1998 – Page 131

The Partido Revolucionario Dominicano chose merengue orchestra director, lawyer and former congressman Johnny Ventura to be the party’s candidate to mayor, replacing deceased Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez. Party leader and city government candidate José Francisco Peña Gómez passed away on the evening of Sunday, 10 May. Peña Gómez’s wife, Peggy Cabral was chosen as …

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President Leonel Fernández said upon attending the wake of Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium, that the deceased politician has a place of honor and distinction reserved in Dominican history. He said that the untimely death of Peña Gómez should serve as motive for reflection among the Dominican family …

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The death of Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez before he had been able to choose his party’s candidate to the presidency in the year 2000 elections, presents a difficult challenge for the party’s board members. Party board members will now have to organize the primaries to choose the presidential candidate. Many of the board members …

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The director of the National Ports Authority, José Antonio Fernández said that starting mid-August there will be new ferry service between Sabana de la Mar and Samana. This service is especially attractive to tourists choosing to visit the lovely beaches of Samana. The Agencia Naviera del Caribe has purchased a ship for the crossings. Moreover, …

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Trade with Haiti has increased in the past six years, according to a report from the Dominican Center for the Promotion of Exports (Cedopex). Despite the obstacles, Dominican trade with Haiti grew 133% from 1991 to 1997. Sarah Burgos, of Cedopex, said that exporters are preferring to use ships to get around the ground mafia …

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The International Volleyball Federation chose the Dominican Republic Volleyball Federation as the "Federation of the Year." During a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Federation recognized the efforts of the Dominican sports federation. The International Federation groups 214 federations from all around the world. This is only the second time a Latin American country wins the …

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Miss Selinee Mendez, who won the Miss Top Model of the World pageant in 1996 in Germany, is representing the Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe Pageant, the most prestigious beauty contest held annually. The pageant will be able to be seen in the DR on Channel 5, Telemicro at 10 pm. The women representatives …

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Yeruham Scharovsky, one of the most outstanding orchestra directors of Israel, will direct the National Symphony Orchestra at the National Theater on Wednesday, 13 May. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Scharovsky has performed with the most important orchestras in Israel, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Argentina and Brazil. In 1990, Maestro Zubin Mehta …

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The leader of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, and the party’scandidate to mayor for Santo Domingo, Dr. José Francisco PeñaGómez (the archives photograph shows the politician campaigning forPresident in 1996) passed away last night after suffering a pulmonary edema.On Friday, he got wet when participating in the inauguration of the WinstonChurchill Boulevard together with Mayor of …

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Codetel, the Dominican Republic’s largest telephone company, announced plans to invest approximately $40 million over the next five years in new digital Personal Communication Services (PCS), strengthening its existing Latin American market presence and revolutionizing the Dominican Republic’s wireless communications industry. Codetel (Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos) is a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S.-based GTE Corporation. …

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