2010 – Page 210

Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti is booked for a performance at Altos de Chavon on Saturday, 22 May. He will make a stop at the La Romana 5,000-person amphitheater as part of a world tour promoting his “Alas y Raices” CD. His show was designed by Cirque du Soleil. For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar …

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President Leonel Fernandez says that the only international institution that can provide solutions for global problems is the United Nations. During the 6th Summit of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean held yesterday in Madrid, the Dominican leader welcomed the fact that some countries in Latin America are part of the G-20 together …

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Central America and the Dominican Republic will experience a GDP increase of 2.9% in 2010, below the 4% that is forecast for the rest of Latin America, according to latest estimates by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At a press conference in San Salvador yesterday, the main advisor at the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department, Miguel …

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The Director General of Customs (DGA) reports that recent measures adopted aimed at preventing the theft of wiring and metals from telephone and electricity companies have reduced these robberies by 95%. Customs director Rafael Camilo warned that the measure that prohibits the export of copper and other metals would be maintained and strengthened. The DGA …

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The executive director of the National Competitiveness Council warns that the recent failures in mobile communication services could mean an end to the competitive advantage the country has enjoyed up till now in the area of telecommunications, as reported in Diario Libre. “The frequent interruptions in calls, as has been happening lately, is putting at …

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A commission from the general directorate of Student Welfare at the Ministry of Education is investigating yet another case of mass food poisoning allegedly caused by the school breakfast. More than a dozen students were reportedly affected in the El Puente primary school in Chacuey Abajo in Cotui, and were taken to the Immaculate Conception …

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Since the legislature began on 27 February to date, the Chamber of Deputies has only met twice. The second of the sessions had to be adjourned for lack of quorum, reports Hoy. Political campaigning is all that the deputies have made time for, since most sought to be reelected. Hoy reports the legislators seem to …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) will take a week to complete the final tallies on the congressional elections, especially for the Chamber of Deputies. JCE Administrative Chamber magistrate Angel Aquino said on Tuesday that the counting of the preferential votes could take a week to finish, and he called on the political parties to be …

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The Electoral Police has taken control of the municipal election board in Santo Domingo East and the Central Electoral Board (JCE) suspended the counting of votes. The JCE ordered the intervention of the voting police after receiving reports of scuffles at the municipal board as some politicians tried to gain access to the computer center. …

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As the popular song by Ruben Blades “Life gives you a lot of surprises,” (La vida te da sorpresas…) goes, the recent elections have given us several big ones. They included an end to the seemingly eternal leadership by the PRD senators for Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Jesus “Chu” Vasquez, and Azua, Cesar Diaz Filpo, who …

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