1999 – Page 36

El Siglo newspaper reports that the Minister of Tourism Felix Jimenez has said that the Puerto Plata sky lift will be in operation "this week." President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the remodeling of the telpher but a specific opening date has not yet been announced. The sky lift goes up the Isabel de Torre Mountain from …

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Alex Rodríguez, the highest rated shortstop in Major League baseball today, said he would like to stay on with the Seattle Mariners but then conditioned this to the management of the team putting together a team that can make it to the playoffs. He said he wants to make it to the World Series. Alex …

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Santo Domingo Mayor, Johnny Ventura says he is worried that Santo Domingo will not be looking its best for the celebration of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Summit of Heads of State and Government this coming 25-26 November. He said there is no guarantee the city will be clean unless the government pays the RD$90 …

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President Leonel Fernández is of opinion that Dominican labor laws should be respected in regards to the hiring of Haitians. The Dominican Labor Code establishes that the work force of any company should be 80% Dominican, and a maximum 20% foreign. In the case of many construction projects, including many large government projects, the reverse …

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The Junta Central Electoral, the government body in charge of organizing presidential, congressional and municipal elections in the DR, announced that it has set up a special branch with instructions to expedite the issuing of the ID and voting document to Dominicans who live abroad. The new center is located at the Junta Municipal del …

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The Overseas Private Investment Corporation has signed an agreement with the Banco Intercontinental (Baninter) for correspondent bank services. George Muñoz, president and chief executive officer of the corporation, was in Santo Domingo for the bank announcement of the event. OPIC encourages American private business investment in developing countries, newly emerging democracies and free market economies. …

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The El Siglo poll carried out by the US polling firm, Penn, Schoen & Berland (24-31 October 1999) shows that Partido Revolucionario Dominicano presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía has 51% of the vote in the first round of the May 2000 presidential election. The percentage would be enough for the PRD candidate to win the presidency. …

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Ilianov de León Alvino, the 14-year old boy who won the hearts of Dominicans who contributed almost US$750,000 for his bone marrow operation in New York City is recovering. El Siglo newspaper reports his condition is satisfactory. The operation took place on Friday, 5 November at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Ilianov has surpassed the first …

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Ramona Méndez, a poor resident in nearby La Caleta, visited Las Americas International Airport on Friday, 5 November to apply for a job. The 29-year old woman had no idea that she would go into labor that day. She gave birth prematurely in the airport parking lot to a six-pound girl. Mother and child were …

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Codetel, the leading Dominican telecommunications company, and the governor of the Las Americas International Airport signed an agreement by which the telecommunications company will provide Las Americas International Airport’s updated scheduled arrivals and departures information on the Internet. The URL for incoming flights is http://www.ciberplaza.com.do/aila/llegan.asp For outgoing flights, the URL is http://www.ciberplaza.com.do/aila/salen.asp