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Carnival Millennium 2000

There’s carnival fever all over the Dominican Republic. Clubs, cafés, discos, you name it are celebrating carnival events. The Ministry of Tourism and the Cervecería Nacional Dominicana (Presidente Beer) have also joined efforts to present Carnival Millennium 2000. Highlights of the Carnival this year are: La Vega: Every Sunday in February. Av. Los Framboyanes. 3 …

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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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Jacinto Peynado conditions Japanese investments to resolving power problem

Former Vice President Jacinto Peynado, Toyota concessionaire in the DR, who accompanied President Fernández to Japan, praised the President trip. Nevertheless, he highlighted that to attract Japanese investment to the DR the government has to resolve the electricity problem. "If we have an unstable power supply, if we have a high production cost of electricity, …

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