1996 – Page 108

The city of Santo Domingo is in a face to face confrontation with the Balaguer administration. The city’s mayor, Rafael Suberví Bonilla says that while the city council authorized the construction of a children’s hospital on 75% of the land previously occupied by the Hipódromo Perla Antillana, it retained the right to 25,000 square meters …

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Also confronting the government is the league of municipalities, which unites city and town councils throughout the country . The councils are now challenging their dependence on the central government for their funds. They are endeavoring to achieve economic independence and have publicly declared their intention to set up city lotteries. The municipal league has …

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The goods for guns campaign got off to a slow start, with only 12 guns handed in on the first day, Tuesday 2 January. On the second day, 19 guns were surrendered. The scheme was scheduled to end on on 6 January. It is important to note that a gun costs about RD$20,000 and vouchers …

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The goods for guns campaign got off to a slow start, with only 12 guns handed in on the first day, Tuesday 2 January. On the second day, 19 guns were surrendered. The scheme was scheduled to end on on 6 January. It is important to note that a gun costs about RD$20,000 and vouchers …

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The Escogido Lions swept the regular series of the Dominican Winter Baseball League, winning 34 games and only losing 14 for a .708 average, a new record for a season of 48 games. The Escogido and its arch rival from Santo Domingo, the Licey Tigers are the favorites to win the semifinals that began on …

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President Balaguer in his New Year message to the nation called for Dominicans to consolidate democracy and defend the sovereign attributes of the nation. He forecast that 1996 will be a “promising year”. He called for Dominicans to strengthen the values that have resulted in a cultural evolution and a climate of public liberties. He …

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President Balaguer, in a meeting with PRSC party leaders from all over the country emphasized his full support for the candidacy of Jacinto Peynado and called for the unity of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano to retain power in the 1996 election. Contrary to what has occurred in the PLD party, where Juan Bosch has …

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The presidential candidate for the PRSC, Jacinto Peynado, met members of the Political Commission of the PRSC for several hours to define the campaign strategy for the next two months. The PRSC, recently positioned a distant third in the race in a Gallup poll, must come on very strongly in order to gain enough momentum …

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In an interview with Rumbo weekly news magazine, Jacinto Peynado says he seeks to regain the Reformista votes that have swayed to the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, upon rejecting the Balaguer administration and its policies. He said there are a series of problems that the people associate with the government. “There are still those …

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José Francisco Peña Gómez has announced that he will travel to Miami, Florida, this week to meet Jacobo Majluta. While there has been no formal announcement, there has been a conspicuous the lack of news coming from the Partido Revolucionario Independiente presidential candidate on his health, there is strong speculation that Lic. Majluta is too …

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