1999 – Page 84

The Listín Diario reported that President Leonel Fernández is very interested in the privatization of Dominicana Airlines, the state airline. The newspaper reports that the President met with members of the state commission for privatization (CREP), the corporation of state enterprises (CORDE) and the former president of the Civil Aeronautics Board to discuss measures needed …

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The president of the Olympic Committee, Dr. José Joaquín Puello said that the Ministry of Public Works will soon announce the tender for the construction of the village for athletes coming for the 2003 Pan American Games. Eight towers of 23 floors and 88 apartments each are planned. Work has advanced on the demolition of …

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Seven persons are missing since Wednesday evening when they departed from the Port of Puerto Plata on their routine twice a month trip to bring food and other supplies to Turks Island. The cargo barge should have arrived the next morning. Carlos Herrera says the ship had been servicing Turks Island for 20 years without …

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Economist Jaime Aristy Escuder, lawyer Hugo Ramirez, and importer spokesmen Domingo Espinal Collado and Tomás Pascual, as well as businessmen Antonio Cruz Rojas, Gilberto Luna and Emilio Hernández concur that the government is breaking the law by charging 94% tax on sugar imports. More so, they say that the governmental decision violates agreements that the …

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The three power supply companies now servicing the Dominican Republic recently posted their hotline telephone numbers for reporting problems or emergencies. These are: AES (servicing areas east of Av. Máximo Gómez in Santo Domingo and eastern provinces): Tel. 686-4041 in Santo Domingo and 1-200-0041 for the provinces. This company announces bills can be paid by …

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The Hotel & Restaurant Association announces its annual exhibition will be held 8-11 September at the Dominican Fiesta. This is its 13th exhibition and it will be inaugurated by President Leonel Fernandez. Some 170 booths where 100 companies will exhibit.

On Saturday it was Hurricane Cindy. But by today, Monday, it had been downgraded to Tropical Storm Cindy and maintains a northwesterly course away from the Caribbean. Mid August to the end of September is the peak hurricane season for the Dominican Republic. The two worst hurricanes to hit the Dominican Republic in the past …

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Dominican Sammy Sosa hit three home runs over the weekend, passing Mark McGwire and again becoming the leader in the home run competition of the Major Leagues. McGwire, quickly caught up, and batted two home runs on Sunday to reach 50 this season. McGwire’s 50 make him only one of four baseball players to hit …

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President Leonel Fernández’s statement for Dominicans to put aside their pessimism and complaining and look to the future with optimism made the morning newspaper headlines today. Speaking in Barahona, during a luncheon with community representatives and businessmen, he called for Dominicans to change their "mentality of complaints and wailing for one of optimism, confidence and …

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Licenciado Justo Pedro Castellanos Khoury, director of the Department for the Prevention of Corruption, a dependency of the Attorney General of the DR, has resigned from the post. News sources speculate it was because of financial limitations he found in the position to exercise the department’s mission of fighting corruption in the present administration, especially …

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