2012 – Page 222

The opposition PRD presidential candidate, Hipolito Mejia, says that he will file a complaint before the Organization of American States (OAS), claiming that the government party is using military and police personnel to intimidate leading PRD members. He said that some of these alleged actions of pressure and intimidation by members of the Armed Forces …

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The issue is political, as confirmed by the Gallup poll that showed that corruption revelations by TV journalist Nuria Piera against key Fernandez government official and senator Felix Bautista have cost votes for the PLD presidential candidacy. Now, PRD activist Jaime Aristy Escuder is publishing a new book with details of the supposedly closed issue …

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National Police agents in La Romana have arrested two men accused of killing an Italian tourist. Juan Antonio Garcia Javier (Pablo Piddy), 18, and Jefry Manuel Encarnacion Mercedes, 20, together with Grey Alexander Paulino and Jose Enrique Matos Felix who are both fugitives, are accused of killing an Italian tourist, Umberto Pigozzo. Pigozzo was shot …

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President Leonel Fernandez congratulated Diario Libre on its eleventh anniversary, saying that the newspaper occupies a dominant place in Dominican society, which is now accustomed to its valuable and attractive way of presenting the news. Fernandez said that he believes that the philosophy that guides Diario Libre’s work has placed the paper in a notable …

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The Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship starts on Sunday, 14 October 2012 with games at the ballparks in Santo Domingo, San Pedro and San Francisco de Macoris. The championship inaugural game is at 5pm at the Santo Domingo Quisqueya Stadium with the national champions, the Leones del Escogido, going against the Tigres del Licey. On …

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24-year old judo star Maria Garcia earned the right to compete in the Olympics in the 52kg category. She won the ticket by winning bronze in the Continental Qualifier that took place yesterday, Wednesday, 9 May, in Montreal. Garcia is ranked 43rd in the country. This will be her second time at the Olympics. She …

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Two low-pressure troughs will bring more rain and thunderstorms, according to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet). One of the troughs is over Puerto Rico and moving west and the other is over the island of Hispaniola. According to Hoy, the respite from the rain lasted only a short time. Rains are expected today, Thursday, 10 …

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Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer Calvin Harris, king of technopop returns to Santo Domingo on Wednesday, 6 June 2012 at the Sans Souci Convention Center. Calvin Harris, currently popular for his recent collaboration with Ne Yo to produce Let’s Go, is one of the top techno DJs in the United Kingdom. Tickets are …

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With just over a week to go before the 20 May presidential election, 12 foreign ambassadors in the Dominican Republic held a meeting with President Leonel Fernandez yesterday, Tuesday 8 May to discuss the economic situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the polls and the upcoming election. The ambassadors said they share with the …

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Cesar Felix Felix from the Central Electoral Board (JCE) says that more than RD$200 million will be spent on Presidential election day, 20 May. He said that figure included the wages for the people working in the 14,770 voting stations in and outside the country as well as expenses for the 50,000 military personnel who …

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