1998 – Page 194

Roberto Salcedo, candidate for mayor for the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, the government party, pointed out to Hoy newspaper that the selection of showbusiness figures as political candidates is proof that the political parties are in a crisis and that "voters want cleaner candidates." In addition to Salcedo, Fernando Villalona, the nation’s most popular …

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Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez favored the passing of the telecommunications bill, without the conflicting 119.3 clause. "I believe that what should be done is remove the part that favors Channel 5, and the part that affects Gómez Díaz, and that it all be neutral," he said in a telephone interview from Miami. Emendments to …

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Fred Wilpon, president of the New York Mets, announced in Santo Domingo yesterday that the team will build a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic to train young Dominicans. He said that the team expects to attract local players as well as other Latin American players to the training camp. The site has not been …

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The main thing that went wrong with the new 27 de Febrero Avenue bus lane was that it was too successful. There were too many clients, as Dominicans enthusiastically showed up to use the new buses. The director of the new Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) transit reorganization plan for Santo Domingo, engineer Hamlet Hermann, promised …

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Tricom denied allegations of Attorney General Abel Rodríguez del Orbe (see yesterday’s news story) that the telecommunications company was behind the pressures for the accelerated passing of the telecommunications bill. Tricom said that political interests were responsible.

President Leonel Fernández said in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, that the topic of re-election is not on his personal agenda. President Fernández has been accused of campaigning. The statesman said that re-election is unconstitutional and that he is only concentrating on completing his plan to lead the development of the nation. President Fernández returned last night from …

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The Partido Reformista Social Cristiano announced that Guillermo Sued will be the party’s candidate for mayor in Santiago, the country’s second largest city. Engineer Angel Acosta will be the party’s candidate for senator. In La Romana, Frank Martínez was re-elected candidate for senator and Miguel Enrique Seijas will run for mayor on the PRSC ticket. …

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The ferry between Santo Domingo and Mayaguez is almost ready for operation, according to a news report in El Nuevo Día, the Puerto Rican newspaper. The newspaper indicates that computers with data on stolen vehicles are being installed at the port of Mayaguez this week. The ferry will be run by the Corporación Ferries del …

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Leonard Matos Berrido, president of the Dominican Winter Baseball League, said that the Delfines del Atlántico, the professional baseball team of Puerto Plata, will not be allowed to play in that professional league next year either. Matos said, "We will not commit suicide." The Puerto Plata Dolphins aspire to compete in the winter baseball league, …

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The Aguilas defeated the Licey Tigers 7-2 in their home stadium and are now only one game away from winning the 1997-98 pennant. Manager Tony Peña of the Aguilas used six pitchers in the fourth game of the series. The series is now 3-1 in favor of the Aguilas. The fifth game will be played …

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