1998 – Page 104

Former Vice President , 57 year old Jacinto Peynado is the preferred candidate to run for president on the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano ticket in the year 2000 presidential elections. A poll carried out by Hamilton & Staff, commissioned by Hoy newspaper, indicated that 31 out of every 100 voters favor him to be the …

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The Festival Presidente de Música Latina takes off today at the Olympic Stadium of Santo Domingo. For the event, the manufacturers of Presidente beer have contracted 12 of the most popular Latin music performers. A spectacle of lights, special effects, fireworks, novel choreography and the best of contemporary Latin music, the Festival Presidente de Música …

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Sammy Sosa, playing with the Chicago Cubs, broke a 61-year old Major League record of most home runs in a month yesterday in a game in Detroit against the Detroit Tigers. Sosa, who has hit 32 home runs so far this season, and 19 in June, broke Rudy York’s record with the Detroit Tigers. That …

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The outgoing President of Colombia, Ernesto Samper will visit the Dominican Republic to sign agreements in the areas of energy, justice and culture. The Colombian government has accepted to sell petroleum to the Dominican Republic under the same conditions as Mexico and Venezuela offer. These nations, under the Agreement of San José, allot the DR …

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The Senate has joined those that oppose the announced construction of nine 22-floor luxury apartment towers on grounds of the Plaza de la Salud. Proposed by the Minister of Public Works, the luxury apartments would be sold to members of the government party, at cost. The Senate approved a bill that grants authority to the …

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The Senate passed in first reading a bill that would create the Código para la Protección de la Persona Envejeciente, a set of rules and dispositions that seek to benefit persons over 75 years old. The bill was presented by senators Eduardo Estrella (PRSC-Santiago), Milagros Ortiz Bosch (PRD-Santo Domingo), Manuel Bello (PRSC-San Juan de la …

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Senators of the Acuerdo de Santo Domingo, affiliated to the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), left the congressional session on Wednesday breaking the quorum and making it impossible for the General Bill of Customs to be passed. Tony Rivera (PRSC-La Vega) said that all sectors that are affected by the bill had reached a consensus on …

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The strong port cargo transport unions tried to impose their will by striking for 24 hours at the ports of the country. The Police was called in to dislodge the truckers that had parked their vehicles along the port accessways to force the fulfillment of the strike. The truckers want to be included in the …

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A United Nations study shows that the incidence of AIDS per capita in the Dominican Republic is fourth in the Caribbean. According to the UN, some 81,000 persons suffer from AIDS, or 1.89% of the population. Haiti is the most affected country in the Caribbean, with 5.17% followed by Bahamas with 3.77% and Barbados with …

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Twenty-three year old Dominican Luis Felipe López was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the draft of the National Basketball Association. Nevertheless, he will begin his professional basketball career with the Grizzlies of Vancouver. Shortly after his draft, the San Antonio Spurs traded him. The draft took place last night …

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