1999 – Page 249

Air Force General Leonardo Reyes Bencosme was arrested last week, for investigations into the death of university professor Narciso Gonz?lez in 1994. Reyes Bencosme, a former pilot of then President Joaqu?n Balaguer, was chief of the A-2 Unit of Intelligence of the Air Force at the time of the disappearance of Gonz?lez. The judge in …

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Prime real estate values in Santo Domingo have soared. The List?n Diario in its Sunday "Dinero" economic section reports that the most pricey land in the city is located in the so-called "pol?gono central" of the city, the commercial-residential sector from Naco to Winston Churchill, north of 27 de Febrero. Land there sells for RD$7,000-RD$10,000 …

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Negotiations have stepped up between the ruling Partido de la Liberaci?n Dominicana (PLD) and the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), the largest opposition party. The PRD wants to retain the post of secretary general of the Dominican Municipal League and to do so needs the support of the PLD. Apparently, if the PLD supports the Partido …

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President Leonel Fern?ndez, said on Sunday, that the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano has closed the door to all initiatives the government has presented to improve the quality of life of Dominicans. He complained that while rejecting the proposals of the government, the PRD has not presented any better alternatives. Fern?ndez said that the PRD rejects constitutional …

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Escogido Lions ball player Freddy Garc?a tied the 41-year old Dick Stuart home run record on Friday evening. He hit the home run in the Juli?n Javier Stadium of San Francisco de Macor?s in the game his team won 6-4 over the Gigantes del Nordeste. He has only two more games in which to play …

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Secretary of the Presidency, Danilo Medina earnestly advised the Partido Revolucionario Dominican to heed the call to dialogue so that an agreement can be reached and the economic reforms be passed through Congress. The PRD, which is majority in the Senate, has said it will not approve new taxes nor any bills proposed by the …

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According to a report in the List?n Diario newspaper, during his visit to Europe this month, President Leonel Fern?ndez will sign bilateral agreements for the promotion and protection of French and Italian investments in the DR, in order to provide new incentives to potential investors from those countries in the DR. President Fern?ndez will become …

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The Airport Commission has announced that all parties participating in the tender to award concessions to operate public airports should submit these from 8 am to 12 noon at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in Santo Domingo. The bids are for the "Proyecto de Concesi?n y Desarrollo de Infraestructuras Aeroportuarias para la Rep?blica Dominicana" that was …

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The Prime Minister of Taiwan, Vicent C. Siew is expected in Santo Domingo, 11 January. He will come on a state visit that will last through 13 January. He will visit accompanied by a 40-member delegation of Chinese officers and businessmen interested in investing in the DR. The visit has the objective of strengthening traditional …

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More than 2,480,000 persons entered or departed the DR through the Las Americas International Airport in 1998, 1.2% more than last year. Traffic was up, regardless of the sharp declines in arriving and departing passengers in September (down 18%), October (down 12.6%) and November (down 9.2%) due to Hurricane Georges. Some 2,482,934 passengers used Las …

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