1998 – Page 179

Max Puig, in charge of the Dominican government relations with the European Union Lomé IV program, said that the country will benefit from RD$1,018 million in European Union programs this year. Included in the programs is one for US$23 million for the implementation of Caribbean studies graduate programs at three Dominican universities (Universidad Católica de …

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The Autoridad Metropolitana de Transporte (AMET) announced it was postponing the start of operations of the new government buses on the Avenida John F. Kennedy corridor due to delays in the preparation of the new bus lanes. The John F. Kennedy route runs from the populous Los Alcarrizos in the west to San Isidro on …

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Those in the Dominican Republic on Thursday, 26 February, will be able to see a partial eclipse of the sun. The partial eclipse will take place at 12:48 noon. Astronomers cautioned to avoid looking directly at the eclipsed sun.

The 1,100 kilometer Vuelta Ciclistica Independencia Nacional, the most important cycling tour held in the Dominican Republic, took off on Friday. Some 120 cyclists from 15 countries are participating in the 19th year of the competition that will end in Santo Domingo on 27 of February, National Independence Day. The competition concludes at the Avenida …

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The Santo Domingo Carnival activities begin today, with an exhibition of carnival masks in fairgrounds set up at the Avenida del Puerto of Santo Domingo. The Feria del Carnaval Dominicano will open at 8 pm with an exhibition and sale of carnival masks and costumes. It will remain open through March 1, when the activities …

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He’s over 90 and blind, but Dr. Joaquín Balaguer, leader of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, and president of the nation for almost three decades, is still dictating Dominican political affairs. In the 1996 presidential elections his party ended a distant third, but the opposition candidate he personally endorsed and asked his followers to support, …

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Hoy newspaper reported that the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD), the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), and the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC), will each receive RD$45 million of taxpayers’ money to organize their political campaigns for the municipal and congressional elections. This is the first time the Dominican government funds the campaigns, following the …

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The attorney general of the nation, Dr. Abel Rodríguez del Orbe, said that several government ministers, deputy ministers, as well as directors and administrators of departments, will not receive their paychecks on February 25, since they have not declared their personal assets and liabilities as required of government officers. Law 82-78 obliges government officers to …

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The Permanent Commission for the Organization of the National Book Fair announced the celebration of the First International Book Fair, Santo Domingo ’98, at the Plaza del Conservatorio. The event is scheduled to take place 23 April to 3 May. It will be dedicated to Spain, which will exhibit hundreds of books, and include the …

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The District Attorney’s office and the National Copyright Office (Oficina Nacional de Derechos del Autor) are prosecuting those suspected of falsifying works of leading Dominican painters and selling these as legitimate. Police reports indicate that works of Alberto Ulloa, Guillo Pérez, Cándido Bidó, Plutarco Andújar, Dionisio Blanco and Ramón Oviedo have been copied and signatures …

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