1998 – Page 118

The president of the National Council of Drugs, Marino Vinicio (Vincho) Castillo said on his TV program "La Repuesta" that some Supreme Court of Justice judges respond to "determined political-party interests that serve international organized crime forces." He was referring to declarations of President of the Court, Jorge Subero Isa who on the day of …

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The governor of Santiago, Marcelo Bermúdez, announced he aspires to the presidential nomination on the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana ballot for the year 2000 elections. He conditioned his running for President to the decision of President Leonel Fernández, whom whom he called the party leader.

Former President Joaquín Balaguer, during the traditional distribution of Mothers Day food baskets to indigent women, said that he will continue serving the nation "until he dies." Balaguer is 92. He thus responded to reporters questions as to whether he would be the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano candidate in the year 2000 presidential elections. The …

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Ultima Hora newspaper reports that there are 200,000 beeper service users in the Dominican Republic. Most users are 18 to 45 years. Beepers were introduced to the Dominican Republic by Codetel in 1988. Codetel estimates the potential market is 1,200,000 persons. Codetel has some 150,000 subscribers. The rest of the market is served by Tricom …

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The Vice Governor of the Central Bank, Luis Manuel Piantini, told the Listín Diario that interest rates will begin a downward trend after several months of increase. The Central Bank will gradually implement a new policy over 15 months that will allow banks use of the frozen funds of the excess of the legal reserve …

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The Dominican Republic was among the 15 most visited sites by Canadians in 1997. According to Statistics Canada, travel to the so-called sun spots in the United States and overseas saw greater numbers of Canadians last year, despite Europe still being the preferred destination for Canadians (apart from the United States). Statistics Canada reports results …

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The Technical Secretary of the Presidency, engineer Temístocles Montás said he will travel to Washington D. C. for a meeting with World Bank executives. The country seeks US$120 million to be used for potable water and sewage expansion projects in tourism areas. These projects will be built in Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete, Las Terrenas, Samana, …

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The pediatric societies of the Dominican Republic and Haiti have agreed to work together to diminish the mortality rate of children in the frontier areas. The pediatricians seek to reduce the number of cases of malaria, dengue, tuberculosis, AIDS and respiratory illnesses in children resident in the frontier areas. The agreement has the support of …

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Dominican university students will be able to benefit from lectures in universities around the world. President Leonel Fernández announced that the World Bank will help the government install a system of video-conferencing in the principal Dominican universities. The President made the announcement while visiting the exhibitions at the First International Fair of Telecommunications, sponsored by …

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President Leonel Fernández inaugurated the reservoir of the Monción Dam built at a cost of RD$510 million. The dam will provide water for irrigation and human consumption, as well as produce electricity. It will be able to irrigate 200,000 hectares in Santiago Rodríguez and Valverde provinces. Turbo generators can produce 52 megawatts of energy. Monción …

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