1997 – Page 24

Minister of Interior and Police criticized District Attorney Francisco Domínguez Brito for giving in to pressures and releasing union leader Juan Hubieres on Friday evening. The syndicate leader is accused by the National Police of illegal possession of a gun and obstructing the entrance to the National Palace. Hubieres and 31 other chauffeurs were arrested …

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Dominican and Cuban health authorities began talks that could lead to the signing of a bilateral agreement for the prevention and treatment of AIDS and other aspects of public health. Minister of Health Altagracia Guzmán traveled to Cuba to participate in a seminar on primary health care sponsored by the World Health Organization. In Cuba …

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President of the Chamber of Deputies Hector Rafael Peguero Méndez said that the 1998 National Budget would be approved before the year is over. Peguero said that the Chamber of Deputies requested that the government reach agreements with the deputies, such as those reached with the senators, for the appoval of the budget. The bilateral …

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Dr. Vinicio Calventi, director of the Maternidad Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, the largest Dominican maternity hospital, said that the only way to reduce the number of abortions in the Dominican Reublic is to prevent them by educating the women. He said they should be able to use contraceptives in order to avoid them. Also, …

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Legal expert Jottin Cury said that he favors Attorney General Abel Rodríguez del Orbe’s decision not to prosecute those involved in the Bahia de las Aguilas case who have returned the titles of the beach lands acquired irregularly. Dr. Abel Rodríguez has stopped the prosecution of Senator Antonio Feliz Perez, his business partner Nelson Fernández …

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French ambassador Henri Vidal said that the first of five 34,000-kilowatt thermoelectric units purchased from GEC Alsthom, a French company, would be installed this month, and the remaining four would be operational by April, with a total production of 170,000 kilowatts. He explained that the first plant would arrive in December, the second in January, …

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The Listín Diario reported that 19 persons, including a six year old girl residing in the low income area of Las Flores, in Cristo Rey, were affected when criminals threw the chemical known as "devil’s acid" at them. The persons affected were at odds to understand why they were chosen by the vandals residing in …

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Antonio Isa Conde, director of the governmental enterprise privatization program, said that in January the commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise that he presides will begin offering diagnostics and proposals for the process of privatization of state enterprises. He said that once those studies are known, the conditions and form of private investment will …

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Dubbed "the wedding of the year" by the Listín Diario, on Saturday, 29 November, dressed in a sleeveless, red gown, Patricia Alvarez Dubreil wed banker Ramón Báez Figueroa. President Leonel Fernández and PRD leader, Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, attended. President Fernández danced with the bride to the music of Juan Luís Guerra, who ensembled …

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After losing all their games in the capital city, on Sunday evening, the Dominican Winter Baseball League champions, the Aguilas Cibaeñas, broke the losing spell and defeated the Escogido Lions 5-4 in a game that extended through the 11th inning at the Quisqueya Park. In La Romana, the Toros defeated the Licey Tigers, 7-3. And …

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