1999 – Page 172

Playa Dorada’s hotel complex in the northern province of Puerto Plata is the most likely site of the upcoming ACP summit. Santo Domingo, the capital city, does not have the necessary amount of hotel rooms to host the event. The government and the private sector will cooperate on the construction of a convention center on …

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Hoy newspaper said that Captain Lazaro Betancourt, supposedly the number two man of the security of President Fidel Castro, was flown to the US last Thursday. Betancourt deserted on the previous Sunday and requested political asylum at the US Embassy in Santo Domingo. He traveled on a US Air Force airplane, supposedly to Washington DC. …

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Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Victor Francisco García Alecont cancelled two officers, as well as six of the staff at Baoba del Piñal, near Nagua, on the Northeast of the country. They were cancelled for complicity in the illegal boat trips and negligence in the fulfillment of their work. The decision was taken after …

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Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo, the new Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations and other international organizations at Geneva, presented his credentials last week to Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Cuello Camilo served as a Vice-Minister since 1995. His duties included …

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Works continue on the construction of the new Higuero Airport in the northeast of Santo Domingo. The government alleges that Herrera’s location in the middle of a commercial, residential and industrial area of the poses threats to the safety of the area. It also mentions that the airport needs to be expanded, and there is …

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El Siglo newspaper, citing sources of the Washington Post, says that Charles Mannat, an influential Washington DC lawyer, could be the next US ambassador in the Dominican Republic. The newspaper said it is believed his appointment will be passed by the US Congress prior to the recess for the summer vacations. Mannat is described as …

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The DR could have nearly 50,000 hotel rooms operational at the start of the millennium. In 1998, there were 43,000 hotel rooms in the DR. Luis Simó, deputy minister of Tourism predicts the privatization of the airports will attract new investments. He was speaking during the Bolsa Turística de la RD, the large travel exhibition …

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Users of propane gas for cooking and transport suffered from a shortage of the fuel last week. The scarcity primarily affected homes and cars that depend on the purchase of gas in up to 30 lbs. tanks. Federico Quezada, Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce explained that the shortage was due to the financial inadequacy …

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The Santo Domingo Yacht Club announced the celebration of the 59th World Fishing Tournament of the International Light Tackle Tournament Association (ILTTA) to be held 31 May to 5 June in La Altagracia province. 120 fishermen will participate on board 40 yachts. Evelio Medero, spokesman for the organizing committee, said already anglers from US, Costa …

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The Listín Diario highlighted over the weekend in separate articles the successes of Dominican show business stars, Juan Luis Guerra, Milly Quezada, Michael Camilo and José Antonio Molina. Dominicans Juan Luis Guerra and Milly Quezada won the Billboard magazine Latin Music Awards. The event was held last week in Miami at the Hotel Fontainbleau of …

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