1999 – Page 41

The Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice agreed that president of the Supreme Court, Dr. Jorge Subero Isa will no longer issue his opinion when interviewed by the press. From now on, he will only speak after the Court itself prepares an opinion or a ruling on an issue. Dr. Subero Isa responded this …

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The Minister of Public Health of Haiti is expected in the DR this week. Michaelle Amedee Gedeon will visit to sign a joint work plan to control sicknesses that affect both countries. The plan was agreed upon during bilateral talks held between both governments. Efforts to eradicate sicknesses in the DR are affected by the …

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Congress is studying a bill that would ban the use of cellular phones by drivers. Several accidents have been attributed to drivers that were distracted because of talking on the phone. The Municipality of Santo Domingo also issued a resolution last week restricting the use of cellular phones by drivers to hands-free units. The bill …

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TWA has announced their new non-stop flight to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Starting 4 February 2000, TWA will be flying on Mondays and Fridays from JFK Airport in New York and Newark Airport in New Jersey. The airline and Sol-Meliá hotel chain are offering a special US$529 4 days p/p based on double occupancy at …

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"Nueba Yol III", the sequel of the most successful film ever shown in the DR, "Nueba Yol", won an award at the Trieste Latin American Film Festival. The film tells the story of immigrants that see their coming to New York as the solution to all their problems. The film won the award for reflecting …

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President Leonel Fernández inaugurated the first government library in a low-income city barrio. Codetel donated Internet-connected computers to the library. The Villa Duarte barrio library is the first to open as part of a program that seeks to promote reading. It is also the first library to serve the eastern side of Santo Domingo. The …

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President Leonel Fernández announced that the government will open its first public bilingual school in January. He said this is part of a program that seeks to bring bilingual education (Spanish-English) to low income students. In his opinion, bilingual education has been restricted to the affluent, and children of public schools only received English classes. …

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The government announced the Ministry of Public Works is investing US$40 million in the expansion of the runway and construction of a taxiway at the Airport Las Americas, the DR main airport. Construction was begun two weeks ago and also includes a new parking area and the expansion of the access to the VIP salon. …

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Peggy Cabral, Santo Domingo’s deputy mayor, said she will return to her post at the Municipality of Santo Domingo. She had requested an indefinite leave of absence, reportedly after having differences with fellow party member, Mayor Johnny Ventura. She accepted to return when city alderman rejected her request for an indefinite leave of absence. Peggy …

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The Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America reports that the trade package with CBI Enhancement suffered a major setback on 29 October. On Friday, the US Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on the trade package including CBI Enhancement, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and legislation to renew the Generalized …

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