1996 – Page 9

The president of the Compañia Dominicana de Telephonos (CODETEL), Ernest Burri, announced that cost of local telephone calls will rise in December, while saying, at the same time, that the long distance rates will be slightly reduced in the same month. The new increase will result in a difference of between RD$50.00 and RD$60.00, said …

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The secretaries of the 107 municipal electoral boards have begun a movement to keep the judges of Central Electoral Board (JCE) that prepared the 1996 presidential elections. The current judges, Cesar Estrella Sadhala, Juan Sully Bonnelly, Aura Celeste Fernandez, Luis Mora and Rafael Vallejo presented their resignation to the Senate effective 28 October. The secretaries …

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The chief of the National Police, Major General Camilo Antonio Nazir Tejada, told the newspaper Hoy that the department is planning to carry out investigations and make subsequent raids in order to confiscate illegal firearms throughout the D.R. General Nazir Tejada’s comments came on the same day that an illegally owned revolver was used in …

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The Organization of American States (OAS) has pressured the Dominican government to solve the case of the disappearance of Narciso (Narcisazo) Gonzalez, who was last seen on 26 May, 1994. Mr. Gonzalez’s wife, Altagracia Ramirez de Gonzalez, recently traveled to Washington with other friends and family members of the university professor to meet with representatives …

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A survey on President Leonel Fernandez’s performance during the first two months of his government was carried out by the Global Strategy Group, the polling company hired by the President’s Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana (PLD). It revealed that 91% of those surveyed approve of the measures introduced by the new government. The results were …

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The nine year old daughter of President Leonel Fernández left hospital on Friday, 11 October, after two days as an in-patient to have her appendix removed. Nicole Fernández was successfully treated at the Centro de Ginecología y Obstetricia. President Fernández, who is divorced from the girl’s mother, Rocío Domínguez, visited his daughter daily.

The administrator of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE), Temistocles Montás, says that the power cuts that are now occurring in Santo Domingo are primarily due to breakdowns in the distribution lines, adding that on 10 October there were some 1,012 megawatts available. He also said there will be some relief because work has advanced …

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Last week, President Fernandez and former President Balaguer met at the latter’s home for 45 minutes. The official version of the meeting provided by the National Palace indicated that they discussed the follow-up of some economic policies inherited from past authorities. The press spokesman, Virgilio Alcantara, stated that both agreed on the importance of guaranteeing …

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The technical secretary of the presidency, Eduardo Selman, has advised that in the coming months the government will invest some RD$1,287 million to improve elementary education. The funds will come from a loan made by the Interamerican Development Bank (US$52 million) and the World Bank (US$37 million). The government will provide the balance, and start …

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According to an international press wire, the president of the Dominican Olympic Committee is already lobbying to hold the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. Dr. Jose Joaquin Puello, president of the Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe (Odecabe) was in Cuba recently to recruit trainers to raise the level of local athletes and …

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