1999 – Page 248

A police lieutenant, a minor and two alleged delinquents were wounded yesterday in shooting exchanges which occurred as the police extended their crime sweep to the Santo Domingo barrios of La Cuaba, El Caliche del Capotillo and La Zurza. As in the other raids, these were led by National Police chief Major General Jos? An?bal …

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Several industry associations yesterday added their voices to the call for the national government to cut its rolls. The President of the National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP), Celso Marranzini, and the Economist Intelligence Unit, in its report on the Dominican economy, had already urged a cut in public sector employment. They noted that when …

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The PRD yesterday launched a high-profile series of meetings with leaders of various segments of Dominican society to make its case for retaining control of the Dominican Municipal League (LMD), the official body representing the interests of Dominican municipalities. PRD has long argued that since it won most of the mayor’s offices in the country …

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The ex-chief of the Armed Forces under President Dr. Joaquin Balaguer, retired General Juan Batista Rojas Tabar, told reporters yesterday that the "Narcisazo" court case is being used as a tool to "destroy the Armed Forces" and politically discredit both him and Balaguer.The case concerns the disappearance (and presumed murder) of university professor Narciso Gonz?lez, …

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Dominican home-run king Sammy Sosa yesterday received an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santiago. The degree was given in "recognition of his courage, strength and sense of responsibility" and substantial charity work.

Because of the tie for the lead left in the wake of last night’s games, the Cibao Eagles and Escogido Lions must play a tie-breaking game today to determine the top spot in the Winter Professional Baseball Tournament. Last night the Lions shut out the Eagles 5-0 in Santiago’s Cibao Stadium, bringing them to a …

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The Prime Minister of Taiwan, Vincent C. Siew is expected in Santo Domingo today. He comes on a state visit that will last through 13 January. He is expected with a 40-member delegation of Chinese officers and businessmen that are interested in investing in the DR. The visit has the objective of strengthening traditional friendship …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced the Fern?ndez government will be investing RD$400 million starting this Monday in public works benefiting Santiago de los Caballeros, the nation’s second largest city. Planned to start this year is the construction of the Avenida de Circunvalaci?n, that will detour traffic bound to Puerto Plata and northern cities that …

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The elusive Victor Alegr?a has done it again. He managed to escape from the surveillance of National Drug Control Department (DNCD) agents at the DNCD Santo Domingo headquarters. The entire staff on duty at the station is under investigation. He "escaped" jumping the walls of the jail located between Av. M?ximo G?mez and Av. M?xico …

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Police Chief Jos? An?bal Sanz Jimini?n personally directed a raid on several uptown slum barrios seeking to arrest the bandits that had brought a wave of violence to these areas. Following a week of undercover surveillance of the areas by some 1,000 agents, at 3 am of Saturday, 9 January, Major General Sanz Jimini?n and …

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