1999 – Page 48

By 11 am Thursday, Hurricane Jose had been downgraded to Tropical Storm status as it continued to move away from a course that would threaten the Dominican Republic. Local meteorologists advise all to continue to monitor the storm, though, as a change of course is always possible. As of 11 am the storm was located …

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It’s a good time to be a tourist in the DR. The official rate is at RD$15.90, and commercial banks are paying about RD$15.82 to the dollar, up from RD$15.60 prior to the increase in fuel prices about two weeks ago. Street vendors are buying dollars at RD$16.00. The situation is not expected to last …

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Terry Wright, executive advisor to the past Winnipeg Pan American Games; Guy Lodge, director of installations; Bob McMahon, director of operations, and technicians Mario Cilenti and Alan Clark, are visiting Santo Domingo. The technicians that are credited with overseeing the best Pan Am Games ever spoke to Dominican sports federation leaders, and organizers of the …

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For the first time, Dominican winter baseball fans will be able to follow their clubs live on the Internet. The Escogido Lions is advertising that their fans will be able to follow the games live on the Internet. Their new web site is www.escogido.com.do The local championship starts 27 October with games in Santo Domingo …

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The XIth National Motocross Competition will take place this Sunday in Puerto Plata at the La Gran Parada track starting at 10 am. Competitors are coming from Guatemala, the United States, Puerto Rico and the DR. They will vie for trophies in the following categories: 250 cc expert, novice; 125 expert and novice, 80 cc, …

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Compu Expo opens 26 October in Santo Domingo. In its 15th year, Compu Expo is the longest running trade exhibition held in the Dominican Republic. The latest in telecommunications and informatics available in the DR will be presented at the Hotel Dominican Fiesta. The event is organized by Valdez & Asociados. A complete program of …

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President Leonel Fernández received the credentials of the new ambassadors of Honduras, Germany, Canada and Italy at the National Palace yesterday. Andrés Víctor Artiles Martínez is the new ambassador of Honduras. He is a union leader, and a former minister of work and social security. Bruno Picard is the new ambassador of Canada. He has …

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The Interamerican Development Bank will be funding the Instituto Nacional de Vivienda (INVI) so that it can relocate low income residents from historical buildings in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. Most colonial city building residents have a monthly income of RD$2,000-RD$6,000, which does not enable them to contribute to the maintenance of the buildings, …

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PRD presidential candidate, Hipólito Mejía confirmed in Miami that he has met several times with former President Joaquin Balaguer. He confirmed news reports of a recent meeting, saying he was with the 93-year-old master of Dominican politics for one hour. He said that he did not discuss a political alliance with Balaguer, and denied that …

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Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) town councillors denounced the excess of political appointees at the city municipality yesterday. They said that the municipality payroll is padded with ghost positions, at a time when the municipality is complaining of a lack of funds to perform its duties. The PLD councillors have complained that the municipality …

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