Dolores Vicioso – Page 6839

President Hip?lito Mej?a, appearing on the program ?Una Vez a la Semana?, broadcast on the state-run TV station, again rejected the proposal for a plebiscite or use of independent polls to choose the PRD?s presidential candidate. He said that the PRD directors should instead organize the party primary to select the PRD presidential candidate. Mej?a …

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Diario Libre reports that Vice President Milagros Ort?z Bosch is the strongest of the PRD contenders for the presidential candidacy. Of those polled, 16.7% would prefer Ort?z Bosch as the PRD presidential candidate, compared to 13.4% for Tourism Minister Rafael Suberv? Bonilla, and 10.6% for PRD president Hatuey Decamps. President Hip?lito Mej?a scored 5.8%, Enmanuel …

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The Central Bank?s treatment of Bancredito was highlighted in the press over the weekend, with comparisons being made between the way the monetary authorities handled the financial difficulties at Bancredito, compared to those of Baninter. In response to all the talk, the Central Bank published a paid advertisement whereby it reports that it finalized the …

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Hoy newspaper reports that as many as 500,000 Dominicans are currently employed in the transport industry and a proposal for the sector?s reform, prepared by the Technical Ground Transport Office (OTTT), says there is a demand for three million transport services a day. The proposal urges that the 12 government entities that oversee the transport …

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Diario Libre reports that after nine consecutive weeks of price increases, the government tapered 36 cents from the gallon price of premium gasoline (now selling for RD$63.80) and 49 cents from that of regular gasoline (now selling for RD$47.12). Diesel rose by 57 cents, and now sells for RD$38.42 per gallon.