1998 – Page 199

Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, who had self-proclaimed himself candidate for mayor of Santo Domingo for the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, said he would accept not to run if the three original contenders to the post would agree on celebrating a new primary. This is unlikely. Peña Gómez was responding to Julio Maríñez, who in his …

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The Partido Reformista Social Cristiano took advantage of the internal conflict within the PRD, and highlighted the organization and democratic way in which its primaries were held in the southern provinces. Press reports indicated a record turnout of voters in the primaries held in Elías Piña, San Juan de la Maguana and Peravia provinces. The …

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The government announced a reduction in the prices of gasoline and gasoil. Unleaded gasoline will sell for RD$28.79, down from RD$30.79 and RD$26 in December 1996, when the Fernández government significantly increased prices to reflect higher international fuel costs. Leaded gasoline is down to RD$23.40 from RD$24.70 and RD$20 in December 1996. Gasoil dropped to …

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The Central Bank announced its decision to inject the commercial bank foreign exchange market with another US$20 million in order to maintain the stability of the peso. The Central Bank has been stopping the peso from fluctuating, citing the increase in the number of pesos needed to buy a dollar is a result of speculation. …

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The Listín Diario says that Dominicans paid phone bills of over RD$18,000 million in 1997. The telecommunications sector had sales of RD$32,500 million in 1997, 29.5% more than in 1996.

The Listín Diario reports that only 25% of the population uses seat belts when driving. The recent death of Jayson González, of the popular Los Ilegales music group, and that of baseball player José Oliva, again brought to the forefront the issue of whether the use of seat belts should become obligatory in the Dominican …

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The U.S. women’s volleyball team arrives here today for a series of games against the Dominican volleyball team, considered 9th best in the world. The teams will play a friendship series at the volleyball pavillion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. Team trainer Jorge Pérez Vento said that national teams from Peru, Argentina, Brazil …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas stopped the winning streak of the Licey Tigers in Sunday’s game at the Quisqueya Ball park, but fans had to watch a fist fight in the 9-0 victory of the Santiago team. The Licey had nine consecutive wins. The Licey will probably match the Aguilas in the playoffs set to start on …

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The World Bank will contribute US$30 million loan to a Dominican government health care project. The US$42 million program will decentralize health care, making medical services more accessible to indigent Dominicans, with a focus on women and children. Dr. Alberto Fiallo Billini, coordinator of the Executive Commission for the Reform of the Health Sector, said …

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The spokesman for the Asociación Nacional de Detallistas de Gasolina, which groups gas stations in the Dominican Republic, said that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce should not wait for popular sectors to pressure for a decline in the prices of gasoline. General Hector Valenzuela said that the government should apply its own Resolution 128-96, …

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