2003 – Page 247

The Dominican Republic won the ninth Central American and Caribbean Judo Championship, which was held at the handball pavilion of the Parque del Este and in which athletes from 20 countries participated. Gold medalists in the event were Jose Vicbart Geraldino, Juan Carlos Jacinto, Roberto de Le?n, Dulce Mar?a Pi?a, Tahira Alc?ntara and Jenny Mart?nez. …

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President Hip?lito Mej?a has cancelled his planned 12-day trip to Europe and the US, which was scheduled to begin tomorrow, Saturday 10 May. This news came too late for this morning?s papers, but by mid-morning other media were reporting on this sudden decision. The official reason given by government Press and Information director Luis Gonzalez …

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The reconciliatory lunch between PRD President Hatuey Decamps and President Hip?lito Mej?a, which was organized by fellow PRD presidential hopeful Rafael (Fello) Suberv? Bonilla, and was planned for today, has been postponed. The newspapers report that Decamps wants to meet with other party figures before sitting down with the President to discuss their differences of …

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The Dominican authorities yesterday released the five Haitians suspected of planning a coup against the Aristide government. The five men, among them ex-police chief Guy Philippe and former Haitian ambassador to the DR, Paul Arcelin, were arrested in Dajab?n on Tuesday. Direcci?n Nacional de Investigaciones (DNI), the Dominican version of the FBI, representative Fernando Cruz …

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Hoy newspaper reports in its lead story that Venezuela appears to be responding to last week’s granting of asylum to two dissident military officials by the Dominican authorities. Dominican oil refinery (REFIDOMSA) president Amaury Justo Duarte confirmed that three oil tankers scheduled to leave for Santo Domingo on Wednesday were not given permission to leave …

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While Listin Diario publishes a full-page spread on the benefits of x-ray screening and features an interview with representatives of ICSSI, Diario Libre’s editorial comment questions the practice of bodies such as the armed forces awarding these types of contracts. The government ordered the screening should be suspended to allow a study of the objections …

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Telecommunications company Tricom announced yesterday that it would invest RD$500 million to increase cellular coverage throughout the southern and north-eastern regions of the country, and that they would be extending their domestic and corporate telephone network. Speaking at yesterday’s Euromoney and Latin Finance forum on investment in the Caribbean, held in La Romana yesterday, Tricom’s …

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The major political parties are lobbying for different sites to be named after their late leaders. The PRD has the Las Americas International Airport, which also bears the name of Jose Francisco Pe?a G?mez, but there is now a move to replace ‘Las Americas’ with ‘Jos? Francisco Pe?a G?mez?. The namesake for the new Santo …

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Following the dispute within the PRSC over the March 30 primary election to choose the party’s presidential candidate, some PRSC members are calling for a re-run of the poll in the province of San Pedro de Macor?s. A controversy arose after little known Eduardo Estrella beat veteran party leader and former Vice President Jacinto Peynado. …

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The 1987 case in which it is alleged that the National Lottery was defrauded to the tune of RD$90 million is entering its final stage. The sluggish judicial processing of the case has been underway for six years and includes figures such as controversial Colonel Pedro Julio (Pepe) Goico who was at the forefront of …

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