The president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, Dr. José Joaquín Puello said that 47 Cuban coaches are expected today, the first group of 57 that were hired by the Dominican government. Of the group, 19 will immediately start work helping to coach the national team that will compete in the Central American and Caribbean Games scheduled for Maracaibo, Venezuela this summer. Twenty-eight others will be assigned work in the provinces – La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago and Mao. The Dominican government will be disbursing RD$500,000 to pay for the coaches. Most of this money will be sent to the Cuban government.
