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2001 News

Fulbright Scholarship program seeks candidates

The Fulbright Scholarship program sponsored by the US Embassy, the Presidency of the DR and the private sector is accepting candidates through 15 August 2001. To apply for the full scholarships to US universities (air fare, medical insurance, tuition, and food and board included), the candidates need to be a citizen resident in the DR, …

Windsurf & Hobie Cat Regatta Portillo 2001

Samana gets its own sailing competition this weekend, 13-15 July, when Dominican and visiting competitors gather for the Windsurf & Hobie Cat Regatta Portillo 2001 organized by the Dominican Association of Windsurfing. Portillo Resort in Las Terrenas will be the site of the event. Pupo Alorda, president of the Dominican Association of Windsurf said that …

2001 News

The government’s construction priorities

Minister of Public Works Miguel Vargas said that the government priorities for this year are to finish the expansion of the Santiago-Navarrete highway, the new bridge over the Ozama River and the Autovia del Este that leads to San Pedro de Macoris from Santo Domingo. He said his department has underway RD$5,287 million in projects …

Efforts made to apply competition rules to air transport

The Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Honduras are proposing that the World Trade Organization apply rules on competition to aviation services, as part of their proposal for an Annex on Tourism Services to the WTO’s services agreement, known as GATS. Dominican ambassador Federico Cuello Camilo, president of the Working Group on Liberalization of Tourism of …

Merengue Festival: 18-29 July

The Ministry of Tourism announced the celebration of the Merengue Festival. The event will take place 18-29 July. The inaugural event is set for Wednesday, 18 at the Palacio Bellas Artes at 8 pm. That evening, several “perico ripiao” music groups will play in the west gardens of the Palacio Bellas Artes. Following that event, …

2001 News

Preparing qualified piano technicians

El Caribe newspaper reports on the preparation of qualified piano technicians at the National Conservatory of Music. The piano technician school that opened this year is only the second of its kind in Latin America. An estimated 10,000 pianos exist in the DR. Technicians will undergo two years of studies to understand the complexities of …

2001 News

PRD president rejects extending congressional term

Hatuey De Camps, president of the ruling PRD party, said he opposes an extension of the presidential, congressional or municipal elected posts. “I would like to make it known that the PRD does not intend to extend the presidential, congressional nor municipal terms. We cannot assume what the people nor the country did not give …

2001 News

Milk dust skies

After days of hazy skies, only now patches of blue are beginning to shine through again. The milky summer skies that have covered Santo Domingo are caused by an increase in dust levels in the atmosphere due to the desertification in Africa (Sahara Dust). Massive sandstorms blow off the northwest African desert and blanket hundreds …

2001 News

Carlos Andres Perez flown to Miami for heart trouble

Former two-time Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez (1974-78 and 1989-93), who has been a resident in the DR for some time now was flown to Miami’s Cedar Hospital on an ambulance jet after suffering from a worsening of his heart condition. His medics at the Corazones Unidos clinic recommended the transfer. Perez chose to live …

2001 News

Home for children with AIDS

La Casa Rosada, a home for children with AIDS, was formally opened yesterday with the participation of First Lady Rosa de Mejia. Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez blessed the home that was named for the dream of a little girl with AIDS. The home is located in the Los Tres Brazos marginal neighborhood. Dominican …

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2001 – Page 87

Fulbright Scholarship program seeks candidates

Windsurf & Hobie Cat Regatta Portillo 2001

The government’s construction priorities

Efforts made to apply competition rules to air transport

Merengue Festival: 18-29 July

Preparing qualified piano technicians

PRD president rejects extending congressional term

Milk dust skies

Carlos Andres Perez flown to Miami for heart trouble

Home for children with AIDS