1998 – Page 48

President Leonel Fernández named November the Month of Reforestation. The director of the National Department of Parks Omar Ramírez announced that 15 millions trees, most of varieties that grow rapidly, will be planted all throughout the country. A special emphasis will be given on planting around the river basins, parks, avenues and recreation areas. Thousands …

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The Partido Revolucionario Dominicano’s Political Committee approved that aspirants to the party’s presidential candidacy in the year 2000 elections be allowed to keep the posts they hold within the party and in public functions. Hatuey Decamps, Milagros Ortíz Bosch, Hipólito Mejía, Rafael Suberví and Jose Rafael Abinader are the party’s leading candidates. Formerly, during the …

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A Gallup-El Siglo poll carried out 16-21 September among 1,200 possible voters throughout the nation showed that 45.4% of Dominicans would vote for the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), 30.3% for the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) and 15.9% for the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC). In the 1996 presidential elections, a coalition of the …

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The Gallup-El Siglo poll held 16-21 September revealed that if the elections were held today, politicians who aspire to the presidency would receive the following support from voters: Hipólito Mejía (PRD) 21.9% Joaquín Balaguer (PRSC) 11.2% Milagros Ortíz Bosch (PRD) 10.9% Jaime David Fernandez (PLD) 10.2% Leonel Fernandez Reyna (PLD) 9.3% Jacinto Peynado (PRSC) 4.8% …

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Government party and leading opposition party PRD relations continue sour. The PLD opposes the unilateral appointment of the new judges of the Junta Central Electoral, the body that organizes the presidential elections, and the PRD maintains its stubborn opposition stance. Hurricane Georges hushed the intense tirades between the PLD/government and the PRD but neither of …

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The director of the National Planning Office, Rafael Camilo said that the Dominican Republic needs to change its image of an island destroyed by Hurricane Georges in order not to affect the foreign investment that comes to the DR. He said that the investment needed for the construction and reconstruction of bridges, highways and houses …

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Press reports indicate that vegetation in the National Park of the East, that includes Saona Island, is recovering fast. Saona was visited by thousands of tourists every week prior to Hurricane Georges. A report in Hoy by well respected ecological editor, Domingo Abreu Collado indicates that while the flora was affected, it is growing back. …

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Felipe Alou accepted a last minute offer of the Montreal Expos, turning down the offer that was "too good to refuse" which had been made the day before by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Press reports indicate the Dodgers had offered him a three year contract for US$3.5-US$4 million. It has been speculated that the Montreal …

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Korean free zone park BJ&B, S.A. donated RD$500,000 to assist its employees in the reconstruction of their homes and another RD$100,000 each to community organizations in Villa Altagracia, a city north of Santo Domingo and hard hit by Hurricane Georges. The company reported losses of RD$13 million during the hurricane but chose to make the …

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Gallup-El Siglo poll showed that former President Joaquín Balaguer and former Vice President Jacinto Peynado are tied in the opinions of the general public as to whom should be that party’s presidential candidate for the year 2000 elections. The survey, carried out prior to the hurricane Georges, from 16-21 September found that 28.7% of the …

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