2011 – Page 253

The 2010 Constitution had set a 26 January deadline for the start of the Constitutional Court, but this will not happen. The court was created to check the constitutional aspects of laws and government actions. The executive vice president of the Foundation for Institutionalism and Justice, Servio Tulio Castanos Guzman said that there is no …

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In an interview in El Caribe, businessman Ignacio Mendez described the Fernandez administration as “bipolar”. “While there is a group of government officials thinking about the country, taking measures with plans and projects, with a medium and long-term projection, there is another group that is simply thinking about politics and their individual interests and their …

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As of March, subscribers who use the email addresses ending in codetel.net.do will need to switch this to claro.net.do. The Mexican company known here are Claro Codetel will now be branded solely with the Claro brand, leaving behind the Codetel brand that had been reinstated after America Movil purchased Verizon’s operations in the DR. When …

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Informal food stalls are banned within the Basilica of Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia in Higuey, but the religious authorities have not been able to successfully deal with dozens of Haitians who cook and sell food in the premises without adhering to hygiene standards. According to El Caribe, reporters observed a large number of Haitians …

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Hamilton Campaigns presented the results of a recent poll on the leading presidential candidate hopefuls into the 2012 presidential election yesterday. The polling company says that President Leonel Fernandez leads with 77% in the preferences of the PLD and Miguel Vargas has 63% in the preferences in the PRD. The 2010 Constitution bans President Leonel …

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Two Dominicans are on the list of women investigated by judges following claims that the 74-year old billionaire Italian Prime Minister had paid for under-age prostitutes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12232265 www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12209110

Cesar Namnum and SonJazz de Maniel will be performing on Friday, 21 January at the Dominican Fiesta Sunset night lounge. Admission to the show, which starts at 6pm, is free – but get there early to get seating. The event is part of the varied Jazz en Dominicana program. For more upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar

The Toros, the favorites to win the 2010-11 Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League Championship won the first game of the playoffs 5-3 at the Francisco Micheli Stadium yesterday. Raul Valdes, a Cuban-born Dominican national, got off to a slow start, but pitched to win the game for the Toros, after the Estrellas batted three runs …

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The Central Electoral Board has approved a grace period for foreigners to renew their personal identification cards, called “cedulas”. According to El Nuevo Diario, the JCE says that foreigners can renew their cards, paying the nominal costs plus a RD$1,000 late fee, no matter when they expired. The penalties for late renewal can otherwise add …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved the Organic Law of the Higher Electoral Court yesterday, accepting a modification proposal that established the court with five judges. The legislation will return to the Senate where it will be approved this afternoon, according to Listin Diario. Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez has said that the proposal was freed …

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