2000 – Page 47

During the plebiscite held on Saturday, 14 October, Partido de la Liberación Dominicana members overwhelmingly voted in favor of a change in the way the party chooses its elected candidates. More than 96% of those voting, favored the switch to a secret and universal voting system, versus the open vote system in place since the …

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President Hipólito Mejía appointed engineer Jeannette Domínguez Aristy as the new executive director of the Consejo Nacional de Zonas Francas. Decree 942-2000 of Wednesday establishes that she will replace Gabriel Castro. Domínguez is an engineering graduate of the PUCMM, with postgraduate studies in the University of Mississippi and in international trade and diplomacy and quality …

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Edesur and Edenorte announces new telephone lines for correcting billing addresses, getting a duplicate of a bill, and getting statements. The new customer service numbers are 683-9393 for residents in Santo Domingo (Edesur) and 226-8383 for residents in Santiago (Edenorte). Customer service agents are available from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 9 pm …

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Michael Porter, the US competitiveness guru, will participate in a conference in Santo Domingo next month. Porter, a University of Harvard Business School professor, will be the star speaker of the INCAE workshop set for the Central Bank auditorium on 16 November. He will focus on matters such as the Dominican business environment at year-end …

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The Dominican national volleyball team won the Euro-Volley Cup 2000 that took place in the Palermo, Italy volleyball venue. The Dominican women defeated Volley Leccara de Catania in the finals. News reports point to the high level of play in the event. Several high caliber players from Russia participated in the event, as well as …

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While the numbers of Dominican beggars on city streets are significantly low, Santiago and Santo Domingo are witnessing a surge in Haitian beggars. Haitian beggars are primarily women with small children in arms, or the little children themselves. The Listín Diario interviewed a Marie Pierre Baisson in Santiago who said that she couldn’t be bothered …

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El Siglo newspaper and the Grupo León Jimenes have joined efforts to make available a list of hardcover classics at very reasonable prices. The books were printed in Spain. The books will be sold to the general public at RD$75 each, but will be available to El Siglo subscribers for even less, RD$50 the book. …

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Judge Modesto Martínez who achieved notoriety for summoning Police Chief Pedro de Jesús Candelier to questioning is on the payroll of the National Police. He is a law professor at the Police Academy in Hatillo. He said that he does not use a gun nor has Police ID, and that he is part of the …

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Snow will not be coming, but Christmas has started early, at least in Santo Domingo. Christmas lights are up, and stores have readied themselves to sell an extensive variety of Christmas decorations. Anyone driving around Santo Domingo will be pleasantly surprised to discover that Christmas is already in the air.