1996 – Page 6

The Professional Winter Baseball League will begin on 25 October in the Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo. Six teams will compete for the championship, to be decided at the end of January. The Leones del Escogido (Santo Domingo), the Tigres del Licey (Santo Domingo), the Aguilas Cibeañas (Santiago), the Estrellas Orientales (San Pedro de Macoris), …

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In spite of various moves by the municipal electoral boards and both houses of Congress to convince them to stay at their posts and organize the 1998 municipal and local elections, the judges of the 1996 Central Electoral Board (JCE) have decided to step down effective 27 October. The 1996 JCE, headed by Dr. Cesar …

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The new government of President Leonel Fernandez of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) is being accused of carrying out massive and unfair dismissals of civil servants of the previous administration by the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC), headed by former President, Dr Joaquin Balaguer. The two most prominent leaders of the party after …

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The National Attorney General, Dr. Abel Rodriguez del Orbe, has pledged to investigate the disappearance of Narciso (Narcisazo) Gonzalez, who has not been seen or heard from since 26 May, 1994. The Dominican Republic is under pressure from the Interamerican Human Rights Commission, of the Organization of American States (OAS), to clear up the case. …

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1996 vice presidential candidate Maribel Gasso has been named adviser to the President in the area of foreign trade. Miss. Gasso accompanied the then Vice President Jacinto Peynado on the ticket of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC). Her appointment has come as a surprise to many observers, as the candidacy of Mr. Peynado did …

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The Secretary of the Presidency, Danilo Medina, told El Nacional newspaper that the recent salary increase announced for the President and members of his cabinet will be maintained, despite the protests of several key public figures both in and outside politics. The argument against the salary raises, articulated by 1996 presidential candidate Jose Francisco Peña …

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The Attorney General of the National District, Guillermo Moreno, has called on the lawyers of the so-called “desacatados”, or those whose release has been ordered by the courts but who are still jailed, to present the release orders in order to grant them their freedom. The case of prisoners with release orders is just part …

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The Public Works department has recovered hundreds of thousands of pesos worth of equipment from ex-employees and contractors under the last government. The current director, Jaime Duran, told the news media that when he arrived at his post, the Public Works department had been “ransacked” and cleared out by employees before the change of government …

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The terms covering a loan of US$52 million and a donation of US$2.2 million were signed by President Leonel Fernández and by Mr. Enrique Iglesias, president of the Interamerican Bank for Development, at the National Palace. These monies are part of the technical assistance contract for the strengthening of basic education and for the cooperation …

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The Central Bank governor, Héctor Valdez Albizu, says that at this point in time he can guarantee that there will be no economic instability in the country and confirmed that the rate of inflation has been maintained this year at 1.8%. He also said that there are no reasons whatsoever for people to be afraid …

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