1998 – Page 161

A German couple drowned in East Coast waters when their boat capsized. The tragedy occurred around noon time yesterday. The Germans were on an excursion with 19 other tourists. The corpses of Alfonzo Muller, 48 years, and Eliselot Muller, 44 years, were recovered by a fisherman who happened to be in the area, according to …

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Renown Spanish-language book authors, Antonio Gala (La Pasión Turca), Abel Posse (Los Perros del Paraiso); Almudena Grandes (Las Edades de Lulú), Jorge Castaneda (La Utopia Desarmada), Augusto Roa Bastos (El Fiscal); Sergio Ramírez (Alfaguara) among others, have confirmed their participation in the International Book Fair that is being organized as part of the Dominican Book …

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The Cuban ballplayers that the press had falsely reported were in the Dominican Republic are safe in the Bahamas. Bahamian immigration officials confirmed that a fishing crew rescued the four baseball players and their coach in Bahamas waters, along with five other Cubans. The players had fled Cuba on March 10. If the Cubans had …

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According to political news radio commentators Alfredo Freites and Ramón Colombo, the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) chose well known TV producer Rafael Corporán de los Santos, a former mayor, as candidate to mayor for the PRSC not because of his chance of winning the election, but because the party feels he can reap in …

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Key party members, including Jacinto Peynado, Carlos Morales Troncoso and Federico Antún Batlle did not accompany former President Joaquín Balaguer, the undisputed leader of the PRSC at the presentation of party candidates Rafael Corporán de los Santos (running for mayor of Santo Domingo) and Alexis Joaquín Castillo (candidate to senator of Santo Domingo) held on …

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Vice President Jaime David Fernández criticized the political campaign carried out by Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, candidate for mayor of Santo Domingo on the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) ticket. He said that instead of focusing on national issues, as if he were running for president, Peña should concentrate on telling Santo Domingo city voters …

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The new Dominican Republic consul for Cuba left on Sunday, 22 March for Cuba. Deputy Minister Minou Tavárez Mirabal, in charge of Cuban affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, said that the Dominican consulate in Cuba will open early in April. Grecia Fiordaliza Pichardo is the appointed consul. She is recognized for her successful …

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TACA, the El Salvador airline, announced the start of its direct flight from Santo Domingo to La Havana on 1 April. TACA will fly non-stop on Monday, Wednesday and Friday using modern Boeing 737s and promises first class service. The airline is strong competition to Cubana de Aviación, which flies to Cuba twice a week …

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A Dominican physician says that there has been a significant increase in infertility in Dominican couples during the past 15 years. Gynecologist Raul Sanchez of the Instituto Clínico Quirúrgico San Rafael told Hoy newspaper that infertility problems affect between 20-25% of Dominican couples. He said one of the principal causes of infertility is the quality …

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The Asociación de Empleados Universitarios accepted to cease in their forceful occupation of the financial, registration and academic coordination offices of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), the largest in the Dominican Republic. Union spokesmen said they would not reinitiate their work unless an agreement was reached with university authorities. President of the union, …

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