1999 – Page 67

Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez urged the Commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise to advance on the privatization of state hotels. He urged that the government initiate the process to privatize these, mentioning the case of the San José de las Matas mountain hotel, la Mansión, that he feels would be attractive to investors. …

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Trans World Airlines (TWA) is requesting permission to fly from New York to Puerto Plata once a day and from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo three times a day. The routes are now covered by American Airlines or American Eagle. TWA has the authorization for daily flights from New York to Santo Domingo.

The all-included stay modality is the most used system in Dominican hotels. According to "Select Statistics on the Tourism Sector 1999," a statistical report prepared by the Hotel & Restaurant Association, 31.45% of all rooms in the country are offered in all-included plans. The all-included modality is especially prevalent on the North Coast where 55.26% …

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Assailants armed with bullet-proof jackets and a M-16 rifle as well as other guns assaulted armed guards of the Remesas Vimenca (Western Union agents) remittances company who were on their way to deliver more than RD$3 million in cash to offices in Santiago and Puerto Plata. The four guards were in a white Isuzu pick-up …

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The Commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise (CREP) leased the 10 State Sugar Council (CEA) sugar mills to five companies yesterday. The government will receive US$11,001,299 a year for the lease. Winners of the leases are: Impulsora Azucarera del Noroeste, S. A. (Zucarmex): Rio Haina, Ozama, Boca Chica, Quisqueya, Consuelo sugar mills. US$6,395,700 annual …

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Privatization is not good news for the Dominican Professional Baseball League. For years, the government has subsidized the league, absorbing the cost of lighting up the baseball stadiums for the four-month (October-February) tournament. But now that the distribution and collection of electricity has been privatized, the baseball clubs will have to negotiate directly with the …

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More and more minibus unions are instating travel insurance programs on their routes. Depending on the length of the trip, passengers are being charged RD$2-RD$5 extra on the travel ticket. Some passengers feel this service should be optional, but most are happy to pay for the insurance. The insurance provides coverage for medicines and even …

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37 year old TV producer Nuria Piera wed 40-year journalist Pablo McKinney in a simple very private ceremony at the Meson de la Cava. They had 40 guests. They married shortly after 1 pm and then sat down to a luncheon at the underground cave restaurant. They will honeymoon in France and Spain. Vice President …

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National Symphony Orchestra season opens tonight National Theater presents, Symphony Season 1999. The first concert of the second half of the National Symphony season will take place on Wednesday, 15 September. Julio De Windt, conductor. Alex Velinzon, violin solo. Works by L.V. Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 (Eroica); M. M. Miniño, Canto a la Madre Tierra; …

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Classes began on schedule on Monday, 13 September at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, the state university, despite a call to strike by one professor union. Apparently professors and students alike were eager to get to work. The authorities at the UASD have been making budgetary cuts, resulting in the elimination of perks and …

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