1999 – Page 56

The Ministry of Foreign Relations has confirmed that the ACP Heads of State and Government Summit scheduled for Santo Domingo in November 1999 will take place at the Ministry of Armed Forces. The Salón Independencia of the Ministry is being air-conditioned for the event. Statesmen from 72 African, Caribbean and Pacific former European colonies will …

Read more…

The National Council of Private Business (CONEP), the Dominican Medical Association (AMD), the National Association of Private Clinics (ANDECLIP) and the Chamber of Medical Insurers (CADOAR) publicly announced they have reached an agreement that puts an end to the conflict that matched the medical insurers against clinics and physicians. The clinics and physicians feel they …

Read more…

The II Iberoamerican Theater Festival opens in Santo Domingo on Monday, 11 October. The festival brings to Santo Domingo leading performers from Spain, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Chile, Haiti, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and New York City. The three halls of the National Theater and the nearby halls of the Museum of National History …

Read more…

The next Major League’s baseball season is slated to open with a game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets in Japan. Sammy Sosa will be the star of the show. A two-game series (29 and 30 March 2000) has been scheduled as part of the Major League baseball organization’s effort to make …

Read more…

President Leonel Fernández is expected to address the nation tonight on the effects the increase of petroleum prices has on the Dominican economy. A restructuring of local fuel prices is expected to be announced. The Listín Diario said the President will speak at 8 pm from the National Palace. His speech will be telecast by …

Read more…

Three years into his government, President Fernández’s ratings are high. The Listín Diario/Sigma Dos poll indicates that 47.1% of every 100 Dominicans rate President Fernández’s performance as "good" or "very good." 22.9% said it has been "neither good nor bad". And 29.3% say it has been "bad". The poll was carried out 15-20 September and …

Read more…

The Hoy/Hamilton, Beattie & Staff poll shows that 68% of Dominicans feel privatization of government enterprises has not been a good thing. Only 24% see it as a positive. The same poll also shows that only 34% of voters trust the work of the present Central Electoral Junta, that is in charge of organizing the …

Read more…

People are talking about the National Police, and the need to reform it. District Attorney Francisco Brito Dominguez feels a new police force should be created, eradicating the military hierarchy within the force, and in their place creating inspectors and directors as department heads. The new police would be more community-oriented. Onofre Rojas, executive secretary …

Read more…

The National Congress told the press that it is advancing on the passing of the privatization of the nation’s principal airports. Aerodom won the bid for the privatization of the Las Americas (Santo Domingo), Gregorio Luperón (Puerto Plata), Arroyo Barril (Samaná) and María Montez (Barahona) airports. When a controversy arose over whether the contracts were …

Read more…

The Chamber of Deputies says it has passed the agreement signed with the World Intellectual Property Organization, dating back to 14 July 1967 and modified on 28 September 1979. The Senate has already approved the agreement. Once the agreement is ratified, the DR will become a member with full rights in the organization that promotes …

Read more…