2001 – Page 166

Jose Joaquin Puello, the president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, expects a first disbursement of RD$8 million from the government this week for the preparation of the nation’s best athletes. Puello said that the government has committed payments of RD$3 million a month and the first installment is expected in April. Puello disputed statements by …

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The United States leads in the qualifying round for the Water Polo World Championships being held in La Romana. The US defeated Brazil to qualify for the World Championship to be held in Japan. Brazil defeated Cuba and has a good chance at qualifying also. The standings of the tournament so far are: United States …

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President Hipólito Mejia committed the Dominican Republic to support Taiwan in international organizations. The DR has traditionally voted in favor of Taiwan. In the same joint statement Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian signed with President Mejia, the latter committed to finance five development projects totaling US$200 million, as reported in El Siglo newspaper. The newspaper also …

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El Caribe newspaper reports that President Hipolito Mejia was very impressed with what he saw during his visit to the Taishan Vocational Center on Monday. The training center founded in 1978 serves as a network providing employees with skilled employees and job aspirants with jobs. 100% of those that graduate from the center find immediate …

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President Mejia announced (Decree 401-01) members of a commission placed in charge of revising the Dominican Constitution. Members of the new commission range from former Presidents to rectors of leading universities, civic society members, business organization leaders, the Supreme Court of Justice, the president of the Central Electoral Board, economic thank tank groups and grass …

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El Siglo newspaper reports that the Ministry of Sports ordered an over the board wage reduction. The newspaper reports that the budget of the institution is not enough to go around, thus the need for the reduction. The newspaper says that the payroll of the institution has gone from RD$4 million in August 2000, when …

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Shipping companies in the DR chose to suspend port service to protest the Dominican Port Authority’s decision that grants 50% of the truck lift cargo at the Port of Haina to the Asociacion de Operadores de Montacargas, an affiliate of the powerful Fenatrado truckers union. Manuel Arias Mella, president of the Shippers’ Association, says that …

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Omnimedia, the holding company of Editorial AA (Rumbo, Mujer Unica, and other magazines) and TV Media (Antena Latina, Channel 7) announced a free daily newspaper is forthcoming. The main shareholders of the venture are Arturo Pellerano (Tricom-Bancredito-La Nacional de Seguros), Jose Miguel Bonetti (Mercasid) and Jack Corrie. In the Dominican Republic the leading media is …

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Community leaders priest Jorge Cela and David Luther, president of the Alliance of Non Governmental Agencies say that if the announced government program to award RD$300 a month to impoverished families is handled by the government party, the program would lose the essence of its creation. They told Hoy newspaper that this would turn the …

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