1998 – Page 134

With the presentation of the Copelia ballet at the National Theater, students of the Magda Corbett ballet school will honor their professor on occasion of her 50 years of teaching in the Dominican Republic. Special guest performers for the ballet are award-winning Armando González and Michelle Jiménez, first dancers of the Ballet Clasico Nacional. Also …

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The Listín Diario-Sigma 2 poll showed that 83% of Dominicans feel it is time that Dr. Joaquín Balaguer, leader of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, who has been President of the Dominican Republic for over 30 years, retire from politics. Likewise, the survey, carried out by the leading Dominican newspaper and a prestigious Spanish polling …

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Three directors of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano said that the low percentage points the PRSC is showing in the polls is the consequence of the delays in the start of the political campaigns. Donald Reid Cabral, Federico Antún Batlle and candidate for mayor of Santo Domingo, Rafael Corporán de los Santos, attributed the third …

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Johnny Ventura, the international merengue legend, is running for deputy mayor of Santo Domingo on the PRD ticket. While newspapers have interviewed him extensively for the launching of his auto-biography, there have been scant interviews regarding his new political role. Indeed, he has been taking a back seat to Dr. Jose Peña Gómez, who is …

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The Organization of American States will send 12 observers to witness the Dominican Republic’s congressional and municipal elections. The announcement was made by Juan Sully Bonnelly, president of the Junta Central Electoral, the government department that organizes the elections. Independent observers from about 40 other countries will also monitor the polls. In the elections, 30 …

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Tricom, S.A. became the first Dominican company ever to list on the New York Stock Exchange. Tricom S.A. is the alternate provider of diversified telecommunications services in the Dominican Republic, second to Codetel, a GTE subsidiary. Tricom is 60% owned by Grupo Financiero Nacional of the Dominican Republic and 40% by the U.S."s Motorola. Following …

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Tricom chairman Manuel Arturo Pellerano pointed out that the public offering is a benchmark move. "It is important because it will allow the nation to be known in the capital markets and will open the doors to other Dominican companies. Obviously this is an enormous opportunity for the Dominican Republic to be known. It is …

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Exchange market analysts are forecasting that the dollar has peaked at its sales price of RD$15.65 and is likely to start a decline in price. Exchange houses were buying dollars for RD$15.00. At present, demand has lulled as buyers expect the Central Bank to inject the market with dollar reserves. Furthermore, Freddy Ortíz, president of …

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José Rafael Díaz Domínguez, a 21-year-old tire repairman, is the happy winner of RD$45 million Dominican lotto prize. Lotería Electrónica Internacional made the announcement on Tuesday. Díaz held on to the ticket throughout the long weekend only coming forth on Tuesday. He told Hoy newspaper, "no daré un golpe más," he wouldn’t work again and …

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President Clinton’s choice for ambassador of the Dominican Republicwas announced last week together with several other ambassadors. PresidentClinton nominated for the post, Puerto Rican born Mary Carmen Aponte. Otherambassadors were announced for Chile, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamasand Mexico. Aponte, of Washington, is a lawyer and business consultant.She is bilingual in Spanish and English. It …

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