2001 – Page 145

Speaking at a press conference held in the company of President Lagos, President Mejia expressed his optimism that advances are being made to bring solutions to Haiti. He said that his request for solidarity from the international community met with support in Quebec. "We spoke and I served as an intermediary so that President Bush …

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Today, in an editorial, El Caribe newspaper touches on realistic aspects of applying the Hispaniola Investment Fund proposals. The DR has proposed to use part of the fund for reforestation. Nevertheless, El Caribe says debt reduction for developing countries with tropical forests has only a US$30 million allotment in the US Budget. For more information …

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In the same editorial, the newspaper says that it was made clear in Quebec that the DR will not request a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States. Minister of Industry and Commerce Angel Lockward had announced the DR would open talks to this end. This position met with local opposition from both government …

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A reader in Haiti wrote to DR1 Daily News to clarify that the Dominican consul in Port au Prince charges US$50 for a single entry and US$250 for a one-year multiple entry visa to Haiti. DR1 Daily News yesterday quoted El Siglo saying that the visas cost US$40 and US$200, respectively. Yesterday’s report can be …

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President of the Senate Ramon Alburquerque said that the report prepared by Senate advisor Pedro Manuel Casals Victoria and signed by Senator Jose Rafael Abinader has not been discussed in the Senate nor has it been approved by the majority of the Senators, thus it cannot be referred to as a Senate report. Alburquerque, nevertheless, …

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Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, famous for moving on the cases against Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet (see http://www.lakota.clara.net/Library/garzon.html) arrived yesterday to Santo Domingo. He will speak at the state university, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, on occasion of that university’s dedication of the Chair of Human Rights. Judge Garzon will be named Honorary Professor of the …

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Presidente Beer finally has announced the official dates of the Presidente Latin Music Festival. The festival will be held 1, 2, 3 June at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium. The company has not yet announced the performing artists.

Dominican conductor Jose Antonio Molina will be conducting Barry White, Cristina Aguilera, Britney Spears, and even Paul McCartney during the Pavarotti and Friends event scheduled for 29 May in Italy. Likewise, Molina told the press he would go on stage in June in Beijing, China, where he would conduct Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido …

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