2009 – Page 77

The Constitutional Revisory Assembly has agreed to ban consecutive re-elections as part of the new Dominican constitution. The Constitution now reverts to its previous wording, before it was modified by former President Hipolito Mejia. This means that current President Leonel Fernandez, who has served three presidential terms, the last two being consecutive thanks to Mejia’s …

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Constitutional Revisory Assembly vice president Julio Cesar Valentin says that it is a dream to believe the latest version of the DR’s latest constitution could be amended once it is ratified. Valentin was responding to suggestions made by legislators, both in public and privately, that this latest version of the DR’s constitution would be passed …

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Some called it civil disobedience, but State-owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) vice president Celso Marranzini is not mincing his words, describing it as vandalism. The CDEEE VP was referring to an act that occurred in the San Jose de La Mina sector in Santiago, where residents tore out their electricity meters in protest against prolonged blackouts …

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Families evicted from Los Haitises National Park 17 years ago are asking the government for the RD$22 million in compensation that was promised to them in the 2009 budget. Spokesman Juan Castro says that 1,600 of the 2,320 families have not received any of the money they were promised. Castro said that a total of …

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The lack of jobs and a quality education are some of the biggest hurdles facing this generation of Dominican youth, according to participants in the first Tri-party Youth Forum held as part of the Decent Jobs Campaign, which was held yesterday at Santo Domingo’s Clarion Hotel. Representatives from the Labor Unions, the Ministry of Youth …

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This year’s hurricane season has been mild by Caribbean standards, but as the season winds down meteorologists are tracking Tropical Storm Henri, which is now located 710 kilometers east/northeast of the Lesser Antilles, moving at about 22kph. The storm currently has sustained winds of 85km/h.

Artist Chichi Peralta now has a day to call his own. The Dominican music star was honored with a day by the Boston city hall, in Massachusetts, by Boston city mayor, Thomas Menino. Peralta was honored for his music career and his ability to transcend music and the genre of Latin music. Commenting on the …

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We knew Dominicans would play big roles in the post-season play of many teams, we never figured it would be this soon and this dramatic. The Minnesota Twins were playing a one-game playoff against the Detroit Tigers. The playoff was needed since both teams tied with their regular season records, with the winning team earning …

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A Dominican version of Cinderella will be staged at the National Theater starting 16 October. This is an Amaury Sanchez production, telling the story of a modern day Cinderella. The script, lyrics and music are by Amaury Sanchez and Waddys Jaquez. Hochi Asiatico is responsible for the costumes and Isadora Bruno for the choreography. The …

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The United Arab Emirates and Dominican governments have just closed a deal that paves the way for immediate construction of a US$800 million electricity generation plant in the north western port of Manzanillo, in Monte Cristi province. Rumors that the UAE would build the plant have been circulating for close to a year, but this …

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