1998 – Page 8

AOM, the French airline, is flying directly into Puerto Plata as of 17 December. The airline has initiated its operation with a weekly flight. The airline also makes two flights a week to Punta Cana. Gilles Maynard explained that in 1998 the airline transported 15,000 French passengers to the DR. He said more would have …

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The Ministry of Agriculture is executing a program where more millions of young fish will be planted in Dominican rivers and dam reservoirs. The fish are expected to become an important source of low cost protein for the population as well as contribute to the well being of the dams and rivers. The Programa Nacional …

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Santo Domingo was chosen the host of the 25th Assembly General of Exporting Latin American and Caribbean Sugar Exporters Group (GEPLACEA). The commemorative meeting will be held in October 1999.

Construction companies that extract crushed stone, gravel and sand from Dominican rivers feel that the regulation of the activity would bring order and permit that the ecology be preserved and construction not be affected. The List?n Diario newspaper has been highlighting in a series of articles on the ecology that the unsupervised extraction of construction …

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Lidio Cadet, secretary general of the Partido de la Liberaci?n Dominicana (PLD), said the ruling party will support the aspirations of the PRSC and instruct their municipal delegates to vote for La Altagracia senator Amable Aristy Castro to the post of secretary general of the Liga Municipal Dominicana. The post is very influential in the …

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Federico Mayor, director general of UNESCO awarded the Juvenile and Infantile National Symphony Orchestra sponsored by the Presidential Council of Culture the decoration of "Artists for Peace" during his official visit to the DR in mid December. The orchestra is directed by Susy Acra who also was recognized with the "Artist for Peace." Others that …

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The List?n Diario newspaper reports that Sammy Sosa, the most popular baseball player of the moment, could soon become a movie actor. The name of the film was not announced. Sosa is a major US and world celebrity in country’s where baseball is popular. His historic 66 home runs and 158 runs batted in brought …

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Freddy Garc?a, the Escogido Lions slugger, has a good chance at breaking the Dominican winter baseball season home run record of 14 runs in a season. From October 24 to December 20, Garc?a has hit 11 home runs. The Dominican record belongs to Dick Stuart of the Aguilas who in 177 turns at bat set …

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This and next week’s Dominican Winter Baseball League games are:8 pm. Monday, 21 December Aguilas Cibae?as vs. Escogido in Santo Domingo Tigres del Licey vs. Gigantes del Nordeste in San Francisco de Macor?s8 pm. Tuesday, 22 December Gigantes del Nordeste vs. Tigres del Licey in Santo Domingo Leones del Escogido vs. Aguilas Cibae?as in Santiago4 …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations reports that bodies dealing with trade negotiations in the DR will be grouped under the Comisi?n Nacional de Negociaciones Comerciales, the organization that is presided by the Ministry of Foreign Relations. The decision to unite the efforts brings under the roof of the Ministry of Foreign Relations the negotiation groups …

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