1998 – Page 124

The Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas (ONE), the government statistics department says they have just released their annual "Dominican Republic in Figures" (República Dominicana en Cifras) bulletin. The bulletin is full of facts and figures. For example, did you know there are 1,629,616 dwellings in the Dominican Republic. Most of these are in the National District …

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The government and the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants, with the cooperation of the World Health Organization and the Panamerican Health Organization have created a new Health and Tourism Council (Consatur) to watch over and improve health conditions in tourist areas. The Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Public Health, the Santo Domingo Water …

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The deputies approved in a second reading a bill for a project that would rename the Las Americas International Airport, the late Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez International Airport. The bill was presented by César Cedeño, PRD-National District and by the president of the chamber, Rafael Peguero Méndez, PRD-Independencia. The legislators say that Dr. Peña …

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The Comisión Nacional de Espectáculos Públicos y Radiofonía, the organization in charge of show business in this country, ordered that the Cinema Centro and the Nacional movie theater houses be closed. The Cinema Centro and the Nacional were in practically a state of abandon. The authorities said the theaters were being used by social undesirables …

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Dominican pianist and composer, Michael Camilo will co-direct along with Leonard Slatkin the National Symphony Orchestra of New York City’s Latin American and Caribbean Festival. The festival will take place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from 9 to 14 June. Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D’Rivera, Danilo Pérez, Orlando "Puntilla" …

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The first group of Cuban sports coaches are slated to arrive Sunday. The Dominican Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Sports last year signed a sports cooperation agreement with Cuban sports authorities. The first nine trainers are experts in track and field, baseball, judo, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, karate, gymnasium and swimming. They are part …

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The Listín Diario says that five officers of the National Police and the Armed Forces have exit impediments the part of investigations into the case of the missing university professor Narciso González, "Narcisazo." Narcisazo disappeared on 26 May 1994 following giving a belligerent talk against the regime of then President Joaquin Balaguer. The travel impediments …

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The director for strategic planning of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, James McDonough said in Santo Domingo that U.S. authorities recognize that consumption of drugs within the U.S. must be reduced so that efforts to combat drug trafficking can be more effective. McDonough’s visit precedes that of General Barry McCaffrey, chief of the DEA, who …

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President Leonel Fernández says it is counterproductive and untimely that there be talks of reforming the Constitution. He said the task should be left to the new Congress that begins work on 16 August, and not to the present Congress. It is unlikely that the new congress will bring up the discussions, as President Fernández …

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The president of the Junta Central Electoral (JCE), Juan Sully Bonelly said that with the congressional and municipal elections successfully over, he is ready to return to his private law office when his term at the electoral court ends. Two other of the original five judges that are acknowledged with the successful restructuring of the …

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