1999 – Page 7

The Interamerican Development Bank approved the granting of a US$150 million guaranteed loan in favor of Cogentrix Energy of the US and Commonwealth Development Corporation of Great Britain. Money will go to the Compañía de Electricidad de San Pedro de Macorís. It will be used to help finance a US$318 million thermal combined cycle plant …

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"Navidad 99" is the celebration of Christmas organized by the Ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo (city municipality), Secretaría de Turismo (ministry of tourism), Comisión de Monumentos (historic monuments commission), Oficina de Patrimonio Cultural (office of cultural heritage), and the Patronato de la Ciudad Colonial (board of the colonial city). Most of the events take place at …

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Monsignor Agripino Núñez Collado, rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, the largest private university, has invited the presidential candidates to be present on the releasing of a what could become the strategic vision for development in the DR. The document compiles development strategies and points in which technicians of the three principal …

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Arlene Peña del Orbe and Angela Peña Pichardo, two daughters of the late political leader, Dr. Jose Francisco Peña Gomez explained yesterday in an interview with El Siglo newspaper that they have decided to become involved in politics. They said their interest in politics found little space in the party of their father, the Partido …

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Dr. Huberto Bogaert, one of the nation’s leading physicians, told El Siglo newspaper that former President Joaquín Balaguer is in good health. The 93-year old former statesman has conditioned his decision of running for President on the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano ticket to the state of his health as the deadline for registering his candidacy …

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RD$50 million were generated by the RD$100,000 the plate fund-raising dinner held at the Hotel Jaragua’s Salon Anacaona last night. The dinner was presided over by President Leonel Fernández and Vice President Jaime David Fernández who spoke in support to Partido de la Liberación Dominicana candidate, Danilo Medina.

Chief of the Police Candelier appointed a high level committee to investigate the escape of prisoner Rafael Suárez Holguín from the Penal Chamber of the Appeals Court of Santo Domingo. The Police arrested six police agents and a lieutenant for investigations. Suárez Holguín disappeared after he was allowed to take a lunch break with his …

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Four minors have died from November to December after being affected by diphtheria in an outbreak in the slum areas of Cienfuegos and Gurabo in the province of Santiago. The children had been interned at the Arturo Grullón Hospital but died because the hospital did not have the necessary anti-toxin drugs. Dr. Pedro Valenzuela Liranzo, …

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The National Police announced that from 24 December through 7 January 2000, it will retain any guns visibly ported by persons, regardless of whether they have permission or not. The guns will be returned after 7 January. The National Police also announced that 5,000 police agents have been assigned to patrol Santo Domingo to contribute …

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The president of the Senate, Ramón Alburquerque warned that the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo cannot become a bottomless barrel and should justify the investments made to prepare professionals. He said that the university cannot boast having 120,000 students, which makes it the largest in the DR, when its graduating classes are small relative to …

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