1999 – Page 26

Modesto Construcciones personnel is using special heavy duty drills and bolts to secure the concrete lining along the tunnel under 27 de Febrero Expressway at the Máximo Gómez Avenue intersection. The north side of the tunnel was closed to traffic last week after drainage problems resulted in a meter-wide fissure between the expressway and its …

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Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez said that the government will invest US$500,000 in promotion in the English market. Advertising agency AGK, George Niklas was contracted to do the job. More over, the public relations firm, PR Result was also hired to implement a marketing plan at a cost of US$100,000. Dominican Ambassador in the United …

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Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez announced that a four-day Puerto Plata Merengue Festival will take place during the first week of December. The festival traditionally has been held in October. Merengue events are planned for Luperón, Sosua, Cabarete and Puerto Plata city.

Alexandra Pou of the Ministry of Foreign Relations revealed details on the social program of the complex organization of the upcoming II African, Caribbean and Pacific Summit of Heads of State and Government that will be held in Santo Domingo this 25-26 November in an interview today in the Listín Diario newspaper. The Ministry of …

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Hoy newspaper publishes an update on trade negotiations of the Dominican Republic with Central America and the Caribbean. According to Ambassador Frederic Emam Zade, the greatest difficulty regarding the signing of the treaty with the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is that the Caribbean nations have not been receptive to trade reciprocity with the DR. The list …

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Consorcio Cita Caribe won the tender held to capitalize state tobacco companies. The Spanish consortium, assisted in the DR by Valcorp, bid US$25 million for 50% of the shares of the Compañía Anónima Tabacalera, Tabacalera Santiaguense and La Habanera. The bid was 22% more than the minimum price set by the Commission for the Reform …

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A local group of leading Dominican citizens is planning a march for international solidarity for Haiti on Saturday, 20 November. The march seeks to appeal to the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the International Monetary Fund, the Interamerican Development Bank, the World Bank, the Association of Caribbean States, and the peoples and governments …

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Exports to Haiti during the first six months of the year increased 108%, according to the Dominican Center for the Promotion of Exports. Exports were US$32.56 million, up from US$15.63 for the same period in 1998. The principal export products were: steel rods, eggs, zinc sheets, rice, crackers, herring, and batteries.

The United States Agency for International Development is sponsoring several programs to improve the competitiveness of the private sector in the Dominican Republic. Edward L. Kadunc, director of USAID in the DR, made the announcement yesterday. USAID is providing technical and financial assistance. The US firms, Chemonics International Inc., The Monitor Company, J.E. Austin & …

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Puerto Rican Texas Ranger catcher Ivan Rodríguez surprised Pedro Martínez and local sports writers by winning the Most Valuable Player of the American League. Martínez lost when two of the sports writers did not vote for him, despite having won eight first places, vs. seven first places of the Puerto Rican. "I am surprised, I …

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