1999 – Page 78

The Ministry of Education has a registration of 8,630 grade school and high schools. Some 2,119,729 students were enrolled last year, of which 1,772,285 studied in public schools and 347,436 in private schools. Public schools open next week. Many private schools are already open. The Ministry of Education postponed the start of the public school …

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Speaking at the annual meeting of the Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana held this year in Barahona, Osmar Benítez the executive vice president of the organization spoke of challenges ahead for farmers and agribusiness in the DR. He said that at present, production is at RD$3,500 million a year to supply the Dominican population and additional two …

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Unión Fenosa-Distribuidora del Norte and Unión Fenosa Distribuidora del Sur announced a 0.56% reduction in their billing as of 1 September. They attributed the decline to reductions in the exchange rate for the US$ dollar and inflation. The new rates reflect the change in the consumer price index that declined from May to June from …

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The Penal Court of Appeals of Barahona confirmed the sentence of 20 years levied on Rafael Mendez Díaz who was found guilty of raping and later killing Haitian woman Segá Pié in the frontier province of Pedernales. The murder took place on 30 October 1997 in La Altagracia in the frontier province of Peravia where …

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Pedro Martínez won his 19th game yesterday, striking out 11 to increase his total to 242. He pitched six innings in the game the Boston Red Sox won against the Kansas City Royals 9-1. Martínez is the strongest contender for the American League Cy Young award.

President Leonel Fernández was scheduled to be received this morning by his colleague President Andrés Pastrana of Colombia. President Fernández is on an official visit to Colombia. He is scheduled to sign several bilateral agreements, including a US$43 million financing for an irrigation program (PRIN) to be implemented in the Northwest. He is accompanied on …

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For the first time in several months, prime lending rates have dropped to a low 16%. Some banks are reported to be offering their better customers money at 14%. This is a big decline from the low of 24% several months ago. Banks are reportedly paying 14-12% on certificates of deposit, but this rate is …

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Expect bottlenecks on peak hours when crossing East-West or West-East the Ozama River that divides the city of Santo Domingo as of October. The government has announced Duarte Bridge will be closed down for the second phase of repairs. Repair works have been completed in an estimated 60%, according to Daniel Gómez, in charge of …

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Miguel Cocco, director of Customs, will be subject to chemotherapy to rid him of pre-cancerous cells found in his body. Cocco was interned in a Miami Baptist Hospital for kidney treatment. His physicians say he will require continuous dialysis and will have to return to Miami for treatment every 28 days. Nevertheless, his physicians say …

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It was all a misinterpretation, says Karl Huber, president of AES Distribuidora del Este, one of the two companies that are now in charge of the distribution of power in the DR. The general administrator of the CDE, Radhamés Segura, for months had promised Dominicans that privatization of power supply would not mean an increase …

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