2000 – Page 201

Riders from 11 countries will participate in the X Equestrian Grand Prix Brugal to take place 3-5 March at the Centro Ecuestre Las Colinas in Santo Domingo. Competitors are coming from Guatemala, Honduras Venezuela, Germany, Holland, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Haiti and Panama to participate in six categories. Riders will represent the DR from the …

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio. Contemporary Latin jazz music. 3-4 March. 8:30 pm. Teatro Nacional. RD$500-RD$300. Bungee Concierto 2000. Saturday, 4 March and Sunday 5 March. Velodromo Parque Olimpico. March 4: Toque Profundo, Tabutek, Gualtiao, Reach, Garlic, Division X and On the rise. March 5: Al Jadaqui, Mabé , Mr. Clika. Reach, Garlic, Division X and On …

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The second half of the National Symphony Orchestra 1999-2000 season continues at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. The calendar for the upcoming presentations is as follows: 1 March Francois Bahuaud and Fernando Geraldes, Conductors. Domenico Dragonetti’s Concerto for bass and orchestra. Brahms’ Concert No. 1, with special performance by award-winning British pianist, Ashley Wass. …

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The Paul Taylor Dance Company (http://www.ptdc.org) will perform in Santo Domingo 24 and 25 March at the National Theater. The group will perform in a benefit for the Fundacion Mir in La Romana. Fundación Ritmos por la Danza brings this company to Santo Domingo. The company has toured 650 cities in 60 countries and was …

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President Leonel Fernández spoke for two hours at the National Congress yesterday, National Independence Day. In his speech he reviewed achievements of his government in sectors as diverse as power supply, education, health, industry, transport, trade and investment promotion. He urged the nation to forge onward and see globalization not as the plague, but as …

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When interviewed in San Pedro de Macorís, PRD presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía said that the speech of President Fernández did not contribute anything because the President limited himself to present a country in economic bonanza that clashes with the reality that most Dominicans live, characterized by a significant increase in poverty. "President Fernández, like he …

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Monsignor Francisco José Arnáiz, regarded as one of the thinkers of the Catholic Church in the DR, said that the mega expenditures made by political parties in their campaigns are an insult to the country. Arnáiz criticized that the parties spend enormous sums of money to organize caravans instead of investing these in preparing a …

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The Dominican government is spearheading an effort to receive from international organizations funding for major frontier development programs. The program seeks to improve investment and living conditions along the frontier. The DR will especially benefit by improvement in Haitian standards of living with a decrease in migration of indigent Haitians while at the same time …

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Deputy Secretary of Agriculture August Schumacher said that the US government will increase technical and economic cooperation to assist Dominicans in recuperating their lost farm produce market share in US markets. Schumacher said that the USDA will also assist Dominicans in improving the product distribution systems. He said that as a result of their efforts, …

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