millennium 2000. As part of the carnival celebrations, a handicrafts exhibition-sale is taking place 28 February-5 March at the Plaza de España, facing the Alcazar de Colón, in the Colonial City. Upcoming highlights of the …

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The Executive Branch sent ten bills to Congress yesterday. Nine of these are to be initially studied by the Senate and one by the Chamber of Deputies. The bills are: Código Penal. Modernizes the old criminal law code dating back to the 30s. Incorporates dispositions such as indexation of fines, community work sentences, permanent jail …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced the temporary bridge over the Ozama River would go into operation tomorrow. The Ministry of Public Works said that vehicles taking the new Puente Barcaza that will connect East-West of the city of Santo Domingo at the southern part of the river will have access through the Avenida del …

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The Junta Central Electoral, the government body in charge of organizing presidential, municipal and congressional elections in the DR, announced that citizens have until 15 May, if necessary, to secure their voting/identification cards. The process has suffered major technical and managerial problems. Thousands of "cedulas" are tangled in the technical problems that the organization has …

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The Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata (BIS) presided by José Francisco Peña Guaba, son of Partido Revolucionario Dominicano legendary leader, the late José Francisco Peña Gómez, announced that he will be backing the presidential aspirations of Danilo Medina of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, and not those of Hipólito Mejía of the PRD. He said he …

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The government of Japan has donated US$310,514 for health and education projects. The money will be used for: Centro de Salud Reproductiva (Center for Reproductive Health) in San Francisco de Macorís Audiovisual support equipment for education and health promotion efforts Expansion of the Escuela Juan Pablo Duarte Expansion of the San Francisco de Asís Senior …

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The Second Santo Domingo International Movie Showing continues at the Hollywood Diamond Plaza mall. It will last through 5 March. The limelight this year is on films from Europe, Latin America and Israel. It is an excellent opportunity to see films that otherwise would not come to the DR, where 90% of the films are …

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Festival de Cine de Santo Domingo. Barrio Santa Barbara, Colonial City. This festival that has governmental sponsorship continues through 25 March. Films to be shown are "Martindi Metuno," Puerto Rican Jose Parreño. "About Jane" by Cesar Ruiz, Venezuela. "Nunca se sabe," by Victor Ramirez, Dominican Republic. Admission is free.

Expo Automovilismo. 2-5 March 2000. Hotel Dominican Fiesta. The most complete sampling of the cars. Car racer Mario Andretti is expected to cut the opening ribbon.