1998 – Page 171

The president of the Senate, Amable Aristy Castro, said that Congress would approve initiatives from the National Dialogue that contribute to the well-being of the majority. "We have to wait to analyze the National Dialogue initiatives but we can assure everyone that the Senate will not abstain from taking measures that would benefit the majority …

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Santo Domingo residents are suffering the eyesore of a city saturated with political propaganda, even though the municipal and congressional campaign will open later this month. Signs, posters and banners saturate most city intersections and streets in heavily transited areas. Franklin Almeyda, who is running for senator on the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, and …

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The president of the Junta Central Electoral, Dr. Juan Sully Bonnelly, said that those who have proposed the placement of boxes at the electoral tables so that voters can be polled on whether the constitution should be reformed to allow for presidential re-election, can forget about it. Dr. Sully Bonnelly said that President Leonel Fernández, …

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Friends and neighbors of 44-year old Alcibiades Mariñez Espinosa saw him for only half an hour after the taxi driver won RD$29.9 million by guessing the Lotto. Mariñez moved to an unknown address with his 17 year old son Oscar Eduardo and 12-year old son Alcibiades. A third son, 4-year old José, and mother Flores …

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President Leonel Fernández, in his National Dialogue (talks held with the participation of most sectors to define the national agenda through year 2000) closing speech, proclaimed the end of authoritarianism. The President expressed his concern that a new stage of democracy has come forth, where larger segments of the Dominican population are participating. The President …

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The National Dialogue plenary approved the energy problem as the national priority to be tackled by the state, Congress and the Dominican society. The final conclusions of the event, written up in a document entitled "La Voluntad de la Nación" (the will of the nation) was dedicated to Dominican women, particularly to singles who head …

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David Viñuales, correspondent for the Listín Diario in New York, made interesting observations regarding the diplomatic status of Bienvenido Pérez, who is the Dominican consul in New York. The correspondent’s observations follow an NBC short pointing out that the Dominican consul had not been accredited by the U.S. Government. As it turns out, Pérez would …

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The "El Niño effect" brought devastating heavy rains to Montecristi and other northwestern provinces, causing extensive damages to farming areas. Harvests of yucca, yam, bananas, beans, onions, tomatoes, tobacco, and rice were damaged.

The president of the Supreme Court, Dr. Jorge Subero Isa, told newspaper reporters that Attorney General Abel Rodriguez del Orbe is holding on to the case of the more than RD$90 million fraud against the government-owned National Lottery. Several former administrators are involved in the case, including the father and brother of the political party …

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Hoy newspaper reported that sectors of the PRSC are trying to convince former Vice President Jacinto Peynado to run for mayor on that party’s ticket in the 16 May 1998 municipal election. The reports say that Peynado, who was the PRSC presidential candidate in the 1996 election, has said he is not too enthusiastic because …

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