1999 – Page 79

In Resolution 281-99, the Civil Aviation Board of the DR awarded exclusive US carrier rights to Dominicana Airlines, the state airline that is in the process of being privatized. The Commission for the Reform of Public Enterprise (CREP), in charge of privatizing state companies, had made the request to Vitelio Mejía, former director of the …

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El Siglo carried last week a report on several megaprojects (residential and commercial) going up in the capital city of Santo Domingo, evidence of investors confidence in the economy. On Sunday, the Listín Diario compiled a similar list, reporting that investments of RD$3,400 million are planned for shopping malls (more than US$212 million). These will …

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The National Police and the Armed Forces helped dislodge 1,600 lots invaders that had occupied State Sugar Council (CEA) lands in the Ozama Sugar Mill complex. The operation was personally directed by Major General Pedro de Jesús Candelier and the Commanders of the Navy and the Air Force. Those dislodged, including many who say they …

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Over the weekend, Sammy Sosa hit his 54th home run, which placed him three runs ahead of Mark McGwire, holder of the all time home run record in the Major Leagues. He hit the home run in the seventh inning of the game the Chicago Cubs won against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-0. Sammy Sosa …

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San Lázaro and Mauricio Báez are tied in the Santo Domingo Basketball Championship finals. The finals are taking place at the newly remodeled Sports Palace of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center.

The Dominican Chamber of Insurance Companies (CADOAR) canceled medical insurance contracts with four private clinics in the South. The companies did not accept insurance plan patients earlier in the week as part of a protest promoted by the Dominican Medical Association (AMD) and the Association of Private Clinics (ANDECLIP) against insurance companies. The striking physicians …

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The government has announced plans to sink the oil-transporting barge that is stuck in front of the Banco Agrícola on the Malecón. The idea is to convert it into a marine habitat, after 3,000 gallons of crude and certain parts are removed.

The ambassador of Haiti in the DR, Guy Lamothe told the Listín Diario that the Haitian Embassy in the DR is addressing the problem of undocumented Haitians living in the DR. He said that the Santo Domingo-based embassy has issued 30,000 birth certificates to Haitians residing in the DR since the program began in 1998 …

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The Haitian ambassador Guy Lamothe explained that repatriating Haitians is not a definitive solution to the Haitian-DR migration problems. He said that the solution is to put behind us isolationism and promote strong, open cooperation, regardless of the two countries being independent and having very distinct cultures. A Dominican-Haitian bilateral commission is addressing these issues …

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El Siglo reports that German nationals lead the list of foreign visitors to the North Coast. During the first seven months of the year, some 146,127 Germans visited using the Puerto Plata International Airport. Canadians were second with 76,279 visiting. US citizens made up the third largest number of visitors, with 68,614 during that period. …

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