1998 – Page 3

Mayor Johnny Ventura said that he feels his first four months in office have not been fruitful. He attributed this to the chaos caused in the city by Hurricane Georges and the lack of discipline of city residents as well as the city hall’s economic constraints.

The peso is gaining on the dollar. After peaking over RD$16 to one only two weeks ago, now commercial banks and exchange houses are selling dollars for a maximum of RD$15.60. Thousands of returning expatriate Dominicans and the increase in the number of tourists coming to enjoy Dominican sun and sand have increased the supply …

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Partido Revolucionario Dominicano leading politician, Winston Arnaud died yesterday at 56 years of a heart attack. He had been the PRD’s candidate for president of the Chamber of Deputies, but lost to a fellow partyman, PRD dissident, Hector Peguero M?ndez, who sought and won re-election with the support of opposition party votes. At the time …

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President Leonel Fern?ndez will have a very intense international agenda during the first trimester of 1999. From 12 to 21 January, the President will be on tour in Europe. His European tour starts with a visit to Madrid where he will meet with the chief of government, Jose Maria Aznar. From there, he will travel …

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Ram?n de Jes?s Victoria Molina who is suspect of assassinating a 28 year old woman and injuring her husband in a bar in the Naco area of the city is suspected of illegally having fled to Haiti. Security forces told Hoy newspaper that a relative of Victoria Molina was detained on the frontier Dominican-Haitian after …

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The sanitary authorities will begin to regulate the sale of foodstuffs on city streets all throughout the country as of January. This is one of the first measures that will be implemented after the country as elected coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of Codex Alimentarios, the world’s leading food commerce control organization. The …

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The talk of the town during the long Christmas holidays weekend in social circles were the lists of best dressed Dominicans published in the society magazines of List?n Diario and El Siglo. The List?n Diario also published a much-commented "worst dressed" of the year. The List?n Diario’s best dressed women: Patricia Alvarez de B?ez (Guess …

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This and next week’s Dominican Winter Baseball League games are:8 pm. Tuesday, 29 December Aguilas Cibae?as vs. Escogido Lions in Santo Domingo Tigres del Licey vs. Gigantes del Nordeste in San Francisco de Macor?s8 pm. Wednesday, 30 December Gigantes del Nordeste vs. Leones del Escogido in Santo Domingo Tigres del Licey vs. Aguilas Cibae?as in …

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The talk of the town during the long Christmas holidays weekend in social circles were the lists of best dressed Dominicans published in the society magazines of List?n Diario and El Siglo. The List?n Diario also published a much-commented "worst dressed" of the year. The List?n Diario’s best dressed women: Patricia Alvarez de B?ez (Guess …

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The Operativo Navidad 98, the coordinating group of Civil Defense, Red Cross and Police efforts to reduce accidents and tragedies during the Christmas holiday (23, 24, 25 and 26 December) , reported that 32 persons died and 110 were injured. Most that died did so in traffic accidents. Most accidents occurred along the Duarte and …

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