2012 – Page 214

Hamilton Campaigns 10-13 May poll shows PLD candidate Danilo Medina leading Hipolito Mejia of the PRD 52%-43%. Voters answered the question: “If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?” Hamilton interviewed 1,200 eligible voters. The margin of error is said to be 2.8%.

Jz Analytics was in Santo Domingo yesterday, Wednesday 16 May, to present findings of their telephone poll from 12-14 May. Some 828 people were polled. John Zogby, representing the company, said that 50% of potential voters said they would vote for Hipolito Mejia of the PRD, and 45% for Danilo Medina of the PLD. 6% …

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President Leonel Fernandez and Minister of Public Works Victor Diaz Rua inaugurated the last part of the Duarte highway project (Corredor Duarte), the elevated section above the intersection of Manoguayabo road, yesterday, Tuesday, 15 May. The east-west Duarte corridor starts in los Alcarrizos and runs to the tunnel under Ortega and Gasset Avenue that connects …

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In an election year, the Central Government increased its already bloated payroll by RD$272 million. The latter went from RD$6.14 billion as of 31 December 2011 to RD$6.41 billion in April of this year, according to the Controller General office. The Fernandez administration, with a term expiring on 16 August 2012, created 7,420 more government …

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The Department of Taxes reports that Dominicans paid 23.3% more in ITBIS, the value-added tax on sales. The government reaped RD$810.2 million more in March 2012, than in March 2011. The ITBIS reported to the government totaled RD$4 billion.

According to a study by the Foundation for Justice and Transparency (FJT), the political parties incurred costs of around RD$4.5 billion during the last four months. FJT president Trajano Vidal Potentini said that 74.7% of this sum had been spent by the ruling PLD and allies, 25% by the PRD and its allies and the …

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According to a poll carried out by the Cibao Economic Center between 11 and 13 May, Hipolito Mejia of the PRD will win with 50.4% of the votes and Danilo Medina of the PLD will obtain 47.0%. The results were revealed at a press conference by Cibao Economic Center president Leonardo Aguilera. The poll was …

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According to Leonard Kemp, director of the research company Sigma Dos, the results of a poll carried out from 6-12 amongst 1,500 people with a margin of error of 2.5%, showed Danilo Medina of the PLD in the lead with 53.7% of the votes against 43.6% for Hipolito Mejia of the PRD. 2.7% of those …

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Santiago Sosa, president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) in the National District announced that from today, Wednesday 16 May until 22 May the office would not be carrying out its usual work due to the elections, and would only be legalizing the election results, and would not be processing other documents like birth or …

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Yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 15 May, Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario said that he still had nothing to enable him to carry out any type of investigation about a complaint by presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia concerning the behavior of the police and military, accused of threatening members of the PRD. Rosario was meeting with …

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