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Europe’s biggest Internet unit, Terra Networks announced it will be setting up operations in the Santo Domingo Cyberpark. The first phase of the high tech park, that is located near Las Americas International Airport, is slated to be operational by August of this year. Jean Perea Saenz, chief executive of Terra, and Dominican Rafael Bonelly …

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As expected, former President Joaquín Balaguer, who is 93 years old, physically impaired and blind, accepted his unanimous proclamation as the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano’s candidate in the May 2000 election. His running for President is a strategic and symbolic move. The PRSC leader is in an excellent position to negotiate what he wants from …

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Balaguer arrived at 11:55 am to the San Carlos Club where the PRSC Assembly was held. Shortly after, he was unanimously proclaimed to run for President. This will be the ninth time he runs for the Partido Reformista since that party was created in 1964. His speech was interrupted on several occasions by his enthusiastic …

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Politics is politics. While in 1996 Partido Revolucionario Dominicano politicians had acrid words for the PRSC and its leader Joaquín Balaguer, today all is sweetness. At that time, the PLD allied with Balaguer, an alliance that provided enough votes for Fernández to reach the presidency. Today, Hipólito Mejía, presidential candidate for the PRD in a …

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Just hours after Balaguer was proclaimed presidential candidate of the PRSC, a high level commission of the PLD visited the former statesman at his residence. José Tomás Pérez, secretary general said the PLD political mission was invited following the booing of the PLD delegation at the PRSC assembly. Miguel Cocco, director of Customs who attended …

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Dubbed as a "floating Chernobyl," the Swan Pacific ship with the largest shipment ever of vitrified high level nuclear wastes (resulting from plutonium reprocessing) successfully made it through the Caribbean on its way to the Panama Canal. The British-flagged ship "Pacific Swan" has on board 104 canisters of the toxic wastes that is on its …

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The Fernández administration announced it will complete 520 works in 29 provinces and the National District. More than RD$1,000 million will be invested in public works and programs through August 2000. The funds have been allotted as follows: National District (Santo Domingo) RD$333.7 million San Cristóbal RD$108.3 million La Vega RD$98.1 million Santiago RD$90.4 million …

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President Leonel Fernández will be on tour in Asia as of mid Februar. Hoy newspaper National Palace correspondent Manuel Jiménez previews that the President will leave either 11 or 12 February, and is slated to return 21-23 February. He will visit Singapore, Bangkok and Tokyo. High on his agenda is the promotion of the newly …

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