2001 – Page 182

El Siglo reports that the National Park of La Caleta, located at the entrance to the Las Americas International Airport, will soon reopen. The Ministry has a budget for the renovation for RD$1.5 million of which it has already received RD$500,000 for renovation works. Work began in November in coordination with the Museum of Dominican …

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Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch, who is the nation’s Minister of Education invited her grandchild, Ana Milagros Basanta and classmates to visit the Presidency. More than 50 pre-schoolers visited the National Palace and frolicked through most of the halls of the Palace and even met with the President. The "Bright Start" bilingual pre-school students frolicked …

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The Cervecería Nacional Dominicana, brewers of Presidente Beer, announced an investment of RD$800 million in the next three years to continue their modernization process and internal reforms to better prepare the company to compete in export markets. The company announced that the money will be invested in modern equipment, machinery for production, the purchase of …

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The Minister of Finances Fernando Alvarez Bogaert said that the government plans to issue bonds (to be known as Soberanos) to help pay for the high cost of the petroleum bill. The Minister said that his department is in contact with several brokerage firms and international banks prior to carrying out a tender to choose …

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The Consorcio Azucarero del Caribe (Conazucar), the Mexican sugar consortium, announced the sale of the mills it had acquired after winning a privatization tender to Pringamosa, a Dominican capital company. Pringamosa already operates other sugar mills it acquired in the same tender. Consorcio will pass for US$8 million the Haina, Ozama, Boca Chica, Consuelo and …

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President Hipolito Mejia swore in four women generals at his National Palace office yesterday. The new generals are Daisy Liriano Paulino (Police); Ramona Diaz Morfa (Army); Lourdes Altagracia Estrella (Armed Forces) and Carmen Virginia Cabrera (Navy)

The Navy successfully sunk yesterday the Balaou barge that had run ashore in front of the Banco Agrícola on the Santo Domingo Malecón boulevard. The barge was damaged during Hurricane Georges in September 1998 and abandoned shortly after by the owners that refused to undertake the expensive salvage operation. President Mejia ordered that the petroleum …

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