1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Dominican airline discontinues operations

Aerotours Dominicana has ceased to operate, closing its offices and suspending employees. The company’s principal executive was Marina Ginebra de Bonnelly. Aerotours closed its operations at the Las Americas International Airport, canceling regular flights to Curacao. A report in Hoy by Santiago Gómez said that Aerotours Dominicana owed US$3 million to the lessor of the …

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Cibaeños for vice president

Jacinto Peynado and Leonel Fernandez have both told the press that they will choose their vice presidential candidates before the 16 March deadline, most probably this month. Political analysts speculate that the visits of both presidential candidates to Santiago could imply that both are looking for the right cibaeño figure for the vice presidential candidacy. …

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The evangelicals join ranks with Peña Gómez

José Francisco Peña Gómez’s candidacy is receiving the support of the Partido Democrático Institucional (PDI), whose founding vice president is an evangelical minister, Natividad Fermín. Mr Fermín says that there is a new awakening among his followers to the importance of political participation. He said the party would proclaim Dr Peña Gómez and Alvarez Bogaert …

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JCE rules on observers

The Junta Central Electoral has issued the ruling that will apply to the international observers that may visit at the time of next May’s presidential election. The JCE has established that they may travel to all voting centers throughout the country, may be advised of complaints and denunciations, but must abstain from proclaiming winners and …

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Peña Gómez says DR must strengthen its offer to foreign investors

José Francisco Peña Gómez speculated that if President Bill Clinton were re-elected, the United States is likely to re-establish trade and diplomatic relations with Cuba. Dr Peña Gómez, in a party release, said he considers that the reopening of relations between the two countries could have “devastating effects on tourism and foreign investment in the …

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