Dolores Vicioso – Page 8161

The conditions established by Dr Peña Gómez for a debate between the three major presidential candidates have not been accepted by his contenders, Leonel Fernández and Jacinto Peynado. The presidential candidate for the PRD and the Acuerdo de Santo Domingo said that he would save himself for the end of the campaign, after specialists from …

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Jacinto Peynado’s latest campaign photograph has been criticized and what is worse, ridiculed by the general public. Freddy Ortiz, an advertising professional who runs a column on advertising and marketing in the newspaper Hoy, suggested that it was probable the photograph had not been submitted to the usual testing before the major investment in the …

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There is a lot of optimism in the country that the present electoral campaign will not interrupt the normal activities of the populace. The parties are all vowing to hold “clean wars,” bringing new levels to Dominican democracy. Partido Revolucionario Dominicano and allies: The secretary general of the PRD emphasizes that party will maintain its …

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On a tour of the Eastern region last week, Jacinto Peynado confirmed that he would choose his running mate by the end of the month and that the person could be a resident of that region. This seems to suggest that he is not firm about choosing a vice presidential candidate from Santiago or the …

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Last week, Vice President Jacinto Peynado said that if he wins the election he would have the most harmonious and the very best relations with Haiti. He traveled to Haiti last week to represent President Joaquín Balaguer at the inaugural ceremonies for the new Haitian President, Rene Preval. He said he went to Haiti to …

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A PLD militant died during a political rally in Villa Altagracia. He was apparently hit by a shot fired by one of his PLD colleagues. Members of the PRD, a rival party, denied allegations made by the secretary general of the PLD, Lidio Cadet, to the effect that Salvador Balbuena, the deceased, had died at …

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Last week, Leonel Fernández said that if elected he will finish the public works that the present government has under construction, and that contribute to the development of the country. Leonel Fernández was touring the area of Barahona. He said that if elected, he would promote ecotourism in the area and would develop the port …

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There is widespread consensus amongst economic circles regarding the soundness of the latest decisions made by the Central Bank with a view to encouraging growth in various sectors of the economy. The Central Bank recently announced that it was reducing the interest rate for agricultural, industrial and small business loans from 22.5 to 18 percent. …

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The U.S. ambassador, Donna Jean Hrinak, has advised the government of the adverse effects that the requirement for consular invoices to accompany imports is having on U.S. businesses in the D.R.’s free trade zones. She said that some businesses have halted production because they are unable to remove their imported raw materials from the ports. …

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