2010 – Page 15

The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting rains today due to a low-pressure trough over the Mona Passage. The most recent forecast says that the areas that will see most rainfall will be the northeast, the southeast, the Central Mountains and the frontier regions. Onamet says that the rains should increase towards evening because of …

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La Romana’s 5,000-seat Greek-style amphitheater presents Kandela, the Latin & Afro Caribbean rhythms, music dance extravaganza. Fifty dancers and two renowned singers share the magic and sounds of the tropics. Shows on 21, 28 December 2010, and on 4, 11, 18, 25 January 2011. Tickets at the Casa de Campo guest services, villa owners’ club, …

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The senators apparently altered the report on the Budget project for next year and tricked the deputies in to signing a different report from the one that had been approved with the required majority that the regulations for these legislative bodies need to have, according to Diario Libre. This revelation apparently led to the stalemate …

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The Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, Temistocles Montas, is suggesting that the government and civil society should reach some sort of an agreement on the requirement of 4% of GDP for the Ministry of Education. A compromise of this sort between the two parties would allow the government, in view of the current economic …

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The Vice President of the Dominican Republic, Rafael Alburquerque, predicted a somber an uncertain future for the island of Hispaniola that is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He said that if concrete steps are not taken to reduce global warming, in a relatively brief period the rising seas could cover 13% of the …

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The Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) has announced the signing of the contracts for the Metro II line. One of the contracts goes to Alstom for the construction of the cars for the Metro system (US$104.6 million) for 15 units for the new line, and the other goes to the EuroDom consortium for the electromechanical work …

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A poll carried out by El Nuevo Diario newspaper gives Danilo Medina 25.72%, Miguel Vargas Maldonado 16.59%, Hipolito Mejia 16.28% and Leonel Fernandez 16.18% as the voting preferences of people interviewed. The poll was conducted on the newspaper’s webpage and 67,057 readers responded. Besides the four major, and well-known figures, the participants also identified Guillermo …

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The new president of the Dominican Republic Industrial Association (AIRD), Ligia Bonetti de Valiente, is calling for a change in the economic model in order to convert the industrial sector into the leading edge of exports, job creation and economic stability. Bonetti called for the removal of the obstacles that take away competitiveness from Dominican …

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Santiago District Attorney Yenni Berenice Reynoso has told reporters that she will pursue the case against Lt. Colonel Manuel de la Cruz Martinez who is accused of assaulting Sergeant Mildred Andrea Cepeda. Both persons are members of the National Police. The District Attorney said that once the prosecutors are empowered with a case, the District …

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Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) will go over the results of the elections held on 28 November. At least two people were injured by gunshots in new disturbances that occurred in the capital yesterday. Although some Haitian media outlets had reported the death of one person in the incidents, Diario Libre says this death has …

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