2007 – Page 130

If the Presidential elections were to take place today, President Leonel Fernandez would receive 42.3% of the vote, Miguel Vargas Maldonado would get 35.3% and Amable Aristy Castro 14.1%, according to the 9-13 August Gallup poll published in Hoy newspaper. The Dominican constitution requires a 50%+1 vote for a candidate to win in the first …

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President Leonel Fernandez was happy to be handing out over RD$800 million to three provinces yesterday as the profits from the government’s shares in Falconbridge were divided up. The government’s CORDE (the Corporation for State-owned Enterprises) holds 285,982 shares in Falconbridge, the giant mining concern that extracts ferronickel from the hills in Bonao and La …

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The shaky Dominican electricity network got back one of the biggest suppliers as AES-Andres, the 300 MW natural gas generating facility, came back on line having been shut down when Hurricane Dean went past the Dominican Republic. Unfortunately, the AES Group also reported that Dean caused some damage to the gas terminal, but the company …

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The new National Police chief, Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin, told reporters that the teams he has on hand will make his job “easy” and he reassured journalists that he has sufficient training to carry out his job according to society’s requirements. El Caribe reporters asked the general about his job during the swearing-in ceremony for …

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The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) and the Attorney General’s office have joined forces in an attempt to take reggaeton music dealing with drug related themes off the airwaves. Both law enforcement agencies will also pursue their battle against the sale of LSD-laced stickers. The head of the DNCD told reporters from Hoy that he …

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Seven people were wounded during a drive-by shooting incident in the Baracoa barrio of Santiago de los Caballeros yesterday. The incident occurred as a group of men were playing dominos on the sidewalk. The barrio is located in the western part of the city, near the Yaque River. Most of the wounded were taken to …

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Make a date in your calendar and be sure to attend the 24th Visual Arts Biennial at the Museum of Modern Art at Plaza de la Cultura in Santo Domingo. President Fernandez attended the opening of what is described in Listin Diario as a “fiesta of Dominican artistic creativity” on Monday, 20 August. This biennial …

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One of the Dominican Republic’s most famous musical exports, Juan Luis Guerra, has been awarded the Latin Grammy’s Person of the Year Award for 2007. According to the Latin Grammy committee, Guerra was chosen for the prestigious award due to his professional achievements, his music and his philanthropy. Guerra will receive his prize at a …

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The meteorological office in Santo Domingo is warning people to be on the lookout for the next series of rainstorms that will be produced by a tropical wave heading our way. The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has issued a “green alert” for the provinces of Santiago and Monsignor Nouel (Bonao) as well as the …

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At the start of his fourth year in office, at a time when press reports are clamoring for changes in the cabinet because of corruption, President Leonel Fernandez has responded by appointing people known to have strong ties to groups within the PRSC, PRI and PRD parties, as well as the PLD’s Jaime David Fernandez …

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