1998 – Page 148

Danilo Medina and Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre met with President Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba. The Dominicans were in Cuba for the opening of the Dominican consulate that reopens formal relations with Cuba. Cuba had opened its consulate in Santo Domingo last December. During the meeting, Castro had praise for the government of …

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Pedro Martínez, the world’s best paid baseball player, made "the greatest comeback in 98 seasons of home openers," as was described by the Boston Globe. The Dominican pitcher impressed Boston fans with a 12-strikeout, two-hit shutout in his Fenway Park debut. The 26-year-old performed to a flag-waving, name-chanting, foot-stomping crowd of 32,403 and didn’t give …

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The last round of discussions is taking place among ministers of economy and foreign relations from Central America and the Dominican Republic now in Santo Domingo for the signing of the Dominican Republic’s first regional integration scheme. The treaty provides for free movement of trade, promotion of investments and free movement of capitals, and will …

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The Fernández government said that there would be no salary increases for public employees this year. This decision affects the administrative employees of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, that had accepted an 8% in order to desist from the month-and-a-half strike that had impeded the commencement of the semester at the state university. The …

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President Leonel Fernández replaced five members of the board of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE). The new members of the state electricity utility are engineers Jose Aponte and Jose Luis Moreno, Roberto Rodríguez Estrella, lawyer Jaime Aristy Escuder and journalist Antonio Jacobo Constant Miguel. They replace engineers Ramón Flores, Eduardo Rodríguez, Mariano Germán, Manuel …

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The Attorney General’s office has entrusted Argentine lawyers Luis Moreno Ocampo and Roberto de Michele with the Dominican state case against Martin Palmas de la Calzada and Luis Martin Palmas, husband and son of the former Argentinean ambassador in the Dominican Republic, Teresa Meccia de Palmas. Justo Pedro Castellanos Khoury, of the Attorney General’s office, …

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Fame, the musical opens in Santo Domingo at the Teatro Nacional on 16 April through 26 April at 8:30 pm. This Spanish language version of the musical is a production by dancer-business woman Monica Despradel and Rodven. The script is by José Fernández, the lyrics by Jacques Lev, the music by Steven Margoshes. Fame was …

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The Dominican expert in trauma, Dr. Pedro Green said that for every person that dies in a car accident, more than 38 persons are maimed for life. Last year there were 3,050 deaths in car accidents and 115,000 injured persons. He said that two of every three persons involved in a car crash are left …

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According to the results of the final results of the 1993 Population and Housing census, in the Dominican Republic 640,989 male and 676,108 females over five years old do not know how to read or write. These are at least five years old. This represents 21% of the total population. Of the total 531,038 live …

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The Dominican Republic One News and Information Service daily news section will not be published during the Holy Week long weekend holiday that starts on Thursday, 9 April. The happenings over the long weekend will be reported, and news over that period compiled for the Monday, 13 April posting.