1999 – Page 74

Nuria Piera, the renown TV program producer, is marrying journalist Pablo McKinney, according to El Siglo newspaper. McKinney is assistant to Vice President Jaime David Fernández Mirabal. Nuria produces the TV programs "Nuria en el 9" and "Doble Filo." Both programs have high audience ratings. McKinney worked on the Piera production team some time ago.

Seventh and final game of the Santo Domingo Superior Basketball Tournament will be played tonight at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Sports Center Sports Palace. San Lázaro will meet Mauricio Baez.

For the first time, the Dominican Republic defeated Haiti in a qualifying round of the Olympic Games. The Dominican team beat Haiti 1-0 at the Instituto Preparatorio de Menores (Refor) in San Cristóbal. The DR advances in the qualifying rounds for the Sydney, Australia Olympic Games. Luis Omar Sánchez made the only goal for Dominicans. …

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Dominican Sammy Sosa hit his 58th home run on Monday, to place himself four home runs ahead of Major League home run record holder Mark McGwire. Sosa is now only 12 runs away from McGwire’s 70 home run record, but he has only 26 games to go. Sosa is about to become the first Major …

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President Leonel Fernández met yesterday with government officials and top executives of the two private companies that have been entrusted with the distribution of power in the DR. As a result of the meeting, the companies agreed to not apply Resolution 237-98 of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce that authorized a 5% increase in …

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The Dominican Navy said the US Coast Guard has detected 200 less Dominicans making the crossing to Puerto Rico this year than in 1998. Only 317 Dominicans have been rescued from Mona Channel waters, compared to 514 in 1998. The Dominican Navy under Rear Admiral Victor García Alecón is for the first time carrying out …

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The general administrator of the Puerto Plata Airport, Ramón Antonio Rodríguez, fired 30 luggage porters at the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata after confirming complaints from several tour operators that their passengers were being hassled by the porters. The porters hassled tourists to let them carry their bags and then tried to intimidate …

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Aeromar announced it will soon start offering service to Santiago International Airport. Routes to San Juan, Puerto Rico and Miami, Florida will be offered from the second largest city in the DR. The airline has so far been able to compete with major carriers, such as American Airlines, by offering excellent on board service and …

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The Canadian Paraplegic Association is about to begin a project in the Dominican Republic to assist people with disabilities. David Hinton, manager of International Development for the Canadian Paraplegic Association will be bringing a group of experts to Santo Domingo with the first arriving 10 September. These experts will offer four days of seminars, workshops …

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Jaguars on the streets of Santo Domingo will no longer be a rarity. El Siglo newspaper reports that in its first two weeks, the new Jaguar dealer in Santo Domingo has sold 35 of these vehicles. Note that the Jaguars sell for RD$995,000 to RD$1,665,000 (about US$62,000 to US$100,000). There have been Jaguars in the …

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