1997 – Page 14

The Minister of the Armed Forces said that a Dominican patrol along the frontier detained a freight truck in the frontier area transporting 77 Haitians into Dominican territory. Admiral Ruben Paulino Alvarez said that he has ordered an increase in surveillance along the frontier zone as there is much apprehension in Haiti with the departure …

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The Licey Tigers won their 23rd game of the Dominican Winter Baseball Season defeating the Escogido Lions 5-0 in Santo Domingo ball park last night. In San Pedro, the Estrellas defeated the Azucareros 7-4, and in San Francisco de Macoris, the Gigantes lead the Aguilas 6-1. The Licey Tigers are still in first place followed …

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The Consejo Nacional de la Empresa Privada (Conep), the nation’s largest business organization, suggested that the principal political parties present voters complete biographies of the candidates vying for municipal and congressional positions. For the most part, persons running for office in the May 1998 municipal and congressional elections are unknown.

Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre proposed at the Miami Conference the creation of a free trade zone between the Caribbean Community, Central America, Panama, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This would create a market of 60 million persons, an intermediate step to help prepare the region for its insertion in the Free Trade Agreement …

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President Leonel Fernandez appointed four new consuls, including personnel of the new Dominican Consulate, in La Havana, Cuba. These are Grecia Fiorda Licia Pichardo Polanco, new consul general in Havana. At the time of the designation, she was consul general in Montreal, Canada. Other consular officers in Havana designated by the government are Inocencio Santiago, …

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The PLD is scheduled to announce its candidates to congressional and municipal posts on Sunday, 14 December. Lidio Cadet, secretary general of the organization, denied that the candidacy of Roberto Salcedo for mayor of Santo Domingo was being negotiated with the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano.

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Jorge Subero Isa, announced the court’s plans to visit the province of Montecristi in January to evaluate and probably replace the members of the court of appeals. Recently it was known that two judges of the court of appeals were involved in irregular acquisition of lands. The …

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The Corporación de Acueductos y Alcantarrillados de Santo Domingo (Caasd) announced that the telephone number users can call to pay for the potable water service in Santo Domingo by Visa, Mastercard or Banreservas credit cards. The telephone number is 562-6633. The service is available Monday to Friday, from 8 to 9 pm and Saturdays, from …

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The Dominican government announced that the Spanish firm Ferrovial-Agroman will be responsible for the completion of the Arroyo Barril, Samana International Airport. Construction works have been paralyzed for 14 months after the new government authorities stopped work to re-evaluate the project and its costs. The director of the Oficina de Ingenieros Supervisores de Obras del …

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Minister of Tourism Felix Jimenez said that if the tourism industry continues to grow at its present pace, in the next 10 years the Dominican Republic will be receiving over five million tourists yearly. He said that 1997 has been a memorable year for the industry and that up to September of this year, some …

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