1998 – Page 100

President Leonel Fernández ordered that the Refinería Dominicana de Petróleo deposit in the Central Bank all resources received from the differential from the price paid for petroleum and the sales price to the distributors. Decree 247-98 establishes manners that make more transparent the millions the government is receiving. Opposition sectors estimate that this year the …

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The director of the Department of Migration, Danilo Díaz explained that the RD$3 million for a survey of foreigners will be used for a pilot poll of the frontier area, where the largest concentration of Haitians is found. During the survey, Haitians found living in the area will be issued identity cards. Originally, demographers had …

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The Ministry of Education announced parents of public school students will be invited to take parenthood courses during the summer. The courses will be made available to parents at the 7,000 public schools throughout the national territory. One of the purposes of the courses is to integrate the parents to help reduce school delinquency, vandalism, …

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A report in Hoy newspaper says that more than 600,000 vehicles circulate in the DR, a nation of approximately 8 million people. 584,090 vehicles are registered with the Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII), the government department that issues license plates. This is up from 470,773 vehicles at year’s end of 1996. From 1974 to …

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Milagros Ortíz Bosch, senator re-elect for Santo Domingo, could be the Dominican Republic’s next President. She announced her decision to seek the presidential candidacy of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) for the year 2000 at a press conference called at the Hotel Jaragua. She feels her candidacy represents the majority expression of the party and …

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Ministry of Tourism announced that a Grand Gala of Unpublished Merengues will take place during the Festival of Merengue scheduled this year for 24 July to 2 August. The Grand Gala is slated for presentation on 27 July at the National Theater. Sergio Vargas, Eddy Herrera, Hector Acosta, Adalgisa Pantaleón and Ileana Reynoso will perform …

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The "Regal Voyager", the ferry that has commenced service between Mayagüez, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic arrived two hours late on its inaugural trip. Juan Bonilla, general manager of Ferries del Caribe, explained the delay was due to security measures. He said five persons were arrested for trying to illegally transport vehicles on …

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Teams participating in the Panamerican Juvenile Basketball Tournament that will be held in Puerto Plata 4-11 July are divided into two groups head by the United States and the hosts, Dominican Republic. The US will head the A Group with Argentina, Canada and Cuba. In the B group, the DR will match Brazil, Venezuela and …

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Sammy Sosa, of the Chicago Cubs, who set a new Major League record for home runs in a month, was named the Player of the Month (June) of the National League. Sosa hit 20 home runs and batted for .298 (34 of 114), and 40 runs in June. His 20 homers broke the mark set …

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Addressing the nation on television last night, President Leonel Fernández announced measures to control government spending. The President authorized a freeze on government payroll spending to levels of May of this year. The President ordered department heads of central and autonomous government institutions to reduce non-priority expenditures. He ordered that heads of government institutions establish …

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