1998 – Page 177

Judge Ramón González Pérez ordered the release of Dr. Rafael Pedro González Pantaleón on grounds that his imprisonment is illegal as it was not ordered by a judge. González Pantaleón was found guilty of fraud against Medicare, the U.S. Federal Government medical insurance program. He was sentenced to 78 months in prison or the payment …

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President Fernández scores with Dialogue talksJournalist Ana Mitila Lora, who has been following the National Dialogue talks for the Listin Diario, the leading Dominican newspaper, said that President Leonel Fernández and his government are the big winners of the event. The President has benefited politically from the event at a time when opposition parties are …

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Caribbean cruises through the Caribbean sold out several weeks ago. Those on board will be able to get a privileged view of the last solar eclipse that will be visible from earth this millennium. The full solar eclipse will be seen at mid-day in Santo Domingo on Thursday, 26 February, 1998. The eclipse will be …

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The administrator of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad said that there has been an increase in the supply of energy. The Los Minas VI power plant is back on line, contributing 100 megawatts. No one is getting excited about this, despite engineer Temístocles Montás optimism. He said the operation of the plant translates only into …

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A consensus was reached during talks held by the political reform subcommission of the National Dialogue for the modification of the Constitution to permit presidential re-election for two consecutive periods. Thereafter, the President would not be able to run for President again. The subcommission also voted in favor of installing mechanisms for organizing referendums and …

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The director of the Consejo Estatal del Azucar (CEA), the state sugar council, said he is available for any investigations that the Attorney General may require. The Listín Diario publicized on 24 February that 60 officers of the CEA reported to President Leonel Fernández irregularities in the present director’s administration. The officers request that the …

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Euclides Sánchez, director of the Oficina de Ingenieros Supervisores de Obras del Estado, the office at the Presidency that supervises government construction, and candidate for senator at La Vega for the government party, visited Attorney General Abel Rodríguez del Orbe, after the former contractor of the remodeling and expansion works at the La Victoria jail …

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President of the Supreme Court, Jorge Subero Isa announced that the Supreme Court in full would study the case of corruption presented by the administrator of the Banco Agrícola, Paino Abreu Collado, against present deputy of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC), Adriano Sánchez Roa. Many cases of corruption in the past government have been …

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City Mayor Rafael Suberví Bonilla formally inaugurated the remodelling works of the Malecon, from Abraham Lincoln Av. to Calle 30 de Marzo. Also, now in operation, is the new dancing water fountain located south of Av. Máximo Gómez, facing the Caribbean. The works also included re-pavement of the avenue and sidewalks, installation of new benches, …

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Dominicans should heed recommendations of health experts in Canada who stress the importance of the siesta. The siesta as a Dominican tradition is slowly declining as employees avoid going home for lunch in order to avoid traffic jams. A large number of Dominicans, though, are still able to enjoy a siesta. Press reports indicate that …

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