1999 – Page 190

41-year old civil engineer Luis Liriano V?squez was shot to death around 9 pm by a watchman at the Palacio del Cine, one of the better cinemas in Santo Domingo, on Thursday, 1 April in the presence of several families. He had gone to see "La Vida es Bella", the Oscar-winning film by Roberto Benigni, …

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The city government of Santo Domingo increased to RD$30,000 a month (about US$1,875) the "diet" received by the aldermen that are supposed to attend city hall sessions once a week. Sometimes, for diverse motives, these sessions are not convened for two or three consecutive weeks. Previously, the city government officers received RD$25,000 as per diem. …

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Peru defeated the Dominican Republic, 4-1 in the round of Davis Cup held in Santo Domingo over the weekend. The Peruvians will now match the Uruguayans on 16-18 July in Uruguay. The Dominicans will have a second chance to remain in Group II when they meet Costa Rica in a playoff programmed 16-18 July in …

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The head of Civil Defense in Puerto Plata province, Hugo Gonz?lez Troche, has warned all the hotels of the PP-Sos?a region that they cannot legally block access to the beaches by their hotels to non-guests. By law access to beaches is free, Gonz?lez Troche declared, since Law 305 specifies that the first 60 meters from …

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The Cuban Ambassador to the DR, Miguel P?rez Cruz, announced yesterday that his government is indeed engaged in discussions with Dominican authorities about the possibility of negotiating a free trade treaty between the two nations. Such discussions have been rumored for weeks, but never directly confirmed.

Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo said yesterday that on Friday, April 9th, the National Education Board will begin discussing a proposed regulation that would allow the Ministry to cap tuition and fees demanded by private schools. If approved, schools not meeting the set rules would be have their doors shut for the school year starting …

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The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved ratification of the international Minimum Age for Employment Convention. Since the Senate already approved ratification in February, the measure now merely awaits official transmittal and deposit by the Dominican Government with the Geneva-based International Labor Organization (ILO), which originated the convention and oversees its proper implementation. The Convention, No. …

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The Public Works Minister told the news daily Listin Diario that the Fern?ndez Government has decided to proceed with the creation of two more public transport corridors in Santo Domingo which will be put under the direction of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET). One, known as the Southern Route, would run from the Port of …

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Yesterday the head of the Office for the Promotion of Foreign Investment in the DR (OPI), Eddy Mart?nez, announced that the DR will soon sign two important treaties regarding the resolution of investment disputes. One, the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, requires signatories to enforce international arbitral …

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The DR has opened a consulate facility in Barcelona, Spain. The recent opening was presided over by Dominican Ambassador to Spain Pedro Berg?s and Dominican consul in Barcelona N?stor Car?n. The DR has had a consul in Barcelona for some time, but not a consulate facility, and the local Dominican community has long called for …

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