1998 – Page 185

Spokesmen for the AEC-Dominican Power, a private energy generation company, said that the Los Minas plants will not be back on line until the end of the month. According to a report in the Listín Diario, the units have design problems that were detected after the new owners took over the installation from previous owners. …

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The Listin Diario says its stands by its front page story where it said that businessmen that met with President Leonel Fernández on last Friday had suggested that the statesman consider a devaluation of the Dominican currency. Monsignor Agripino Núñez subsequently denied the Listín story. The Listin in an editorial said that the story had …

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The Ministry of Tourism told the Listin Diario that during 1997 some 13 hotel projects with 5,560 rooms at a cost of more than US$254 million were approved in 1997. Minister Félix Jiménez said that 2,300 new rooms entered into operation last year, or a US$142 million investment. He said some 1,300 rooms are under …

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Secretary of the Presidency Danilo Medina said that the government is working on a plan so that the nation may have a strategic energy reserve in order to reduce dependency on private generation plants. Several of these power plants, that were installed with contracts favorable to persons of influence during the past Balaguer administration, including …

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The Panamerican Health Organization is assisting the Dominican government with its program to reduce traffic accidents. Shrikant Bandiwa, consultant to the World Health Organization and the Panamerican Health Organization was in Santo Domingo for three days consulting with directors of the National Plan for the Prevention of Traffic Death Accidents. In 1997, there were some …

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The political committee of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano decided not to participate in the National Dialogue, which are talks called by the government to reach a consensus on important issues. Dr. Jose Francisco Peña Gómez, nevertheless, said that the party would be ready to discuss the conclusions of the event. Peña criticized the fact that …

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The Listin Diario reported that local judicial authorities have been interrogating a former director of the Dominican Social Security Institute and former consul in New York City, Rafael Pantaleón González, who is also sought by the U.S. judicial authorities. The Listin said that Pantaleón González is being held here at the Secret Service of the …

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President of the Chamber of Deputies, Rafael Peguero Méndez, whose call to deputies to attend an off-schedule congressional session to study the presidential veto of the telecommunications bill, the bill that increases military pensions and the bill that reduces the tax on airline tickets, did not receive the necessary support. Of 120 legislators, only 34 …

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The victorious Aguilas Cibaeñas are scheduled to return to Santo Domingo at noon today after having won all six of their games in the Caribbean World Series which ended last night in Puerto de la Cruz, Venezuela. The Aguilas, in a final game held last night, defeated Mexico, 8-2. The Aguilas had already won the …

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Once again the Dominican Republic has won the Caribbean World Series, by defeating Venezuela, 3-0, at Puerto de la Cruz, Venezuela, last night. Neifi Pérez batted in two homeruns, becoming the hero of the game. The Aguilas Cibaeñas becomes the first team ever to repeat in a Caribbean Series. The D.R. has yet to play …

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