1998 – Page 168

The most controversial figure of recent weeks is Attorney General Abel Rodríguez del Orbe. Righteous, honest and yet outspoken, Del Orbe has a knack for making enemies. He has clashed with the powers that be and several important local organizations. Del Orbe has been in disagreement with the Supreme Court over legal jurisdiction, and with …

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Minister of Public Works Diandino Peña said his priority during his term at the Ministry will be the construction of a superhighway that will link the Avenida Luperón with the 27 de Febrero, and on to the Autopista de las Americas that heads East. The Avenida Luperón/27 de Febrero links to Autopista Duarte, which was …

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Recent press reports have confirmed that Austrian rock star Hans Horsel, "Falco," was drunk and drugged prior to crashing into a mini-bus in Puerto Plata last month. Pathologist Sergio Sarita Valdez said that laboratory tests revealed that there was a level of 1.5% of alcohol in Horsel’s blood level, triple of what is permitted in …

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More than 10,000 pounds of cocaine have been confiscated as a result of the first 10 days of Operation Frontier Lance, a joint effort of the Dominican/U.S. military and drug officers in territorial waters. The U.S. naval fleet captured three drug-carrying boats – one in La Mona Channel, between the D.R. and Puerto Rico, another …

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The Asociación de Empleados Universitarios blocked off the entrance to the Rector’s office of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, protesting the cancellation of the directors of that union. The union that represents the office workers of the university has impeded the registration of students and the commencement of classes at the state university. The …

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The Ministry of Public Works chose the Brazilian-Dominican consortium, Méndez Junior-Méndez Cabral for the construction of two tunnels at the 27 de Febrero Avenue and the expansion of that avenue to 10 lanes. The company which has won two tenders to choose the contractor of the tunnels has restarted the works that have been paralyzed …

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The First International Sports Meet for Blind Children will be held in Santo Domingo 18-22 March. Blind children from El Salvador, Uruguay, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic will participate in the event that will take place at the volleyball pavilion in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center and other local sports facilities. The children …

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Continental Airlines, the only direct air link between the Dominican Republic and Newark, New Jersey, says that it is concentrating on increasing its participation in the Latin American market. According to operations chief Peter Hernández and regional manager Alex Santana, the Latin American market is growing 8 to 10% per year, and Continental hopes to …

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Several federations of colmado owners have protested the "Alimentos para Todos" program of Inespre, a government institution that was on the way to being eliminated in these times of open markets, free trade, competition and globalization. Inespre is now in charge of the new food sales program. The colmado owners complain that the state food …

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The government appointed Dr. Euclides Gutiérrez Féliz, formerly director general of the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Estatales (Corde), as the new Superintendent of Insurance. He replaces Carlos Amarante Baret, who is running for senator for the province of Espaillat on the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana ticket.