1997 – Page 2

The National Police has alerted motorcyclists that agents will be drastically enforcing the requirement for protective helmets for the driver of the motorcycle and any passenger. He said that in a first phase, the Police retained the motorcycles of those found driving without a helmet will be arrested.

The DR One daily news service did not appear yesterday due to day-long difficulties in gaining access to the Internet through our Internet Service Provider, Codetel. The company has not provided an explanation to its clients. Readers, please note that the DR One daily will not publish on January 1, New Year’s Day.

The National Dialogue, or talks held to reach a consensus on the national agenda and the so-called national project for the development of the Dominican Republic for the next years, began yesterday at the National Palace. President Fernández aspires that the project that comes forth from the talks will transcend his government and become a …

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The Listin Diario reported that the Dominican Port Authority and a group of local and foreign businessman are advancing on the project for the construction of the Tortuguero Megaport in the Bay of Ocoa, Azua, in the southwest. The port, which calls for an investment of US$120 million in its first phase, would serve for …

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The Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad reached an agreement with most of the members of a former union of the CDE, Sitracode. Ten union leaders accepted severance payments of RD$4.2 million to desist in their demands. Those accepting are Eliazel Batista Matos, Agustín Vargas Saillant, Rafael Bello Ortiz, Emilio Báez González, Luis Manuel Bautista, Johnny Pimentel, …

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In interviews with the Dominican press in Punta Cana, Henry Kissinger commented favorably on the government of President Leonel Fernández. He said he was "very impressed" with the description of the plans for the D.R.’s development, what has been achieved up to now and what is forthcoming. Kissinger is a regular annual visitor to the …

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Believe it or not, the Dominican government does not know who is who in government. A report in the Listin Diario indicates that no institution of the state can produce a list of the ministers, deputy ministers, directors and deputy directors, administrators and deputy administrators of the state. The director of the Department of Prevention …

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Still unexplained is the tragic ending of a father and his eight year old son. The son was found dead yesterday in the Nizao River of the southwestern province of Peravia, and the father’s corpse was recovered from the Caribbean Sea. Businessman Rafael Burgos had recently divorced the mother of the son. The son Joem …

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Rafael Suberví Bonilla, mayor of Santo Domingo, and one of the most prominent Partido Revolucionario Dominicano politicians, complained that sectors of the party want to keep him away from the leader of the party, Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez. Suberví endorsed the candidacy of Luis Mariñez for the post of PRD candidate in the Santo …

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Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State during the Richard Nixon administration, paid a courtesy visit to President Leonel Fernandez at the National Palace for half an hour on Saturday, 27 December. Kissinger is visiting the D.R. to spend the holidays with his friend, Oscar de la Renta.