EXPO CIBAO 2006 opens tonight

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The Expo-Cibao 2006 opens tonight at La Barranquita sports complex, located on the south side of Santiago, across the river. This is by far the largest commercial, industrial and agricultural exhibition in the Dominican Republic. Chamber of Commerce president Ricardo Fondeur told reporters that over a million people are expected to visit the huge complex over the next five days, and more than RD$100 million worth of business will be carried out. This is the eighteenth year that the Chamber of Commerce has staged this show, outgrowing sites like the main parking area of the PUCMM campus in Santiago and the area surrounding the Municipal Palace. Today's Expo-Cibao will use the entire Barranquita complex, including the five main buildings and the Olympic Stadium. According to Ivan Reynoso, the chamber's executive director, more than RD$1.5 billion in sales have been concluded during the previous versions of the fair. The event features 550 stands sponsored by 250 commercial, industrial or agricultural entities. All today's newspapers carry excellent guides to the free entertainment activities on offer, especially children's events and cultural features.

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