1998 – Page 62

Mark McGwire played ball with the Licey Tigers in 1986-1987 season and his performance was so poor he left after 48 turns at bat in the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball League. His average at bat was only .170. During the 14 games he played in the Dominican league, he hit several singles and two doubles, …

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Weather forecasters say Hurricane Danielle will bypass the Caribbean, and there is no tropical storm formation for the next few days. The Caribbean and Atlantic Basin are in the midst of the Hurricane Season, with the peak time for the DR being August-mid September. Weather reports indicate there is a tropical wave about half way …

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Coffee production has peaked this harvest at an all time high of 67,000 tons. Coffee production, at 1,255,000 quintals, is always above forecasts. The president of the Asociación de Cosecheros de Productos Tradicionales de Exportación, José Antonio Martínez Rojas said the DR is today second largest producer of cacao in Latin America. So far some …

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The political war among the three leading parties – the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, Partido Revolucionario Dominicano and Partido Reformista Social Cristiano- is now focusing on the election of the new president of the Dominican Municipal League. The position is important because of the potential of job creation for thousands of party followers. At …

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The Partido Reformista Social Cristiano and former President Joaquín Balaguer are back into the political game. Political commentators had forecast that after the major losses experienced by the party in the municipal and congressional elections, the PRSC was all but buried. The PRSC was very critical of the PLD in the elections, (note the campaign …

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Hoy newspaper reported that Hillary Clinton may include the DR in a Caribbean tour she has programmed for the end of September. The US Embassy was not able to confirm this rumor.

State of the art medical equipment could become damaged for lack of use and maintenance as construction works to complete the Centro de Diagnóstico, Medicina Avanzada and Telemedicina of the Plaza de la Salud. Radiologist Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez said it is unwonted that a facility of its kind, one of the best in Latin …

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Importers of powdered milk say that the fixing of a quota could result in the doubling of the cost of a can of milk. The Dominican government has negotiated with the European Union and New Zealand a quota of 32,000 tons for imported milk. The quota imports are subject to a 20% tariff. Milk imported …

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When Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano was laying blocks to build the Municipality of Santo Domingo in the Centro de los Héroes government center in the days of Dictator Trujillo, little did he know that one day he would be the mayor of the city. Ventura is best known for being the most popular Dominican …

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This morning, Hurricane Danielle was located 20.8N, 57.5W, or about 395 east northeast of Caribbean Leeward Islands. It maintains a west northwest track and is losing strength as it continues a safe distance from the islands. According to the US National Hurricane Center, no strengthening is expected today and winds have fallen from 105 to …

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