1998 – Page 45

Sunday Licey Tigers defeated the Escogido Lions 9-7 in Santo Domingo. Licey tied with the Escogido for the first place of the 1998-1999 season. Both teams have won five games and lost three. The Aguilas Cibaeñas defeated the Giants of San Francisco de Macorís, 7-0 in San Francisco de Macorís. Saturday Tigres defeated the Aguilas …

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The provisional judge of the Cámara Civil y Comercial de la Segunda Circunscripción issued a judgment that favors the new board of the Junta Central Electoral, the body in charge of the organization of presidential, municipal and congressional elections in the DR. Judge Nuris Landry de Castillo ruled that the Executive Branch immediately release funds …

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Mayor of Santo Domingo Johnny Ventura announced he was firing 550 people that receive pay checks from the municipality but play no role. But PRD alderman have "alerted" the city mayor that they "worked for the win of the party and now can’t be sent to the streets". Hoy newspaper editorialized, "Poor country. Here the …

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Shortly after the general manager of the leading cable TV company, Telecable Nacional announced the Comisión Nacional de Espectáculos Públicos y Radiofonía had no jurisdiction over the cable companies and thus could not ban their placing national advertisements on their international cable channels, the commission revoked its ban. The measure had primarily affected Telecable Nacional, …

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Ministry of Foreign Relations announced yesterday that Daniel Guerrero Taveras has been appointed the Dominican Republic’s ambassador in Cuba. Miguel Pérez Cruz, former general consul, will be the Cuban ambassador in the country. He had been consul general since December 1997. Both countries will open their embassies in the same lovely houses where these were …

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Hatuey Decamps, secretary general of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, became the third aspirant to the presidential candidacy of the PRD to formalize his candidacy by registering his credentials and making a payment of RD$100,000. Milagros Ortíz Bosch and Hipólito Mejía have also registered their aspirations to be the PRD presidential candidate in the year 2000 …

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The four teams that are participating in the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League are tied in first place. In last night’s game, the Escogido Lions defeated the Aguilas Cibaeñas, 6-0 yesterday The Giants defeated the Tigers, 2-1. All the teams have won two games and lost two games.

The Ministry of Interior and Police prohibited the use of fireworks in the DR this Christmas season. General Luis Rafael Díaz, spokesman for the Comisión Reguladora y Supervisora de Fuegos Artificiales, had said yesterday that imported fireworks would be permitted. But due to the number of accidents that have been occurring, he said it was …

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Judge Nurys Landry de Castillo of the Cámara Civil y Comercial del Juzgado de la Segunda Circunscripción del Distrito Nacional will study the case of the request of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano and the Fuerza Nacional Progresista to deny funding of the Junta Central Electoral, the organization in charge of organizing elections in the …

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The Comisión Nacional de Espectáculos Públicos y Radiofonía (CNEPR) prohibited yesterday the placement of advertisements of Dominican goods and services on international cable TV channels. The local cable channels were reaping ample profits by placing advertisements in international cable TV programming. Local television stations complained that this was unfair competition. The CNEPR ruled in favor …

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