1997 – Page 11

Engineer Miguel Vargas, a contender for the candidacy for mayor of Santo Domingo on the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano ticket, denounced a series of irregularities in the past party convention. He requested a recount of the votes. Luis Mariñez, candidate sponsored by the present mayor of Santo Domingo, Rafael Suberví, is the winner according to "provisional" …

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The largest hardware store in the northern city of Puerto Plata, Ferretería Bordas, began 2 am, on Monday. The fire was put out by the firemen at 6 am, after consuming merchandise and having destroyed the building where the hardware store had operated for over 30 years. Businessman Jose Alfredo Bordas (Chito), owner of the …

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The Autoridad Metropolitana de Transporte (Amet) revealed the inventory of the transport routes in Santo Domingo. As reported to the press, there are 39 taxi routes with a total 2,395 units registered; 60 routes, covered by micro and minibuses, with 2,106 units; 17 bus routes with 306 units, for a total 116 routes and 4,807 …

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The judge of the Sixth Penal Chamber of the National District has given the husband and son of the former Argentinian ambassador here 65 days to come before the court to answer accusations about their participation in the assassination of 12-year old Jose Rafael Llenas Aybar in May, 1996. Judge Julio Cesar Cano Alfau set …

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Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez announced that preliminary election reports from the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano indicate that engineer Julio Mariñez may have won the nomination for mayor of Santo Domingo. Mariñez defeated Miguel Vargas Maldonado and Eligio Jaquez. Reportedly, he had received 34% of the 103,000 votes cast in the city. The Listin Diario reported …

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The power crisis in Santo Domingo has worsened to the point that large areas of the city are affected by blackouts of over 10 consecutive hours. The blackouts many times occur during the working day, affecting the operation of businesses that have to resort to power plants. The complaint of the day is that the …

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Dr. Donald Reid Cabral, Jacinto Peynado and Carlos Morales Troncoso, leaders of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, in whom former President Joaquin Balaguer has delegated the re-organization of the party, denied the party is negotiating a political alliance with the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, the government party. Danilo Medina, political strategist of the PLD, …

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The Gallup-Hoy poll said that most Dominicans are looking forward to the Christmas season. Despite the high cost of living and the blackouts, 71 of every 100 Dominicans said they look forward with enthusiasm and glee to the Christmas celebrations. The poll showed that more men (72%-69%) have more Christmas spirit than women. The Gallup …

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The Executive Branch said that it would not press for the approval of the National Budget that has met with resistance on behalf of the PRSC congressmen. According to a news story in the Listin Diario, sources indicate that Fernández administration officers feel they did their job by submitting the budget early in October and …

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Talks began in Santo Domingo yesterday with deputy ministers of foreign relations in charge of trade negotiations from Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador that would lead to the signing of a free trade agreement with Central America covering trade of goods, services and investments. The D.R. is promoting the signing of a Caribbean-Central …

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