2012News

Squeaky wheels get attention

After marching from Parque Independencia to the Presidential Palace, a group of sugarcane workers received the news that the government would soon be giving pensions to 2,280 of them. Vice President Rafael Alburquerque said that the government would disburse RD$10 million per month for these pensions. Meanwhile, the sugarcane workers’ spokesman, Jesus Nunez, told Diario …
2012News

Newlink poll shows Danilo Medina leading

The latest Newlink poll has Danilo Medina winning the presidency in a first round with 54.2% to 42.6% of the vote for former President Hipolito Mejia. The poll of 1,737 potential voters was taken 4-6 May. The poll shows Medina consistently gaining over Mejia as the election date approaches. www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2012/5/9/426838/Encuesta-Newlink-da-favorito-a-Medina-para-la-Presidencia