2000 – Page 218

President Leonel Fernández urged that Congress pass the many international maritime law treaties that the Dominican government has signed but are still pending congressional approval to go into effect. The Presidency says the passing of the treaties would enable the DR to exploit its maritime rights. Congress is in recess until 27 February. These are: …

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Narciso Isa Conde, of the Fuerza de la Revolución, a leftist organization, said he will not visit the National Police to discuss his denouncing of Police Mayor Gabriel Santos Melo as involved in the Vimenca values truck assault last September 1999. The assailants ran off with more than RD$3.5 million, in addition to shooting to …

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The second half of the National Symphony Orchestra 1999-2000 season opens 16 February at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. The calendar for the presentations is as follows: 16 February. Julio de Windt, Conductor. Dairus Milhaud Concert for Percussion and Orchestra. Special performance by percussionist Miguel Angel Castro. Cesar Franck Symphony. Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture. 23 …

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Organization is well advanced for the celebration of the XXIth National Independence Cycling Tour. The competition takes cyclists through most of the DR. It will take place 20-27 February.

Casa de Campo is inviting all to participate in the 3rd Annual Weekend to benefit the Hogar del Niño charity. The "weekend of fun and fundraising" will take place 25-27 February. As part of the weekend, participants will be taken to visit some of the mos beautiful villa homes and gardens of Casa de Campo, …

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President Leonel Fernández authorized the operation of the high-tech Santo Domingo Cyberpark and two other industrial free zones. The Santo Domingo Cyberpark was created by Decree 30-2000 and will be located on 250,000 meters in Hato Nuevo, National District (outside of Santo Domingo, near Las Americas International Airport). Decree 31-2000 creates the Jaibón industrial free …

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The Executive Branch sent to the Senate an addendum to the loan bill proposed to finance the Northwest Aqueduct. The addendum reduces the interest rate, from 6.75% to 3.75%, on the US$32.7 and US$129.2 million Brazilian loans that would finance the aqueduct. Majority sectors within the Congress have refused to pass the bill, requesting that …

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Frank Guerrero Prats, economic advisor to PRD presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía, said that a PRD government would strive to improve macroeconomic equilibrium versus macroeconomic stability. Guerrero said that the government has given priority to a short-term economic outlook versus long term macroeconomic equilibrium. He defined macroeconomic equilibrium as the equilibrium of the external and internal …

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