2010 – Page 214

An earthquake registering 5.8 on the Richter scale with the epicenter recorded as 21.5kms from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico was felt in the eastern and southeastern coasts of the DR in the early hours of Sunday morning. The earthquake, which occurred at 1:16am, was mainly felt in the northwest of Puerto Rico, lasting for about 15 …

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration tipped off the local Drug Control Department (DNCD) to a shipment of cocaine on board a ship from Belgium that was docked at the port of Manzanillo, in Montecristi province. DNCD agents confiscated 29 packages of cocaine, weighing more than 32 kilos. The drug haul was found in a freight …

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All museums in the Colonial City and those in the Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte are free for visitation from 9am to midnight on Tuesday, 18 May. This is in commemoration of the international day of museums. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar  

On Sunday, 16 May Dominicans will go to the polls to vote for 4,036 posts. 6,116,397 people are eligible to vote. What is different this year is that the victors will remain in their posts for six years. This is because the municipal and congressional election is being rolled over two years to synchronize with …

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With most polls indicating that the ruling PLD will win most posts up in the 2010 election, the party celebrated its victory in its campaign closure event yesterday. The party expects to win in 30 provinces and in the National District, according to a recent Asisa poll. Leading PLD figures President Leonel Fernandez, First Lady …

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The government has declared a nationwide holiday for Saturday, 15, Sunday, 16 May and Monday, 17 May until 12 noon, “to make it easier for people to exercise their right to vote”. Through Decree 264-10, President Leonel Fernandez exempted public service bodies, such as hospitals, fire departments, transport, private security and other, similar workers from …

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Most readers of El Caribe newspaper’s website (elcaribe.com.do) who are eligible to vote are planning to exercise their right on Sunday. The website held an online poll and 61% of respondents confirmed their intention to vote. Only 5% said that they did not know if they were going to vote or not. Nearly a thousand …

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The director of the Metropolitan Office of Bus Service (OMSA) has announced that as of 6am on Sunday and continuing all day until the polls close, bus services will be free. The idea is to help transport voters in the congressional and municipal elections to the voting stations. OMSA director Ignacio Ditren said that this …

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The head of the Organization of American States observers mission, Canadian Adam Blackwell, said that the complaints about the supposed unevenness and use of the State’s resources in the election campaign were considered normal. He said that he had met with all the political parties and civil society representatives, and that the JCE (the Central …

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The Dominican Republic, as part of the Caribbean Forum (Cariforum), will take part in the European Union – Latin America and the Caribbean Summit (EU-ALC) that begins tomorrow, Saturday, in Madrid. A mini-summit will be held in advance of the main event to deal with the issues relevant to the increasing import of consumer goods …

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