1999 – Page 23

The charge d’affairs of the United States Embassy in the DR, Linda Watts sent a letter to the president of the National Senate, Ramón Alburquerque and the Technical Secretary of the Presidency, Temístocles Montás requesting that the Dominican government hold a public tender for the purchase of 10 helicopters. The Dominican government has purchased helicopters …

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In an interview with El Siglo newspaper, Marcos Cochón, superintendent of electricity, said that private companies’ efforts are paying off and by now blackouts have been reduced to a maximum of two hours a day. He mentioned that 100 of the country’s 224 power circuits are given preference, meaning they should only be shut off …

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The ministers of foreign relations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Eduardo Latorre and Fritz Longchamps announced that next week migration technicians from both countries would meet to find solutions to the problems of the flow of Haitians to the DR and the repatriations. The diplomats said the city where the meeting would take place …

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The Corporacion de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Santo Domingo (CAASD), the water authority of Santo Domingo, said it has passed on the collection of overdue potable water bills to Informaciones Remotas S.A. The company will be responsible for collecting bills of users that are six months or more in arrears. For the service, they will …

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Mexico and the Dominican Republic are the leading Latin American and Caribbean holiday destinations for German tourists, according to German government statistics. Traffic to the DR is up 24.1% this year, totaling 337,000. Traffic to Mexico is up 15%, totaling almost 150,000 passengers. 2.7 million Germans (up 7.4%) traveled to the US, and 443,000 to …

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The National Police clarified that it is not true that the eight-year-old baby girl that died in El Tamarindo had been raped. The autopsy to the baby showed she had died from malnutrition and a severe anal infection. There were no signs of rape. The baby was found dead on the floor of her El …

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The Dominican Republic is preparing to host the Caribbean World Series, 2-7 February 2000. The event will be dedicated to Pedro Martínez, two-time winner of the Cy Young award. In a press conference, Leonardo Matos Berrido, president of the Dominican Winter Baseball League and Juan Francisco Puello, Caribbean Baseball Commissioner, confirmed the event will be …

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The Ministry of Education announced the suspension of classes in public and private schools in the city of Santo Domingo on Thursday and Friday. The suspension is to relieve traffic bottlenecks on occasion of the celebration in Santo Domingo of the II Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Summit of Heads of State and Government. The event …

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First arrivals coming for the preparatory meetings and the II ACP Summit of Heads of State and Government will be treated this evening to a concert by the National Symphony Orchestra. The concert will be performed within the majestic ruins of the San Francisco Monastery, the first monastery in the New World. The concert starts …

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The Executive Branch observed the Monetary and Financial Code passed by the National Congress. The Executive Branch said that the changes made by the National Congress to the original bill are inconsistent or ambiguous, while others are anachronic. The local daily press publishes today the extensive letter President Leonel Fernández sends to Chamber of Deputies …

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