1998 – Page 160

Ultima Hora newspaper reported that Article 13 of Law 5353 allows a judge to maintain in jail accused persons if there is substantial proof they are guilty, regardless of whether they could be freed on a technicality. Two Santamaría Gonell brothers that were accused by the Police of credit card and cash card fraud against …

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President Leonel Fernández met with the visiting members of the Latin American and Caribbean section of Socialist International, the social democratic political organization. Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, a social democrat party, and who is running for mayor of Santo Domingo was the host of the important visitors during their …

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Office employees of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) returned to work on Monday, 23 March after a 42 day strike that impeded the start of the semester at the state university. The university agreed to a 8% increase in salaries and other benefits for the employees, but conditioned the increase in pay to …

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Tourists staying at the Coral Costa Caribe of Juan Dolio will be able to admire the pre-Columbian Indian findings uncovered right on the premises of the resort. Archaeologist Elpidio Ortega estimates that the items date back to 2,192 years before Christ. They include body adornments, spoons, hammers, plates, hand-held picks and other artifacts. The early …

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The Dominican consul in Miami, Javier González said that TV producer Cristina Saralegui has accepted to meet with the Comisión de Defensa de la Dominicanidad to discuss her recruiting of Dominicans for demeaning impersonations on her talk shows. Recently, the Dominican press revealed that several of the situations presented on the shows are fake. Producers …

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A workshop on operating franchises in the Dominican Republic will take place on Saturday, 28 March from 9 to 12 noon at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the American Chamber of Commerce. In the Dominican Republic in less than five years, several major franchises have opened to sell …

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The Police reported that a 12-year old and a 14-year old beat seven year old Javi de Jesús Encarnación to death and seriously injured his cousin nine year old so that the later would not tell on them. The teenagers had earlier stolen a bicycle. The teenagers confessed the killing. The nine-year old is in …

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The Navy had recovered 19 corpses of the estimated 25 victims of the boat that capsized off La Romana in rough seas on Sunday, 22 March. The travelers were enroute to Puerto Rico. They had each paid upwards of RD$10,000 for a chance at getting into Puerto Rico. An estimated 65 people were on the …

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Her mentor was Helen Gurley Brown, the legendary publisher of Cosmopolitan magazine. After migrating to the United States at the age of 12, Cristina Saralegui went on to a career in publishing as the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine’s Spanish language version. After 10 years as editor of the magazine, Cristina Saralegui was ready to create …

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A ship with 65 boat people on board capsized on Sunday, and the Navy says they have not been able to rescue more than 40 people. Of the 65 on board, 25 people were rescued near Saona Island along the East Coast of the Dominican Republic. Rescuers said 12 corpses, including 11 women, were recovered …

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