2000 – Page 232

Emidgio Sosa, director of the Plan Social de la Presidencia clarified yesterday that the 22 containers with items gathered through efforts of Chicago Cubs player Sammy Sosa and that were shipped from Miami, Florida to the DR as humanitarian aid (clothing, food and wood) for victims of Hurricane Georges were consigned to the Plan Social …

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The Asociación Dominicana de Tiendas de Video that groups movie rental businesses in the DR announced that as of 10 January the going rate for renting a VHS video is RD$35, DVDs are RD$45 and video games RD$45. The rates are effective at Clockwork Movies, Home Movies, Mr. Movies, Omar Video Club, Videorama, Video Vision, …

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The drama season of the National Theater reopens this weekend with the 14-16 January showing of "Chicken Cordon Blue" at the Sala Ravelo of the National Theater. "Chicken Cordon Blue" stars Olga Bucarelli, Basilio Nova, Wallis Uribe and Juan Carlos Campos. Subsequent dates to this drama-comedy by Frank Disla are 19-23 January , 26-30 January …

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President Leonel Fernández took advantage of the Monday, 10 January Three Kings holiday to receive visiting international executives at the National Palace. These included top executives from the University of Notre Dame, the Malaysian consortium Berhad and Unilever Ltd. University of Notre Dame. University of Notre Dame executives, Edward A. Malloy, president of the university, …

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The Ministry of Public Works began the construction of another overpass at the intersection of John F. Kennedy and Ortega y Gasset, as reported by El Siglo newspaper. The Ortega y Gasset overpass will begin its climb in front of the Haché department store. The government has completed or is building overpasses over Winston Churchill, …

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Controversy continues over the construction of the Northwest Aqueduct. All parties favor the construction of the aqueduct that would benefit around 800,000 people in the provinces of Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Monte Cristi, Valverde and Dajabón. But there are differences over the government’s not holding a tender when choosing the contractors, the technical aspects of the …

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The Fernández administration owed school breakfast suppliers RD$120 million, as of 31 December. The suppliers said the government had promised to cancel the debt in September of last year, but did not do so. They decided to go public with their plight, since all efforts to get paid have not met with success. The suppliers …

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Universities and schools reopened in the DR on Tuesday, 11 January after the long Christmas holidays. Schools had closed in mid December. This year schools opened later than usual as the Three Kings Day holiday was celebrated on Monday, 10 January.

2,700 Partido Reformista Social Cristiano delegates will choose the party’s presidential candidate on Sunday, 15 January in that party’s convention. Aside from the party’s kingpin, 93-year old former seven-time President Joaquín Balguer, only former Vice President Jacinto Peynado registered his candidacy. When doing so, Peynado conditioned his opting to the candidacy to Balaguer not accepting …

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