1998 – Page 198

Readers, please note that the DR One daily will not be published tomorrow, 21 January, Día de la Altagracia, a national holiday honoring the Virgin Mary. Important news over this period will be compiled for the Thursday, 22 January report.

Hoy headlined that President Leonel Fernández took advantage of the Christmas visit of former U.S. Secretary of State and business consultant, Henry Kissinger, to explain the case of the Smith-Enron power plant. Kissinger is an advisor to Enron, a major energy consortium located in Houston. A former U.S. soldier, Donald Mitchell Smith, formed an alliance …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced that excavations for the overpasses over the Winston Churchill Avenue will begin next week. Work is advancing on the expansion to 10 lanes from Tiradentes to Núñez de Cáceres section of the avenue that crosses Santo Domingo east to west. The overpasses are estimated to cost RD$100 million.

President Leonel Fernández met with telecommunications companies and explained that he would veto the telecommunications bill passed by Congress amidst irregularities. The President met with executives of Codetel, Tricom, All American Cables, and representatives of radio and television stations to explain the Executive Branch position. The President will submit a new bill to Congress in …

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Despite the injection of US$40 million into the foreign exchange market, the cost of the dollar versus the peso continued high. The Monetary Board of the Central Bank will meet today to study the case. Economists say that the peso is overvalued in relation to the dollar. Banks have been known to sell dollars for …

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Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez said that in two more months the Arroyo Barril International Airport of Samaná will be ready to receive flights. Felix Jiménez spoke in Samaná, where he traveled to sign an agreement with the Asociación de Dueños de Barcos de la Bahía de Samaná, Dirección Nacional de Parques, Marina de Guerra …

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A document containing development proposals made by different sectors during the past decade was placed into circulation yesterday in an event presided over by President Leonel Fernández. The book has 3,134 proposals made in 301 documents, making it an obliged reference book for those interested in development programs for the country. A government team is …

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The Political Committee of the PRD decided last night to publicly admonish engineer Julio Maríñez, a precandidate for mayor, for "inappropriate comments". Maríñez had complained that Peña Gómez violated party statutes imposing his candidacy. The Political Committee confirmed Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez as the party’s candidate for mayor. With the ratification, the PRD rejected …

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The national volleyball teams from the United States and the Dominican Republic initiate today a series of five games at the volleyball pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. The Dominican team is ranked 15th in the world, the U.S. team is 9th. Stars of the U.S. team are Allison Weston, Salima Davidson and …

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The Licey Tigers defeated the Escogido Lions 4-3, and the Aguilas defeated the Estrellas 6-5, to ensure their place in the finals of the Dominican Winter Baseball League Championship. The finals begin 22 January. It will be a series of seven games, with the winner the first to win four games.