1998 – Page 69

The Dominican government said yesterday that the failure of Central American nations to present a unified list of products that would be exempt from duty free treatment has brought about an impasse in the completion of Dominican-Central American free trade negotiations. The Presidents of Central America in April of this year signed a free trade …

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The senators of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano and Acuerdo de Santo Domingo met yesterday to debate who the Senate will name to direct the organization of the year 2000 presidential elections. Bautista Rojas Gómez, spokesman for the government party, criticized the announced intention to impose PRD candidates at the helm of the Junta Central Electoral, …

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President Leonel Fernández appointed Amilcar Romero as his new minister of agriculture. Amilcar is a known Partido Reformista Social Cristiano director. In a past PRSC government, then President Joaquín Balaguer appointed him to manage the state agriculture bank, Banco Agrícola, and to serve as minister of agriculture. Amilcar also served as general administrator of the …

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President Leonel Fernández is sending his father to Panama as the new Dominican consul general. His father, former military José Antonio Fernández Collado, replaces José González Sánchez, who held the post since the days of the Balaguer administration. Press reports explain that the President chose to remove his father from his post as director of …

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The Dominican government Corruption Prevention Department is studying the case presented by Max Puig, who is in charge of the Lomé IV for the Dominican government. Puig has documented irregularities that occurred during his predecessor’s Angel Lockward’s administration of the Lomé IV office. Lockward is a director within the opposition party, the Partido Reformista Social …

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Hoy newspaper reports on a new development in the internal problems within the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, the largest opposition party. Reportedly, while no official statement was issued, members of the Federación de Mujeres Socialdemócratas, the political body head by Peggy Cabral, the widow of former PRD leader, Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, left the meeting …

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The Dominican Republic won three silvers and a bronze in the judo competitions held yesterday as part of the Central American and Caribbean Sports Games. Altagracia Contreras, Andrea Hernández and José Geraldino only lost to Cuba. DR, with 47 medals, is in the seventh place behind Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Suriname.

Pedro Martínez had a great day yesterday and won his 16th victory so far this season in the Boston Red Sox versus Texas Rangers game held at Fenway Park. Boston defeated the Rangers, 4-1. Martínez is a strong contender to repeat as a winer of the Cy Young award. His closest competitors are Yankees’ David …

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A long list of present and past NBA stars will be playing in the Pro Players Celebrity Invitational to be held in the Playa Dorada golf course. The event is scheduled for 19-23 August in Puerto Plata resort complex’s Robert Trent Jones’ designed golf course. The list of celebrities includes: James Worthy (formerly with the …

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President Leonel Fernández announced changes in his cabinet yesterday. The most important of the changes are the following: Minister of Interior and Police Norge Botello was replaced by Ramón Andrés Blanco Fernández. Botello was appointed executive director of the Dominican Port Authority. He replaces the President’s father, Antonio Fernández Collado. The position of Minister of …

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