1997 – Page 12

After years of talks, the French hotel chain Accor was authorized to lease the Hotel Comercial for RD$100 million. There are seven other hotels of the 19 belonging to the state that could also be operated by Accor. These include the Hotel Frances and the Hostal Nicolás de Ovando, located in 16th century buildings within …

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The Dominican Republic has one of the highest child mortality rates in Latin America, according to UNICEF statistics. In the Dominican Republic, 56 children of every 1,000 die before reaching the age of five. The life expectancy age in the Dominican Republic is 73 years, according to statistics of UNICEF in its annual report issued …

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Pedro Martínez, who is about to become the best paid player in the history of baseball, revealed other details of his millionaire contract. The six year contract is as follows: US$3 million for signing, $7 million in 1998, $10.5 million in 1999, 11 million in 2000, $12.5 million in 2001, $13.5 million in 2002 and …

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The PRD held its convention to elect the candidates that would run for municipal and congressional positions, but the results have not yet been made known. The convention was held in an organized manner and there was a large turnout of a possible 350,000 voters. The party had said results would be announced Sunday at …

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The Shipping Association of the Dominican Republic announced that the first phase of the dredging of the Port of Santo Domingo was completed at a cost of RD$21.6 million. The completion of the dredging permitted a large cruise ship to dock for the first time over the weekend on the west bank of the Ozama …

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In the presence of President Leonel Fernández, the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana announced the government party’s candidates to municipal and congressional positions on Sunday. The party held a major event at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo to announce the winners of the candidacies. The candidates for the National District are …

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Supreme Court of Justice removed from office the president of the Court of Appeals of Montecristi, Ruben Gonzalez Lopez, on Friday, 12 December. Montecristi judges Godofredo Rodriguez Torres and Ramon Aristides Madera, first and second substitutes of the removed judge, visited the Listin Diario newspaper to express their agreement with decisions of the judiciary. Recently …

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It seemed too good to be true. While the government had negotiated an agreement earlier with the Senate and Chamber of Deputies that was thought to be good enough for the passing of the National Budget, now the Chamber of Deputies will not pass the bill unless the RD$500 million in alleged debts with the …

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Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Monsignor Priamo Tejada. In his letter of resignation, the head of the church of Baní says he is leaving his position for health reasons. Press reports imply that behind the resignation are serious differences with Cardenal Nicolas Lopez Rodríguez, head of the Roman Catholic Church in the …

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The Direccion General de Impuestos Internos (DGII) announced the installation of 300 new stations where license plates, motorcycle and motorcar registrations can be obtained. These will operate all throughout the country in Helados Bon ice cream shops and government postal offices.