2004 – Page 168

According to Hoy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will keep a closer watch on the fulfillment of its Standby Agreement during the period of government transition. The IMF also announced that they plan to involve officials from President-elect Leonel Fernandez?s economic team in the local talks. According to Mario Mendez, the economic editor of Hoy, …

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Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Seaboard), which produces electricity for the ?spot? market, has slapped an embargo on all accounts and equipment of Ege-Haina, as reported in Hoy and the Listin Diario today. Seaboard claims that Ege-Haina owes them over US$3 million. Ege-Haina finds the timing of the embargo suspicious, however, since it came at a time …

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The Dominican Republic heads the list of Latin American countries that engage in human trafficking. The International Organization for Migration (OIM) spokesperson, Fanny Polonia, explained to reporters that the DR is also among the world?s top ten countries when it came to trafficking in human beings, sharing the ignomy with Thailand, Nigeria and the Philippines. …

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President-elect Leonel Fernandez urged Dominicans to have faith and optimism for the future because the Dominican Republic has been through difficult times before, only to rise above them and become stronger. He said he is confident that, despite the great challenges and difficulties ahead, ?this is another battle the Dominican people will win.? Interviewed by …

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Several cities in the DR were enveloped in purple yesterday, as both rich and poor took to the streets to celebrate the fact that President Hipolito Mejia will be leaving the Presidential Palace on 16 August. The party began at midnight on 16 May, after Mejia accepted defeat, and continued until late in the evening …

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The three independent polling companies monitoring the Dominican Presidential election all produced final results that were within normal error margins for a national election. The JCE?s Bulletin No. 9 shows the PLD winning with 56.69% of the vote, followed by Hipolito Mejia with 33.91% and Eduardo Estrella with 8.82%. For more details on the bulletin, …

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The ANJE-Gallup exit poll and a quick count performed on Sunday, 16 May predicted Leonel Fernandez would win with 56% of the vote, followed by the PRD with 34.8% and the PRSC with 8%. Some 3,612 voters were polled. The OAS quick count poll fluctuated between 63.17%-53.33% for the PLD and 36.68%-28.18% for the PRD. …

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The first phase of the 16 May election has received much praise from international observers. Former President of Colombia, and coordinator of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), Andres Pastrana told Hoy newspaper that Dominicans gave other Latin American countries a lesson in democracy. He said that he would recommend that other countries implement …

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President-elect Leonel Fernandez received at least 66% of the votes at each of the eight polling stations set up abroad, according to results of Bulletin No. 9 of the JCE, at which time 92% of the vote had been counted. Boston (3,491 valid votes): 77.4% PLD, 19.6% PRD, 2.8% PRSC. Miami (1,745 valid votes): 74.4% …

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Diario Libre reports that if the voter count trend continues in the tabulation of the ballots, Sunday?s election could be that with the lowest turnout of the past three Presidential elections. Using the numbers offered yesterday, one could project that an estimated 3,626,154 Dominicans voted, while 5,020,703 were registered. This would signal that 1.4 million …

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