1998 – Page 5

The Ministry of Education announced it will extend the school year one month in schools around the country that were affected by Hurricane Georges. Schools are used as hurricane shelters. The Resolution 2001-98 said that schools that missed 15 days, will postpone the school year by one week. Students at schools that lost three weeks …

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Grupo Ramos C. por A., owner of the Pola supermarket chain, purchased the Super Dominicano located at Avenida Lope de Vega. According to a report in Hoy newspaper, the supermarket transaction was for RD$88 million. The supermarket reopened as a Pola last week.

Santo Domingo’s traffic slacked off towards noontime of Thursday, 24 December as thousands of Dominicans headed for their home towns to spend Christmas. Hundreds of others had already finished their Christmas shopping and were preparing for the evening extravaganza. The city’s population is made up in great numbers of people who live in smaller towns …

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The Ministry of Public Works is allowing traffic over the not yet completed Las Americas Highway-Las Americas Airport entrance intersection. The overpass, an investment of more than RD$156 million, is facilitating traffic and gives thousands of returning Dominicans an insight into the many new thoroughfare improvements they will find in the city of Santo Domingo. …

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A confidential report published by the List?n Diario indicates that technical reasons are not the main reason behind delays in the issuing of the new voting and ID cards to citizens. According to the report, Datocentro, the company in charge of the equipment they are using for the process, handed in the equipment needed on …

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The director general of Mines, Octavio L?pez favors the privatization of the Rosario Pueblo Viejo gold mine. He told the List?n Diario, "The Rosario Dominicana project has technical, financial and environmental factors that cannot be resolved with small investments. It has to be a big project to confront with big solutions the technical-metallurgical and technical-environmental …

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The Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica Madre y Maestra, one of the most prestigious universities in the DR, will grant a Honoris Causa Doctorate to Dominican baseball player Sammy Sosa. The rector of the university, Monsignor Agripino N??ez recommended the recognition. The ceremony will take place 11 January 1999. In the 36 history of the university, only …

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Do not miss the 1998 Nativity Concert at the Cathedral of Santo Domingo. The Choir of the Cathedral, directed by Jos? E. Delmonte Peguero will delight all with its Christmas music on 25 December, Christmas Day at 8 pm. Attend early, because seats at the Cathedral are limited. The event is sponsored by the Patronato …

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This and next week’s Dominican Winter Baseball League games are:Saturday, 26 December 4 pm.Tigres del Licey vs. Leones del Escogido in Santo Domingo 8 pm. Gigantes del Nordeste vs. Aguilas Cibae?as in Santiago4 pm. Sunday, 27 December Gigantes del Nordeste vs. Leones del Escogido in Santo Domingo Tigres del Licey vs. Aguilas Cibae?as in Santiago8 …

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President-elect Hugo Ch?vez of Venezuela will visit the DR 8 and 9 January for preliminary talks with Dominican authorities. President Leonel Fern?ndez himself explained that the Venezuelan president-elect will visit to discuss topics on the new bilateral agenda, such as petroleum matters as part of the Acuerdo de San Jos?. President Fern?ndez said, "Chavez is …

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