2012 – Page 232

The plenary of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) confirmed on Friday, 27 April that the electoral results would be transmitted simultaneously to the political parties and the media. This had been decided in Resolution 07-2012. For the election, the JCE announced the issuing of an initial baseline (zero) bulletin, followed by three provisional bulletins, and …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) will “save” some RD$7 million thanks to its decision not to use the services of the Dominican National Transport Federation (Fenatrado) for distributing the election pouches and using the Armed Forces instead. JCE president Roberto Rosario told Diario Libre that the decision was based on the increased security provided by …

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The Gallup-Hoy newspaper poll carried out between 14-18 April face-to-face with 1,500 potential voters reveals that voters believe the three main problems currently affecting the Dominican Republic are: crime and safety (54.4%), unemployment (52%), inflation and the cost of living (49.5%), blackouts (38.7%), drug trafficking and consumption (18.1%), education (17.2%), and government corruption (13.7%). When …

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50.6% answered Danilo Medina and 44.6% Hipolito Mejia to the Gallup pollsters question of who they would vote for if the election were held today, as reported on Friday, 27 April. According to the poll, 2% would vote for Guillermo Moreno of Alianza Pais, 1.4% for Eduardo Estrella for Dominicanos por el Cambio, and Max …

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The Hamilton Campaigns polling company reveals that its latest poll shows Danilo Medina pulling ahead with 51% of the electoral preference to 44% of PRD candidate, former President Hipolito Mejia, as reported in Listin Diario. The polls award 1% to Guillermo Moreno, 1% to Eduardo Estrella and 4% undecided. David A. Beattie, president of Hamilton, …

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The Alfonso, Cabrera y Asociados polling company announced that in a poll carried out 19-22 April, Danilo Medina led with 50.9% of the vote to 45.8% of the vote for Hipolito Mejia. Guillermo Moreno of Alianza Pais received 2.2%, Eduardo Estrella of Dominicanos por el cambio 1%, and Max Puig and Julian Serulle of Alianza …

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Presidential candidate Danilo Medina is hoping to increase trade between the DR and the Caribbean as part of the national strategy to generate more jobs. During his visit to Puerto Rico last week, he stated that he would take up a proposal from Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to connect Puerto Rico and the DR …

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The huge US$3.19 billion trade deficit with the US through DR-CAFTA has apparently deterred Dominican business from supporting similar agreements with Canada, Mexico and Haiti, according to Diario Libre. This opinion is also echoed in the Tuesday, 1 May edition of Hoy newspaper. Diario Libre quotes the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Manuel Garcia Arevalo, …

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John McCarthy, Special Envoy from the Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, will be in Santo Domingo from 2-6 May to talk about business, trade and educational opportunities. McCarthy is a former ambassador of Australia to the United States, Mexico, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Holy See and former High Commissioner to India. He will be accompanied …

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Relatives of the seven Dominicans who were killed in a tragic car accident in the Bronx, New York over the weekend have gone public with a plea for financial support to bring home the bodies of the grandparents, 88-year old Jacobo Nunez and 83-year old Ana Julia Martinez for burial. They will be buried in …

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