2001 – Page 136

Judo athlete Jose Miguel Boissar was chosen Athlete of the Year by the Dominican Olympic Committee. This was announced during the Dominican Olympic Committee dinner held yesterday at the Hotel Jaragua. Boissar, a native of San Cristobal, won the distinction for achieving 15 medals in international competitions. He received the distinction from President Hipolito Mejia. …

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The Organizing Committee of the 2003 Pan American Games says it has received 23 proposals from 14 companies for the construction of sports venues at the Mirador del Este Park. A committee spokesman said construction could begin in 60 days. The government will be using funds from the San Jose Accord, a credit on petroleum …

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A spokesman for the Minister of Public Works said the government has thrown out plans to build a Santo Domingo metro due to its high cost. This contradicts recent statements made by the director of the Santo Domingo Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) Oneximo Gonzalez and Technical Secretary of the Presidency Rafael Calderon, both of whom …

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President Hipolito Mejia promised to investigate what has happened to the repair of the 50-year old Duarte Bridge. The bridge is very busy as the main connecting point of the eastern expressway into the city. Last week, Engineer Jaime Duran Hernando, a former Minister of Public Works during the Fernandez administration, warned about delays to …

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The Central Bank announced the opening today of the RD$330 million parking building adjacent to the Central Bank headquarters. It is for the use of its employees.

El Caribe continues to campaign against the government’s signing of a questionable turn-key offer to build 10 hospitals by a little known US company. The newspaper says the beds would cost RD$1.6 million each, since a RD$818 million loan would be needed to build the proposed 500 beds for the 10 hospitals. The newspaper says …

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El Siglo newspaper reports that the Dominican economy showed negative growth during the first trimester of the year, after more than five years of posting high growth rates. The economy declined 1%, according to Technical Secretary of the Presidency Rafael Calderon. Regardless, he said the forecast is for the DR to post a growth rate …

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The Miami Herald featured a story on the Dominican economy in its Friday edition. The story focuses on the local perception of the management of the economy in light of campaign promises made by President Hipolito Mejia. The link to the story is: http://www.miami.com/