1997 – Page 7

The Gallup-Hoy newspaper poll of 5-9 December showed that 51% of the Dominican middle class is optimistic that things will improve in the Dominican Republic in the immediate range. The poll also showed that 83% favors a change in the Fernández cabinet.

The Chamber of Deputies passed a new Telecommunications Law. The approval of the bill came as a surprise as it had just been introduced to Congress. The bill authorizes telecommunication companies to freely set the prices for their services and modifies Law 118 on Telecommunications. It had the opposition of Technical Minister of the Presidency, …

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Transmeridian is providing relief to passengers who had not been able to book flights on American, Continental, TWA or Pan American from New York. The airline is flying from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to international airports in Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, and Barahona in the west. The flight arrives to Santo Domingo …

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The Chamber of Commerce passed a bill which reduces the tax on airline tickets from 20% to 10%, modifying Law 11-92. The bill had the strong support of the local travel agency community which said that the high tax was encouraging Dominicans to purchase the longer portion of their tickets from travel agencies in Miami …

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A merengue bash with the Dominican orchestras Wilfrido Vargas and Las Chicas del Can, together with Peruvian Orquesta Internacional Bahia, is being promoted as the New Year’s Party of the Year in Lima, Peru. Admission prices range from US$100 to US$200 for seven hours of merengue and salsa, and New Year’s dinner at the Jockey …

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Three cruise ships, with more than 1,000 passengers each, coincided over the weekend for the first time ever in the Port of Santo Domingo. Cruise ship passengers are discovering the city of Santo Domingo that is being included for the first time in the itineraries of several major cruise line companies. The ships are docking …

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Press reports indicate there were record Christmas sales over the weekend. Christmas shopping was activated after over RD$2,000 million in Christmas bonuses entered into circulation. Avenida Duarte, Plaza Central, and other key shopping areas were mobbed with huge crowds out on shopping sprees. The vice president of the association of storeowners of the Avenida Duarte, …

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Hotel Coral Costa Caribe, located on the beach at Juan Dolio, only 45 minutes from Santo Domingo, inaugurated the second stage of the hotel. The second stage adds 230 rooms to the resort, bringing the beach property to 492 rooms, the most for a single hotel in the area. Fifty-percent of the rooms face the …

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The director of the CAASD, the potable water utility of Santo Domingo, criticized that past administrations have not made the service independent from the deficient electricity supply. He announced he would be installing electricity generators at a cost of RD$15 million that will improve potable water service in Santo Domingo. Several water plants are electrically-operated, …

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President Leonel Fernandez sent letters to President Joaquín Balaguer and José Francisco Peña Gómez inviting these to integrate into the national dialogue planned for January. President Balaguer received the letter in his residence, but not so Peña Gómez. Peña Gómez’s letter was left in the residence of Hatuey de Camps, secretary general of the PRD …

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