1999 – Page 62

The Dominican Navy and the US Coast Guard arrested 27 illegal travelers, including 22 Chinese, one Pakistani and four Dominicans that had attempted to make the crossing from the east coast of the DR to Puerto Rico on board an 18 foot boat. The boat was intercepted at dawn of Saturday, 25 September near Isla …

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President Leonel Fernández said in Boston that governing the DR is difficult. He said that traditionally the President is seen as the person who has to resolve all problems, even the personal problems of citizens. He advocated for carrying out an institutional reform that will better define the role and functions of the President. Fernández …

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President Fernandez has returned to his original scheduled plan for a three day visit to Taiwan, and news reports indicate he is staying at the Gran Hotel Taipei. This is the first time a Dominican President visits Asia. His trip to Taiwan is a mid-stop of the 12-day tour that has taken him to Washington, …

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Elizabeth Angelina Escoto de Labourt, a 31 year old native of Santiago, panicked when smoke filled several floors of the Hotel Plaza Naco. She jumped from the 12th floor of the hotel. Her target was the pool. She didn’t make it. She had studied hotel administration and had been married to Manuel Alberto Labourt, with …

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President Leonel Fernández promised in New York City that black outs would again be behind us in four months time. He said the private companies that have taken over the distribution of power have committed to have complete repairs to distribution lines in time for Christmas. After two years of relatively stable service, the first …

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The National Police canceled the agents that shot to death 30-year old Rafael Melo Mancebo, porter at the Hospital Infantil Robert Reid Cabral and 29-year old Gerson Elías Núñez, a Banco Popular employee. The policeman shot the porter when denied him entrance to the hospital. The agent was arrested by a fellow policeman on service …

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The state electricity corporation, Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad will sign today a new contract with the Smith and Enron company that operates a 170 megawatt power plant in Puerto Plata. The agreement ends a long dispute over what the Fernández administration considered unfair contract terms. The firm agreed to lower the kilowatt/hour price and eliminate …

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The Partido Liberal La Estructura chose Dr. Joaquin Balaguer as its presidential candidate in the 16 May 2000 elections. 93-year old Joaquín Balaguer was chosen by 300 delegates in the party convention held at the Centro de Convenciones y Exposiciones in Santo Domingo. Present were several leading politicians from Balaguer’s Partido Reformista Social Cristiano party, …

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Occidental Flamenco Bavaro is slated for a 1 November 1999 opening, after 14 months of construction. The property copies the design of the Playa Dorada Flamenco resort. It has 300 meters beach front and 64,000 gardens and construction. It will mostly feature all-inclusive packages, but an area has been reserved for those paying a premium …

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According to the Ministry of Tourism, the French market continues to grow, with French tourists increasing from 57,000 in 1997 to an estimated 140,000 this year. Traffic is already up 35% compared to the first six months of this year. Nevertheless, Arturo Villanueva of the Hotel & Restaurant Association said that Air France has had …

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