1997 – Page 17

The Senate unanimously passed the National Budget for a total of RD$38,749 million. The budget now moves on to the Chamber of Deputies, where approval is also expected as per negotiations that have taken place. The senators modified the bill introduced by the Presidency, reducing RD$356.8 million from the budget allotted to the ministries of …

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The district attorney of Santo Domingo sent the case of assassinated 12-year old José Rafael Llenas Aybar to the Sixth Penal Chamber. The case involves the husband and son of the former Argentine ambassador in the country, Teresa Meccia de Palmas. Two 18-year old Dominicans are in prison for the assassination that occurred in May …

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Northwest Airlines and Amerijet International from the United States will begin operations to the Dominican Republic this month. Northwest Airlines will fly from Minneapolis to Puerto Plata, Punta Cana and Santo Domingo airports. Amerijet International will fly from Curacao, Fort de France, Point a Pitre, Port of Spain, also connecting to St. Martin, Panama, Port …

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Occidental Hotels, one of the larger hotel chains operating in the Dominican Republic, is building a hotel on the east beach strip of Bavaro. The hotel will be their largest property, with 850 rooms going up at a cost of RD$800 million. The hotel will be known as Occidental Flamenco Bavaro, as confirmed by executives …

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President Leonel Fernandez was at Las Americas International Airport on Monday to welcome several of the first Dominicans returning from New York. President Fernandez, who himself lived several years as an immigrant in the Big Apple, greeted the Dominicans that are returning for the Christmas holidays. "May the returning Dominicans and those present fully enjoy …

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The district attorney Elvis Muñoz of Montecristi, a province on the northwest of the country, denounced that 12,000 tareas (626 meters per tarea) are in the hands of a company, Promotora de Desarrollo Turístico de Montecristi, that plans to exploit their tourism potential. The lands are the property of the Dominican Agrarian Institute and were …

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Codetel announced an increase in business telephone rates. The company announced that as of 10 December, its rates will go up between 28-35%. The rate increases single business phone rates from RD$150 per month plus RD$0.15 per minute in addition to the first 100 minutes, to RD$250 with 200 minutes included, with additional minutes costing …

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The Dominican Export Promotion Center (Cedopex) forecast that exports for the January-December period, including industrial free zone exports, will reach US$3,081.86 million, up 13.62%, compared to last year’s US$2,712.54 million. Non industrial free zone exports will be US$960.28 million, up 15% compared to last year. This total includes US$287.97 million of mineral exports. He said …

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Construction is advancing fast on the Las Americas Autodromo, the car racing track that is going up close to the V Centenario Horse Racing Track on the Las Americas Avenue, that leads to the beach lands in the east and to Las Americas International Airport. Juan Miguel Hidalgo, general manager of the new race track …

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The standing of the Dominican Winter Baseball League, including Monday’s game, is as follows:Tigres de Licey tied with the Leones del Escogido for first place, followed by the Aguilas Cibaeñas, three games away, the Azucareros del Este, five games away, the Estrellas Orientales, six games behind, and the Gigantes del Nordeste, seven games behind. There …

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