1999 – Page 71

Hoy newspaper says that President Leonel Fernández will take a three-month license from his work as President of the Republic to campaign for PLD candidate Danilo Medina. Danilo Medina was his campaign chief when he ran for President in 1996. Vice President Jaime David Fernández will replace Fernández at the helm of the nation during …

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The Anabelle Dod Bird Watchers Club has just released a CD-Rom (Avesdom 1.0 Windows) showing off bird species of the Dominican Republic. The CD Rom carries extensive details on native and migrant species available in the DR. Nicolás López, spokesman for the club, said with the sale of the CD Rom they hope to contribute …

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The Organizing Committee of the 14th Pan American Sports Games swore in its executive director, Hector Rodríguez. Father Sergio Abreu was also sworn in as president of the Committee of Volunteers, and Arthur Valdez, formerly at the helm of the American Chamber of Commerce, was named a member of the Organizing Committee. Dr. José Joaquín …

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President Leonel Fernández will address statesmen and foreign ministers on 23 September during the 54th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. US President Bill Clinton will be present.

The Senate passed the Electricity Bill yesterday, after a four year delay. The bill received the favorable vote of 16 of 17 senators present. The bill needs yet to return to the Chamber of Deputies. The delays in passing the bill are attributed to particular interests of involved parties who sought to preserve privileges or …

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The US and Dominican governments are relaunching the Fulbright and Humphrey post graduate studies scholarships, this time with the cooperation of Dominican companies and the Dominican government. The US$50,000 scholarships will now be funded by US$33,334 to be provided by DR-based companies, US$6,666 by the Dominican government and US$10,000 by the US government. The new …

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The furniture of the home of Julio Maríñez, former secretary general of the Dominican Municipal League, was embargoed by a court order. Maríñez attributed the embargo to political persecution and abuse of power by President Leonel Fernández. El Siglo newspaper reported, though, that the embargo was not against Maríñez, but rather against his wife Jacqueline …

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The government owes US$16.2 million to Amerop Sugar Corporation, Commodity Specialist Company and Carnikow Rionda Sugar Trading. The state sold 100,000 tons of crude sugar last year, worth US$44 million, receiving an advance of 75% from the companies. But the State Sugar Council only delivered 42% of what it had committed. The government needs to …

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Coffee exports in 1998 reached 21,777,591 gross kilos, three million more than in 1997. Coffee exporters shipped 20.36 million kilos of green coffee, 1.03 million kilos of toasted coffee grains, and 382,835 kilos of ground toasted coffee. The US was the largest importer buying 9 million kilos of green coffee, followed by Germany with 3.47 …

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The Generación Eléctrica Itabo is the new private company that will manage the Itabo power plant park. Consorcio Coastal-Genel won the tender to manage this park (a 50-50% joint venture with the government’s CDE). The park has capacity to supply 360 megawatts to the electricity grid. Coastal-Genel bid US$177.7 million for the power plants park …

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