1999 – Page 240

Venezuelan President-elect Hugo Ch?vez announced to reporters that he will visit the DR briefly Thursday, January 28th, just days before he takes the oath of office. Ch?vez has said his November election that he envisions a central position for the DR in Venezuela’s foreign policy under his administration, and that he would visit the DR …

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Tensions are increasing noticeably in Santo Domingo as the elections for the leadership of the Dominican Municipal League (LMD) approach. The elections are scheduled for next Tuesday, January 26th, when the DR returns to work after the national holiday (the day designated by Congress to celebrate the birthday of Juan Pablo Duarte, the father of …

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The Executive Committee of the Dominican Medical Association (AMD) went into continuous emergency session yesterday and alerted all its members to remain ready for a possible protest strike to paralyze the nation’s hospitals. The AMD represents most of the nation’s doctors. AMD officials are angry over the Wednesday dismissal by the Dominican Social Security Institute …

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The Director of the state’s Corporation for Industrial Development (CFI), Jos? Tom?s P?rez, said Wednesday that the Government is devoting RD$280 million to completing five different free trade zones ("zonas francas"). He revealed that work on the industrial park in the Bayaguana zone is finishing this week, with its inauguration due soon. The inauguration of …

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In an interview published today in Listin Diario, the President of the Association of Industries in the Dominican Republic (AIRD), Nassin Alemany, called on the Government to face squarely and urgently the many distortions in the structure of the DR’s tariff regime. Alemany said that it is not enough to simply cut tariff levels; distortions …

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On Wednesday the National District’s (DN) government launched a campaign to stop the growing practice of dumping trash in large heaps on the city’s thoroughfares. The DN put citizens on notice that the Municipal Police will arrest anyone caught dumping trash bags or masses of loose trash on city streets. Arrests were started on Wednesday …

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The Escogido Lions won in dramatic fashion the second game of the Final Series last night, making it 1-1 in the contest to win the Winter Professional Baseball Tournament trophy. The Licey Tigers humiliated the Lions on Wednesday night, defeating them 12-3. Last night the Lions came from behind in the ninth inning, when Juan …

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The DR1 News Service will not be updated tomorrow, 21st January 1999. The 21st commemorates the Day of the Virgen de la Altagracia, patron saint of Dominicans. The news service will resume on Friday, 22nd January with compilations of headline news stories from the 21st and 22nd news sources. Note that Monday, 25th January is …

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President Leonel Fern?ndez is due to return from his European trip this afternoon after garnering several cooperation agreements with Italy. The Technical Secretary of the Presidency, Tem?stocles Mont?s, listed to reporters at a press conference the agreements concluded with Italy: a development cooperation agreement that includes the Italian Government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) …

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After many delays, the Senate yesterday approved the appointment of journalist Silvio Herasme Pe?a as Dominican Ambassador to Haiti. Previously the Senate had declined to confirm the appointment, many Senators arguing that since Haiti was engulfed in a political crisis, it was the wrong time to send an ambassador there. Just yesterday the Chancellery announced …

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