1998 – Page 184

Spanish ballad singer Paloma San Basilio will be Aldonza and leading Spanish actor José Sacristán will perform as Don Quixote in Santo Domingo this June as part of a Latin American tour of the production of the "Man of the Mancha." The musical opened in Madrid, 4 November, and became an immediate box office success. …

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Several politicians who participated in the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano primaries held throughout the country have protested the results and requested that party leader, former President Joaquín Balaguer have them annulled. Former Vice President Jacinto Peynado, a member of the committee of three upon whom Dr. Balaguer has entrusted the organization of the primaries, said …

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The Junta Central Electoral, the organization in charge of organizing the congressional and municipal election of May 16, 1998, said that Central Government officers seeking to be elected to congressional or municipal posts will have to provisionally resign from their responsibilities or request a leave of absence from the Executive Branch effective no later than …

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Yesterday, the Junta Central Electoral (JCE) swore in members of the important National District electoral board. These are Ana Teresa Pérez, María Engracia Franjul de Abatte, Juan Francisco Puello Herrera, Danilo Enrique Been Ricardo y Mu-Kien Sang Ben. The National District is the largest electoral district with 1.138 million registered voters.

A former director of the Dominican Social Security Institute and former Dominican ambassador before the United Nations, Rafael Pantaleón González, is still under arrest. According to the Listín Diario, Pantaleón is sought by the U.S. government for an alleged US$15 million fraud against Medicare. He stood trial in New York in 1995 but returned to …

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The government of Japan contributed US$11 million for the construction of 52 grade schools all throughout the country. The construction of the schools was begun in the area of Manoguayabo, on the outskirts of Santo Domingo. Minister of Education Ligia Amada Melo de Cardona and counselor of the Japanese Embassy, Yoshiharu Namiki, were present at …

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An officer at the service of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) fired at a taxi driver, injuring him in his left arm on Tuesday. The incident took place at the intersection of Mexico and Duarte avenues at around 9 am. A witness said that officer Juan Candelario Rodríguez ordered that taxi driver Francisco Javier Delgado …

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The president of the Junta Central Electoral, Dr. Juan Sully Bonnelly, warned political parties that if they choose to ally themselves for the May 16, 1998 congressional and municipal election, they would not be able to do so in the presidential election scheduled for year 2000. Dr. Sully Bonnelly said that the electoral law states …

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The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hector Peguero Mendez, closed the offices of deputy Andrés Vanderhorst of the Partido Liberal La Estructura, an ally of the Partido Reformista in the 1994 congressional election. On Tuesday afternoon, the president of the Chamber also ordered the changing of the locks on the door of the office …

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The Dominican government should take the leadership in lobbying for an international solidarity for Haiti, according to journalist Felix Reyna, who published a contribution in the Listin Diario on 12 February. Haiti is the poorest nation in the Americas, and its problems have an indirect effect on the Dominican Republic. Citizens of that nation cross …

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