Travel – Page 534

El Siglo reports that the Secretary of Tourism would renew the Tourism Awards that have been suspended for the past four years. Prizewinners are: Puerto Plata Tourism Pioneers, Luis Arturo Pelegrin and Rafael Silverio Messon. Dedication to Music: Juan Lockward, Rafael Solano, Juan de Dios (Johnny) Ventura, Felix del Rosario and Manuel Sanchez Acosta Service …

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During his visit to President Hipolito Mejia, Alex Rodriguez, the best paid baseball player in the US (he recently signed a 10-year US$252 million contract with the Texas Rangers), spoke of his goal for next year. He said that his goal is to break Ernie Banks’ homerun record of four seasons batting 40 or more …

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Presidente Beer announced its sponsorship of the February "Carnaval Dominicano 2001" to be celebrated in Santo Domingo and other Dominican cities starting February 19th. The finale of the event will be a giant parade of floats down George Washington Avenue on 5 March. Speaking for the beer company, Augusto Ramirez said that folklore events will …

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Luis Rodriguez, administrator of the La Romana International Airport, clarified for DR1 Daily News that the Transglobal charter that flew into the airport last week was the not the first charter flight the airport has received. He said that the first charter was that of Lauda Air Italy that arrived on 18 December 2000. The …

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A German tourist was mistakenly accused of having stolen about US$6,500 from a Dominican woman who sat next to him on a Condor flight from Germany to the DR. Irma Holguin, who investigators later ascertained had been drinking on the flight, mistakenly accused the German tourist who sat next to her on the flight. When …

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