2001 – Page 126

Residents in Capotillo neighborhood and the relatives of three citizens assassinated there last week told the press they do not accept the conclusions in a report prepared by the Attorney General of the Republic. As reported in Hoy newspaper, community spokesmen Abel Rojas, Danilo de la Cruz and Luis Duran said their own investigations show …

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Hoy newspaper reports that telecommunication companies will invest US$500 million dollars in the DR market this year. Orlando Jorge Mera, director of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), also said his statistics show there are 894,164 phone lines in the DR, for a 10.5% density. The number of telephone lines grew 8.2% in 2000 over 1999. …

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Political analyst Pedro Catrain warned that if the Junta Central Electoral, the government body in charge of organizing the 2002 municipal and congressional elections, overrides the will of opposition parties PRSC and PLD, it could bring on a major crisis. The opposition parties have called for the implementation of the electoral law in time for …

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella a heritage masterpiece. The brotherhood was named a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” along with 18 other examples of cultural expression from around the world. Villa Mella is …

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Santo Domingo Bishop Francisco Jose Arnaiz went on TV to urge the government to start creating jobs rapidly as a way to counteract violence in the capital city slum areas. He said the population demands concrete government actions that may lead to increased work opportunities, housing and solutions to social problems affecting about 600,000 people …

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Cuba won all the gold medals and the team championship during the Pan American Amateur Wrestling Championship held 17-20 May at the volleyball pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. The standings were: Cuba (80 points), USA (66), Dominican Republic (42 points), and Venezuela (41) in team events. Dominican athletes were not able to …

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El Siglo newspaper says that the report presented by the official commission headed by Minister of the Armed Forces Jose Miguel Soto Jimenez coincides with that of the Police in several aspects. The newspaper’s sources say the two reports agree that the principal suspect in the death of two people in Capotillo on Monday is …

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