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Fernando González Nicolás, president of the Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic said that Trinidad is the Dominican Republic’s second largest trading partner in the Caribbean and Central America region, only surpassed by Puerto Rico. Trade between both countries is at US$96 million, with most of this amount being sales of …

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11 February. Sonia Silvestre. "Yo Fui por Todas Partes" (winner of the El Soberano and Best Concert Casandra awards). Salon La Fiesta. Hotel Jaragua. 10 pm. 12 February. Fausto Rey. Salon La Fiesta. Hotel Jaragua. 10 pm. 12 February. Frank Ceara. "Donde manda el amor", Gran Teatro Cibao. Santiago. 8:30 pm. 14 February. Luisa Maria …

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Rosa Pichardo will teach a course on art appreciation at the Museum of Modern Art. The course opens Tuesday, 15 February and will be held through 9 March from 6 pm to 8 pm. Pichardo is a graduate of the National Art Academy School of New York and the Universidad Católica de Chile. Those interested …

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The second half of the National Symphony Orchestra 1999-2000 season opens Wednesday, 16 February at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. The program is as follows: 16 February. Julio de Windt, Conductor. Cesar Franck. Symphony in D minor. Dairus Milhaud. Concert for Percussion and Orchestra. Special performance by percussionist Miguel Angel Castro. Peter Tchaikovsky 1812 …

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President Leonel Fernández leaves tomorrow on his second trip to the Far East. This will be the 32nd trip abroad of Fernández, who is recognized for creating a new awareness of the Dominican Republic abroad. This is resulting in new interest among international companies in doing business in the DR. President Fernández will travel tomorrow, …

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President Leonel Fernandez feels that the capitalization of the public companies is the greatest contribution the present government will leave the country. He warned opposition leaders that their questioning of the privatization process and threats to reverse the later is damaging to the investment climate in the DR. He stressed that the companies were privatized …

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The Federación de Comerciantes Detallistas de la RD (Fecoderd), the largest association of small shop (colmado) owners demanded a stop to the blackouts. They said they refuse to pay for blackouts. Spokesman Gilberto Luna said that they are giving the private distributor companies two weeks to resolve the billing problems or they would tell their …

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