1999 – Page 24

The Dominican government accepted the apology of the Haitian government that did not show up at a programmed meeting of heads of the migration departments (www.dr1.com/daily/news112299.shtml). The Haitian government sent the Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic a diplomatic note explaining that their absence was due to a "misunderstanding." The Dominican Ministry of …

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The Spanish press agency (EFE) revealed today that the US government has appointed a new special coordinator for Haiti. His functions include promoting democracy, economic growth and respect for human rights in Haiti. Diplomat Donald Steinberg, according to a note from the US Department of State, is also entrusted with reducing drug trafficking and the …

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The Junta Central Electoral (JCE), the government body in charge of organizing presidential, municipal and congressional elections in the DR, announced that the identification cards and voting cards (cédula de identidad y registro electoral) will only be valid through 31 December. The process of issuing the new ID cards has been plagued by technical and …

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The US Congress was not able to reconcile the textile parity-related bills passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. The US Congress will convene again in January when discussions regarding the bill will continue. The bills contain provisions that would allow Caribbean and Central American nations to export apparel to the US under …

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Leo Pérez Minaya was appointed representative of the Democratic Party of the United States in the DR. Joseph Andrew, president of the party, made the announcement. Pérez Minaya is now in charge of promoting the registration of US citizens living in the DR to vote, providing information on the Democratic Party issues and promoting that …

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The Police has arrested 14 persons, including Dominicans and Haitians, in the northwestern province of Santiago Rodriguez, in regards to the death of two Haitian brothers. The brothers appear to have been beaten to death with a wooden stick. The bodies were sent to Santiago for an autopsy, and the principal suspect is another Haitian, …

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The death of an eight-month old baby from anal violation shock has horrified Dominicans. Mirelys Morillo Pinales was the daughter of 41-year old Pineda Morillo and 36-year old Modestina Pinales who lived in a shack in the El Tamarindo barracks built to house a group of city residents that lost their own shacks during Hurricane …

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Reynaldo Ramírez Mendoza, who was sought for the death of his neighbors 44 year old Alfonso Almánzar and his two sons 16-year old Nelson and 14-year old Victor, was arrested yesterday by the Police in the province of San Francisco de Macorís where he had fled. The slaying of the three Almánzar family members took …

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Rolando Sebelén, owner of the Sebelén Bowling Center in Santo Domingo threw a perfect 300 while participating in a doubles event at the World Bowling Tournament that is taking place in Abu Dhabi. Seven hundred players from 80 nations are participating in the world tournament. This is the second time Sebelén accomplishes this feat in …

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Dominican Republic competitors won first places in the 7th World Cup of Martial Arts and Kung Fu, held this year in Budapest, Hungary. Deng Fu Xing, who is a naturalized Dominican and is the president of the Federación Internacional de Artes Marciales in the DR, won first and second place awards. Johnny Portorreal, who is …

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