1998 – Page 9

Hoy newspaper reported that contrary to statements made by the president of the Junta Central Electoral, the body in charge of organizing the presidential, congressional and municipal elections, the problems the JCE confronts are because the firm that won the tender to prepare the new ID and voting card document or "c?dula" did not hand …

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The Technical Secretary of the Presidency, Tem?stocles Mont?s said that if the government fails to capitalize the State Sugar Council (CEA), the Corporaci?n Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE) and the Corporaci?n Dominicana de Empresas Estatales (CORDE), these would be shut down. He told Hoy newspaper that the government cannot afford to continue to subsidize these state …

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Customs department has detained 14 officers suspect of complicity with importers that resulted in an estimated RD$200 million import duty evasions uncovered last week. Customs has not officially revealed the names of the firms involved in the tax evasions. Customs has told the press that it has reached agreements with three companies involved in the …

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Three months after Hurricane Georges violently affected several areas of the Dominican Republic, businesses are optimistic that sales will be good this Christmas season. A report in Hoy indicates that some businessmen feel that sales this Christmas could even be greater than those of last year. Constantino Fern?ndez of Tiendas Ol? said that despite all …

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Santo Domingo has its own mega sports club, the Body Shop Athletic Club. Open at its new locale since late November, the Body Shop Athletic Club is an impressive gym facility. It is the largest and most complete sports club in Latin America and the Caribbean, and is so impressive it is worthwhile a visit …

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El Caribe newspaper reports that the DR has become a major exporter of frogs to the US. El Caribe reports that from January to November 1998, almost a million frogs whose legs will be served in gourmet restaurants have been exported to the US. Most of the frogs are bred in the area of Nagua, …

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The List?n Diario newspaper reports today that pressures exercised by private companies have counteracted the military operation that brought about the closing of construction material mines that are imperiling the life span of rivers throughout the country. The List?n reported that 13 mines that had been closed were reopened and more than 40 trucks loaded …

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The Ministry of Public Works says that works on the 27 de Febrero Expressway, including the Paseo de las Trinitarias, will conclude by the end of this month. But works on the overpass over John F. Kennedy up from Winston Churchill Avenue are behind schedule and will not be concluded until mid January. The remodeling …

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Team Games Won-LostAguilas Cibae?as 26-15Leones del Escogido 22-17Tigres del Licey 23-18Gigants del Nordeste 9-30

The Fern?ndez government has announced the city of Santo Domingo will get a tramway next year as part of efforts to modernize public transport in the capital city. The government has said that financing from the project will come from the French government. The tramway will cross Santo Domingo West-East on the John F. Kennedy …

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