2000News

Independence Boxing Cup

Boxers from 13 countries will participate in the Copa Independencia de Boxeo that opens 28 February at the Palacio de Deportes of Santiago de los Caballeros. President of the organizing committee, Marino Collante said that boxers will be coming from Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, US Virgin Islands, Colombia, US, Haiti, Canada and Guyana. …

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Update on the Independencia Bicycling Race

Abraham Emile, of the Association of Dominicans in NY team (Asodoci) won the Santo Domingo-Piedra Blanca-Villa Altagracia-Bonao trek of the Vuelta Ciclística Independencia Nacional, a major cycling event in the Caribbean. He clocked in at 2:05.45. Donny Lopez was second, and third Romanosky Medina (Dom). Alexis Mendez (Venezuela) won the second half, Bonao-Santo Cerro-Jarabacoa, clocking …

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American Eagle could fly to Samana and Barahona

Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez met with American Eagle executives to discuss the possibility of that commuter airline flying into the Barahona María Montez International Airport and the Samaná Arroyo Barril International Airport. The flights to both Barahona and Samaná airports would be from Puerto Rico. A delegation of the top American Eagle executives, Jacques …

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Private generators expected to honor their part of the agreement

Alejandrina Germán, Secretary of the Presidency, said that the agreement that the Dominican government reached with the private power generators was only pending their signature. The president of the Follow Up Committee of the Power Sector, told the Listín Diario that President Fernández does not contemplate a new meeting with the generators. News stories say …

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Political parties criticize JCE for not meeting deadlines

Delegates from the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, Partido de la Liberación Dominicana and Partido Reformista Social Cristiano criticized the technical management of the Junta Central Electoral for not meeting the deadline to hand in the first half of the voters list. When the party delegates visited the JCE yesterday to receive the list, they were received …

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