1998 – Page 39

Hoy newspaper published reports today on the concerns of Cibao farmers that prices of basic Dominican food staples will drop considerably in January as a result of the high volumes of produce that will hit the markets. The president of the Consejo Nacional de Parceleros, Apolinar Germosén said that thousands of small and medium-sized producers …

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Central America and the DR have agreed to exclude 24 products from the free trade agreement signed earlier this year. Of these, five products were on the negative list submitted by the Central American trading block, and another 19 were submitted by the DR. Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre said that still to be …

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Davidoff International opens a new plant with capacity to produce up to 30 million cigars a year this Wednesday. Davidoff has been producing cigars in the DR for the past nine years. Davidoff International president Ernest Schneider visited Santiago de los Caballeros for the opening of the new plant where some 500 tobacco rollers will …

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The Minister of Public Works Diandino Peña said that his department will fit the bill of adapting the Avenida Paris overpass to the bridge that is going up parallel to Duarte Bridge above the Ozama River. Minister Peña said that major design errors affect the overpass that was funded by the Municipality of Santo Domingo, …

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The Listín Diario reported that the State Sugar Council (CEA) has reported losses for RD$810 million for the period 1 October 1997 through 30 September 1998. This is the most losses reported by the sugar consortium that groups state mills and fields throughout the country. The CEA is in the process of being privatized in …

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As of January, a new unleaded gasoline will be sold in the DR for the same price as leaded gasoline. The new gasoline will be of less quality than the unleaded gasoline available in Dominican gas stations. A Shell spokesman say that some 10 year old cars may experience problems when changing from leaded to …

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The first in vitro baby to have been conceived and born in the DR of a father with fertility problems, Silvia Marie Mota is doing well. She is the 13th in vitro child conceived in the DR. She was conceived under the care of the Centro de Fertilidad y Reproducción Humana (Cenfrhu), a fertility clinic …

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Construction began on the Plaza Bella Vista, being promoted as the largest in the country. Going up on a 15,600 square meters lot in Bella Vista, a suburb west of Santo Domingo, the mall is built by the García Armenteros firm. This firm has undertaken several malls in Santo Domingo in recent years. Engineer Jorge …

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"Sammy’s Season" is the title of the new book to be soon released on the phenomenal 1998 season of Dominican slugger, Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs. The book is written by Skip Bayless, a columnist of the Chicago Tribune. According to a story in the Listín Diario, 100,000 books will be printed for the …

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The Dominican Republic’s women’s team placed 11th in the world after participating in the World Volleyball Games that are taking place in Japan. The DR tied with Bulgaria. In 1978, the DR had placed 19th in the event, the best placement prior to this year’s participation. The DR achieved the placement after defeating Germany 3-2 …

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