1999 – Page 60

The Listin Diario reports that Cementos de Mexico will invest US$117 million in their San Pedro de Macorís-based Cementos Nacionales plant, turning it to one of the largest regional cement producers. The plant will have capacity to process more than two million tons of the product per year.

The legal department of the Municipality of Santo Domingo told those that have "privatized" the beaches of Santo Domingo, primarily Boca Chica beach, that they have 15 days to clear the beach. Dominican law establishes that 60 meter beach fronts are public property. Several small entrepreneurs have taken over the beaches, impeding the entrance of …

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The debate is on as to whether the government should increase the price of fuel or not. International prices have climbed to US$25, near the level where they were when in December 1996 the government increased the price of premium fuel to RD$32, subsequently reducing it to RD$27.90. Businessmen and the government favor an increase …

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Short lasting but heavy rains that fell on Tuesday and Wednesday resulted in the death of one man, who died when trying to rescue his electrical appliances from flooding in his house. Dozens of barrios in Santo Domingo and San Pedro de Macorís were flooded. News reports from San Pedro de Macorís say that the …

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Vice President Jaime David Fernández proposed a great dialogue in which political leaders present their solutions to national problems. He said this should not be a debate where the candidates fight out as if in a boxing or cock fighting ring. PLD presidential candidate Danilo Medina has asked PRD’s Hipólito Mejía to debate him, but …

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El Siglo news correspondent in Taiwan, Victor Manuel Tejada reports that President Leonel Fernández obtained another objective of his three-day visit to Taiwan, securing the commitment of the Taiwanese government to invest US$10 million in the construction of the cyberpark the government plans to start building in October in Punta Caucedo. The park will go …

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El Siglo newspaper reports that Minister of Foreign Relations of Taiwan Jason Hu put aside his protocolar speech on the day of the decorations to improvise and better express his feelings of gratitude for the support of the Dominican people to the people of Taiwan. Minister Hu highlighted how President Fernandez was the first statesman …

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Rumbo newsmagazine this week publishes the results of its first May 2000 electoral preferences survey. The survey asked Dominicans able to vote in the May 2000 election if the election were held today, for whom would they vote. Partido Revolucionario Dominicano candidate Hipólito Mejía received 47% of preferences, followed by Danilo Medina with 23%, and …

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El Siglo newspaper correspondent in Taiwan, Victor Manuel Tejada reports that the Taiwan government has committed to make donations totaling US$48.7 million to the DR within the next ten years. The money will benefit health, education, farming and forestry projects. The donations are as follows: US$15 million (five year disbursements of US$3 million per year) …

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Good news. AES Distribuidora del Este, one of the two private companies that are in charge of power supply in the DR, has announced they will be installing 100,000 automated counters in residences. It is expected that with the installation of the automated counters, power users will be billed for what is consumed. A major …

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