1999 – Page 223

As more pilots returned to work from their "sick-out," American Airlines yesterday managed to fly its full schedule in and out of the DR, and on-time as well. On February 6th AA pilots began to call in sick to protest AA plans to integrate less experienced (and thus lower-paid) pilots from the Reno Air chain …

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The Dominican Republic has joined the Regional Consultation Group on Migration, Migration Director-General Danilo D?az revealed yesterday. The Group comprises Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and the Central American nations. It analyzes, discusses and promotes cooperation between its member states over immigration policy and illegal traffic in immigrants. D?az also revealed that the DR recently helped …

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As expected, the leadership of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) decided yesterday to impose preconditions on its participation in the dialogue proposed by President Fern?ndez. A letter to President Fern?ndez from PRD President Enmanuel Esquea Guerrero laid out three principal conditions. One is that a "Committee of Notables" be appointed to run the Dominican Municipal …

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It is all about who gets the revenue. Rafael Ubiera Padua, Director of Municipal Taxes and Revenues for the National District, told the news daily El Siglo that Santo Domingo’s city council adopted last Friday a resolution (16/99) that seeks to impede the national government from collecting tolls on vehicles entering the city on Las …

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The World Bank has decided to go beyond media declaration to actively push for Senate ratification of Bank loans for post-hurricane reconstruction projects. A Bank delegation from Washington, led by the Bank’s DR representative, Dr. Marisela Montolium Mu?oz, met yesterday for over two hours with a group of Senators led by Senate President Ram?n Alburquerque. …

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The National Statistical Office (ONE) released yesterday the statistics for 1998 regarding traffic accidents in the Dominican Republic. Using statistics gathered by the National Police, one says that 1,683 were killed last year in 1,494 accidents nationwide. Of these, 1,433 were men, 250 women. The area with the highest fatality numbers was Santo Domingo, where …

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The White House is sending to the U.S. Congress a legislative package to provide new help for countries hit by Hurricanes Georges and Mitch that includes US$29 million earmarked for the DR. In a press event at the White House presided over by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the presence of Secretary of State …

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The schedule for the Second Music Festival of Santo Domingo to be held at the National Theater March 10-20. The Festival is being directed by pianist and conductor Philippe Entremont. The schedule is as follows:March 10 – Russian pianist Eldar Nebolism, playing the music of Sergei RachmaninoffMarch 12 – The Canadian Brass, a quintet known …

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In today’s installment of Listin Diario’s slow trickle of results from its recent poll conducted with the Spanish firm Sigma Dos, PRSC party faithful were asked who they would vote for in primaries to decide the Reformista candidate for the year 2000 presidential elections. To no one’s surprise, 71.4% said PRSC leader and ex-President Dr. …

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When it was announced on Tuesday that President Leonel Fern?ndez had signed a decree to dissolve a foundation ("patronato") managing three baseball stadiums and give management of the stadiums to the Sports Ministry (SEDEFIR), both the Dominican Professional Baseball League and the head of the foundation expressed complete surprise. Yet, as the numbering of the …

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