1998 – Page 75

The government announced it has reached an agreement with Scotia Energy for the installation of a combined cycle 300 megawatt turbogas power plant in San Pedro de Macoris between the years 1999 and 2000. The government is implementing plans to install 1,400 megawatts from 1996 to 2000, doubling the installed capacity installed at the start …

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The City Hall approved street direction changes for the city of Santo Domingo within the areas of the 27 de Febrero, John F. Kennedy, Ortega y Gasset and Winston Churchill avenues. The Fantino Falco, Max Henríquez Ureña, Porfirio Herrera and Roberto Pastoriza sterets are now one way, East-West. The Gustavo Mejía Ricart, Rafael Augusto Sánchez, …

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El Caribe newspaper reported that the Autovía del Este, the announced 59-kilometer Boca Chica to La Romana will be the first private highway. The newspaper reported that a concession will be granted to a private company to build the express highway between Boca Chica and La Romana. The government is also building a coastal highway …

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The Grupo BHD has acquired the leading insurance company, Pan American Life and General Inurance Company (Palic). The president of the financial group, Luis Molina Achecar said RD$50 million had been paid.

The director of the National Department of Investigations (DNI), Rear Admiral Sigfrido Pared Pérez said that the government deported a Cuban-Spaniard suspect of conspiring against Fidel Castro, who will visit the Dominican Republic 20-25 August. The unnamed man entered the DR illegally through the frontier with Haiti. He was said to have had on his …

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The Dominican Republic had a record day in the Central American and Caribbean Sports Games taking place in Macaraibo, Venezuela. Medals were won in weight lifting and tae kwon do. Weight lifter Wanda Rijo became the first Dominican athlete to win three gold medals in weight lifting. Miosotis Heredia won one gold, one silver and …

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The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) denied the Miami Herald report that Cuban exiles planned to assassinate Fidel Castro during his stay in the Dominican Republic. Michael Fabregas, spokesman for the FBI in Miami, said he didn’t know where the Miami Herald had gotten the story from. The Miami Herald had reported that the Cuban …

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The economic future of the Caribbean and its relations with other regional blocks will be the central topic on the agenda of the Cariforum meeting with the participation of the English-speaking Caribbean, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. President Fidel Castro of Cuba will also be present during the sessions scheduled to be held in Santo …

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President Leonel Fernández converted into law the Extradition bill that legally enables the President of the Dominican Republic to extradite Dominicans requested by countries with which there exists an extradition treaty. The bill had been approved recently by Congress and allows for the extraditing of Dominicans involved in drug trafficking crimes, money laundering, assassinations, kidnapping, …

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The Association of Owners of Jet Skis in Boca Chica, Puerto Plata, La Romana and Higüey have taken the Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez to court over a resolution that prohibits the use of jet skis in most beach areas of the country. The association that groups 30 companies said that in April of this …

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