1996 – Page 88

The story of a supposed “Satanic Church” being built in Sosua on the North Coast, which appeared in several newspapers, has turned out to be the fabrication of an angry ex-employee of a veterinarian from the United States. According to the magazines “Rumbo” and “Sucesos”, the original story which appeared in the Sosua weekly “El …

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For the second time in a year, the massive Duquesa refuse dump has caught fire, causing enormous clouds of smoke which, according to the Hoy and Listin Diario newspapers, have increased the incidence of respiratory problems in children and infants in many parts of the northwest of the capital. City councilmen Miguel Sanz, Andres Henriquez …

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During an official reception given for businessmen from the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP). at the National Palace in Port-Au-Prince, the Haitian President, Rene Preval, said that he hopes to take concrete steps to formalize a trade agreement between the two nations. Mr. Preval met President Joaquin Balaguer at the National Palace in Santo …

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The Minister of Public Works, Antonio Garcia Santos, told the Listin Diario newspaper that by the end of April or beginning of May the widening of the Autopista Duarte would be 85-90% complete. The project, estimated to cost over RD$2,500,000, is said to be a high priority for President Joaquin Balaguer, who would like to …

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According to Maximo Manuel Perez of the Listin Diario, President Balaguer has authorized the National Attorney General to use force, if necessary, to obtain the compliance of the two television stations who have, to date, refused to unify their frequencies on one channel, as ordered by the Department of Telecommunications. Since the measure to unify …

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The doctors’ strike in the public hospitals and those of the Instituto Dominicano de Seguro Social (IDSS) which, now lasting over four months, is the longest in the history of the D.R., does not seem to be near to ending. The president of the Asociación Médica Dominicana (AMD), Dr. Francisco Cano Gonzalez, told the news …

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The Funeraria Blandino, soon to reach its 65th anniversary in the D.R., has announced a new cremation service which will begin in mid-1996. According to Fernando Arredondo Blandino, the company’s general administrator, the furnace, bone grinders etc., needed for such a service have not yet arrived in the country, nor has a site been chosen …

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The American Chamber of Commerce announced that the three presidential candidates have been invited to speak at special luncheons during the month of April. The candidates will be talking about their government plans in regard to business and trade. The politicians have been specifically asked to speak about their attitudes to the resolutions adopted by …

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Cardinal Nicolas de Jesús López Rodríguez said on Sunday, 3 March that the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) should “quietly withdraw” from managing funds that the U.S. Agency for International Development uses to support Dominican groups that will be participating in the presidential election. The Cardinal has requested that the United States Embassy …

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The Red de Observadores Electorales, under the public spotlight since the Cardinal said it is being used as an instrument for foreign intervention in Dominican political matters, has begun to recruit volunteers who will participate as observers of the presidential election in May. The campaign began at a national meeting where 140 delegates from around …

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