2004 – Page 172

El Caribe comments on a communique issued by the Armed Forces and the National Police emphasizing that of the 70 lines of text, 41 are used to state that the forces will not allow any political organization to proclaim a victory in the 16 May election until the results are official. The forces say they …

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David Beker, writing for Merrill Lynch in an Emerging Markets Daily release dated 13 May, says that should Hipolito Mejia reverse the present voting trends and win the election, the most probable scenario would be ?to see more of the same.? The market analyst highlights how in recent weeks ?local newspapers quoted him as promising …

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Geoffrey Gottlieb, of Goldman Sachs analyzes government track records and styles of the two leading contenders of the 2004 presidential election in an Emerging Markets Fax ?DR Election Special? issued today. Gottlieb underlines how the polls suggest an electoral win for Fernandez, and says: ?Such a result should be positive for bond prices and to …

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The Coalition for the Defense of Protected Areas sharply criticized the fragmentation of the National Park of the East and the Jaragua National Park, which they say was carried out to further private interests, without respect for technical criteria nor for the consensus of the international scientific community. As reported in El Caribe, the coalition …

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The American Chamber of Commerce issued a statement protesting the move to expedite the Sectoral Protected Areas Bill through the Chamber of Deputies. The bill was approved in less than one week and ?without the due research that was called for because of the environmental, social and impact that the modifications will bring,? stated the …

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Diario Libre reports that as of yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies was still working on the transcription of the newly-modified Sectoral Protected Areas Bill that was passed on Tuesday, making it unlikely for the bill to be passed before the 16 May election.  

The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved the bill to fragment the National Parks and reduce the area of protected status territory. Their approval of the proposal went through despite widespread opposition from numerous sectors of Dominican society, who called for a postponement of the debate until after Sunday?s Presidential election when technical studies could be …

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The rector of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado, and the other members of a national commission that follows the election process, expressed their concerns over how the voting centers would be guarded. The group demanded that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) assign the necessary military personnel to accompany …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Luis Arias, disputed statements made by PRD delegates that they had a document signed by him authorizing the printing of a second voting list for the PRD party. As reported in El Caribe, Judge Luis Arias had contradictory versions regarding the authorization of the printing from within …

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Participacion Ciudadana, the civic movement that has over 6,000 voluntary observers registered for the 16 May election, stated that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) must clarify why there was an order to print a voting list for the PRD at midnight of Monday, 11 May ? five days before the presidential election ? and who …

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