2012 – Page 216

The life story of Dominican actress Maria Montez is being brought to the stage by the Alta Escena theater group at the Sala Ravelo of the National Theater on 31 May 2012 through Thursday, 7 June. Evening shows are at 8:30 from Monday to Saturday and at 6:30pm on Sunday. Irmgard Karoline Becker will star …

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President Leonel Fernandez and Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia led a ceremony launching the construction of a cruise ship port, Amber Cove, in Maimon, Puerto Plata province, yesterday, Monday 14 May. Garcia told reporters that the new 50,000 square meter ship terminal would guarantee the launch of tourism in the north, providing thousands of jobs …

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The senator for the province of Espaillat, Jose Rafael Vargas, says that as part of the celebrations for the Day of the Farmer, 15 May, President Leonel Fernandez would deliver some RD$100,000,000 to egg, poultry and other farm producers in the province of Espaillat (Moca). Each year, the farm sector of Espaillat province gets together …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has told reporters from El Caribe and other media that the election agency would not try to control the social media (Twitter, Facebook etc) and its use in these or any other elections. Roberto Rosario said that it was not on the JCE agenda to attempt to …

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Yesterday, Monday 14 May, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) formally invited PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia to present his serious complaint that says that the PRD leadership was being subjected to “a wave of repression and a volley of pressures by state security agencies” in several parts of the country. Diario Libre says that JCE …

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On the campaign trail, Danilo Medina, PLD presidential candidate, told El Caribe yesterday, Monday 14 May, that he would not eliminate public sector jobs until the conditions were created for the private sector to absorb these workers. “I want to work with the private sector, so that people don’t have to go after politicians to …

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PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia has committed to a tax amnesty if he is elected President on 20 May 2012. He said the amnesty would benefit small companies, single owner companies and individuals, and property tax and would encompass both the income tax and the ITBIS. He said he would send a bill to Congress …

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The National Business Council (Conep) will conduct an exit poll on the presidential elections this Sunday, 20 May. Gallup Dominicana with a sample of 7,000 interviews – chosen randomly – all over the country, will carry out the poll, reported Diario Libre. The exit poll will be taken after the voter has cast his or …

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The Greenberg-Diario Libre poll taken on 2-7 May with 1,022 people of voting age shows that both personal safety issues as well as unemployment are hot topics into these elections. A plurality of Dominicans (49%) feels that the country is going in the wrong direction. For many, the increase in both crime and unemployment is …

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The Campol Group announced the results of its 8-12 May poll of 1,500 eligible voters yesterday, Monday 14 May. The poll shows that PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia would receive 50% of the vote compared to 45% of Danilo Medina of the PLD. Guillermo Moreno of Alianza Pais has 2% of the preference. 2% of …

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