1999 – Page 87

Hotel La Gran Mansión, a small hotel located in the Gazcue area of Santo Domingo, was assaulted on Monday around 10:30 pm. The assailants stole a watch, and a chain from the owner but had to leave without the money they had expected to find, but didn’t. The assailants were described as three young well-dressed …

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News reports indicate that the District Attorney’s Office of Santo Domingo has sent the case of abducted four-year old Ricardo Baio Mejía to the Juzgado de Instrucción de la Sexta Circunscripción, a first level courtroom. Meanwhile, a judge of the Court of Minors of Milan, Italy, ordered that the father of the boy, architect Antonio …

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The Listín Diario carries a report on how Presidente Beer is gradually expanding its sales in the US. Presidente Beer is now available in New York, Florida, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. An estimated one million Dominicans live in the States, and Presidente beer is catching on with Latin American residents and Americans, as …

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After five hours of discussions, Mayor Juan de Dios (Johnny) Ventura accepted Rafael Diaz Filpo as president of the Sala Capitular del Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional. President of the city hall Fabio Ruiz convened the city hall’s 88 aldermen to meet on Thursday, 19 August to elect the new board. The PRD is majority so …

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The CDE reported it is revising its contracts with several private generators. Many of these contracts have expired and need to be renewed. Several of the contracts call for privileged conditions and terms for the suppliers. For instance, the Smith & Enron (Puerto Plata) contract allowed the company to bill based on installed capacity and …

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The Minister of Labor Rafael Alburquerque presented the promotional campaign that his department will carry out to make norms contained in the Dominican Labor Code better known. The Interamerican Development Bank has sponsored the program that will focus on the work of minors, rights of pregnant women, social peace, intermediation of employment and industrial security. …

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Members of the Association of Tourist Taxis of Costa Dorada blocked traffic at the Luperon highway at Km. 4 (this is the main highway along the North Coast) yesterday. The taxi union was protesting their exclusion from servicing the Costa Dorada tourist area, where the Spanish chain, Iberostar has just opened a resort. The Ministry …

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El Siglo newspaper carries a feature today on how the DR is a factory of baseball players. Twenty-six baseball academies, most sponsored by the leading Major League baseball teams, are located in the DR. Academia Hiroshima Toyo Carp produces ball players for the Japanese baseball league. Today, the Dominican Republic is the leading foreign producer …

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José Joaquín Puello, president of the Dominican Olympic Committee said that Juana Arrendel will not be traveling to the Seville World Track & Field Games, as had been said earlier. Arrendel needs to await the sentence of the International Track & Field Federation. She faces a suspension of one to two years from international competition …

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President Leonel Fernandez highlighted the economic achievements of his government on Monday. Speaking at the Gran Teatro Cibao on occasion of 16 August, national historic holiday that also marks the his third year in government, President Fernández pinpointed the sustained growth with low inflation during the past three years. He spoke of the increases in …

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