1999 – Page 61

The Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua were admitted as full rights members to the Rio Group. The Rio Group has served in its 13 years of existence as a forum for communication and personal contact between the regional heads of state and ministers of foreign relations. With the admission of …

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According to data from the United Nations, almost one out of every four women of teenage age has either given birth or is pregnant in the DR. Pregnancy is the principal cause of deaths of women ages 15-19. There is a movement to step up sex education in public schools to counteract the increase in …

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The Municipality of Santo Domingo has plans for a Santo Domingo Chinatown. Arch. Pedro Alfonso, of the Urban Planning Department of the municipality, says they have plans to post an arch and signs as well as Chinese decorations in what spontaneously has become the city’s Chinatown. This area is located between the city streets of …

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Sammy Sosa hit his 62nd home run yesterday in the game the Chicago Cubs won against the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2. Sosa’s home run came after a 30-turns-at-bat slump. He leads Mark McGwire who had caught up with him, batting his 61st home run on Monday. Sosa has five games to go this season, including two …

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President Fernández announced last night the DR would make a symbolic economic contribution to the reconstruction of areas affected by the earthquakes in Taiwan. President Fernández is in Taiwan for an official three-day visit. His state visit had been planned prior to the earthquakes and is part of a 12-day tour that also includes Washington, …

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47-year old Dominican businessman and New York community leader Agustín García made headlines yesterday for murdering his former girl friend, 39 year old Gladys Ricart. There is speculation he committed the murder when suffering from a great pang of jealousy. Ricart was about to wed James Preston Jr. in Flushing, Queens. She was shot in …

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Everyone seems to be leaving for the last minute the purchase of the license plate stickers. According to the Dirección General de Impuestos Internos, the government department in charge of internal taxes, original estimates were that about RD$5 million in stickers would be sold per day. In reality, since the stickers went on sale on …

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The cost of the barrel of petroleum is almost at the US$26 level it was when the government increased the price of fuel sold locally to RD$32 in December 1996. At the time, the government said the price of fuel would fluctuate with international prices. It did eventually lower the price of unleaded fuel to …

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El Siglo newspaper reports that construction is fast advancing on the construction of La Isabela Airport in the north of Santo Domingo, near Villa Mella. The airport is being built at a cost of RD$200-RD$250 million and will replace the Herrera Airport that is centrally located in Santo Domingo. The Isabela Airport will have a …

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Pedro Martínez won his 23rd game yesterday, pitching eight innings and allowing only six hits, while striking out 12 batters. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3. The Boston Red Sox could make the playoffs. They need another victory in the next six games or a defeat of the Oakland As to end …

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