1999 – Page 28

El Caribe newspaper says that it is possible that hurricanes could occur even when the Atlantic Hurricane Season ends 30 November. The season started 1 June. Historically, only four hurricanes have occurred beyond 30 November in this century. Of these two affected the DR, one in May 1932 and the other in December 1909. The …

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Dominican Pedro Martínez received all 28 first-place votes on ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for a total of 140 points. It is only the fourth time in the history of the award that an unanimous vote is cast. Martínez, born in Manoguayabo, a low-income suburb of Santo Domingo, was …

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President Leonel Fernández is returning to the DR this afternoon on board a special flight of Cubana de Aviación. He flew to Cuba on Sunday afternoon on board a chartered plane from Venezuela that took two hours more than the usual two-hour flight. Hoy newspaper said that Fidel Castro jested with President Fernández suggesting that …

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President Leonel Fernández announced yesterday in Havana that the government will install the first ten Internet computer centers in rural communities so that low-income persons can keep in touch with their relatives and friends living abroad. He said the program would be implemented with the cooperation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fernández made the …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Latorre confirmed that President Fernandez and President Rene Preval discussed the repatriation of illegal Haitians living in the DR. Both statesmen were in Cuba to attend the 9th Iberoamerican Summit. The Listín Diario reports that President Preval recognized the right of the DR to deport illegal Haitians. Minister of Foreign …

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The Commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise (CREP) announced that the tender for the privatization of the state tobacco companies will take place tomorrow at 6:30 pm at the Salon Caonabo of the Hotel Santo Domingo. British American Tobacco and a consortium of Cita Tabaco from the Canary Islands and Cita Caribe Holdings are …

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Falconbridge Dominicana, the nation’s principal mining company, expects to produce 66 million pounds of nickel next year. Exports should reach US$40 million, at a US$3.25/lb. price. Enrique Lithgow, general manager of the company, said that this year they exported 55 million pounds of ferronickel. He expects the company to have exported about 52-53 million pounds …

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Businessman and historian Manuel García Arévalo said that Spanish migrants have invested upwards of US$3,000 million in the DR and lately Spanish businessmen have made investments of US$1,000 in public and private institutions. He spoke on occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He said that Spanish migrants …

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El Siglo newspaper publishes today results of a Penn, Schoen & Berland poll whereby most Dominicans say they feel the National Police has improved under Police Chief Pedro de Jesús Candelier. 58% feel the Police has improved under Candelier. More so, the general perception of 65% of residents is that crime has increased in the …

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El Siglo newspaper Penn, Schoen & Berland poll results published today show that 28% of all Dominicans (2.4 million) receive remittances from friends and relatives abroad. For 25% of those that receive remittances, the money is their principal source of income. The survey shows that 36% of those that live in the North receive remittances, …

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