1999 – Page 207

The Chamber of Deputies yesterday adopted a resolution condemning the passage of the barge Pacific Swan through Caribbean waters. The barge is carrying radioactive wastes to Japan. Its passage has been condemned by the legislatures of several Caribbean nations. The Chamber’s resolution was introduced by PRSC Deputy Ram?n Rogelio Genao Dur?n. One of his colleagues …

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Leaders of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) held a meeting with its senators yesterday and asked them to be more flexible about passing Executive Branch proposals for loans and laws. The 2?-hour meeting was held in the offices of Senate President Ram?n Alburquerque (PRD-Monte Plata), although he did not attend because he is traveling abroad. …

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The Agriculture Ministry has announced that it is installing a U.S.-style inspection system at airports to check all imports of fruit, vegetables and meat products for possible pests and diseases. Minister Am?lcar Romero said that his Ministry is putting 40 new inspectors and special x-ray machines at the nation’s airports and maritime ports to check …

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A review board of officials has been formed to investigate why a Spanish charter flight nearly ran off the runway on Monday evening at Gregorio Luper?n Airport in Puerto Plata. The Airbus 310 plane was landing a charter flight from Madrid containing 248 tourists and 8 flight crew. The plane, operated by Air Plus Comet, …

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One of the principal founders of the Central University of the East (UCE) died yesterday in the capital of natural causes. The well-known 85-year old lawyer, Dr. Jos? Hazim Azar, had been experiencing kidney and cardiovascular problems since June 1998 and had been in and out of the hospital several times. His body was sent …

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The II Santo Domingo Music Festival, directed by Maestro Phillippe Entremont, opens today at the National Theater of Santo Domingo, concluding 20 March. Eight recitals are scheduled starring Edgar Nebolsin, The Canadian Brass, Shunsuke Sato, the Christopher O’Riley and Pablo Ziegler duo, Richard Stoltzman, Los Romeros and Anne Gastinel. The Festival is directed by Dominican …

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The executive body of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), known as the Presidium, last night agreed to ask that political dialogue being undertaken at the National Palace at the invitation of President Leonel Fern?ndez be televised once the dialogue resumes this Friday. PRD spokesman Tony Raful told reporters that the measure was requested to "guarantee …

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At a press conference yesterday, Dominican Medical Association (AMD) President Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero called upon President Fern?ndez to dialogue directly with them about their demands for a pay increase. He said Public Health Minister Altagracia Guzm?n Marcelino "is unqualified" to continue negotiating with the AMD, that they must deal directly with the President. He …

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The Office of Information and Public Relations of the National Police (PN) announced yesterday that the new PN chief, Major General Pedro de Jes?s Candelier, has issued an order to all PN commandants to halt immediately the common practice of seizing the driving licenses of drivers accused of committing a traffic violation. Instead, officers are …

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The news daily Listin Diario reports that a confidential source has told it that Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM) Trade Ministers told the DR’’ delegation in Suriname last week that the revised CARICOM proposal for the "negative list" of products to be outside the trade liberalization measures of the DR-CARICOM trade treaty will be substantially shorter …

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