2012 – Page 256

The Weather Department, ONAMET is forecasting good weather for the Easter holidays. Onamet says that there will be some rains in the central mountain range and the north coast, but that they will be short-lived. In general, hot temperatures and sunny skies are forecast for the Easter weekend.

Good Friday is usually the most peaceful day of the year in Santo Domingo, when most of the population stays at home, or have already left for vacation time in the interior. Anyone staying in town should not miss the annual Good Friday concert by the choir of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, the country’s …

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The Dominican Republic has set a new Guinness world record for reading aloud for the longest period, after reading for 1,000 hours in a Youth Reading Marathon held for this purpose. The last 15 minutes of the reading were completed by President Leonel Fernandez himself, as he read from Article 85 to Article 101 of …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) announced their “Holy Week Operational Plan: For your security and values 2012” yesterday, Monday, 2 April and it is a massive effort. According to COE director General Juan Manuel Mendez, some 35,000 people will be mobilized in an attempt to keep accidents down. There are three phases to the plan: …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) Observation Commission has recommended that the Board Plenary should require civic movement Participacion Ciudadana (Citizen Participation), “to replace anyone with known involvement in party politics in their list of observers.” PC should also present the names of the coordinators of the process if it wants to have its application as …

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If one thing has been a constant in the two reports from the Greenberg-Diario Libre polls, it is that it is still not possible to call a winner and that the race is still not finished. Ten percent of the electorate reports that it is still evaluating the candidates and that they could change their …

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The Asisa Research Group polling company released findings of a recent poll that says that 52.8% of eligible voters would favor ruling PLD party candidate, Danilo Medina and 45% for the PRD’s Hipolito Mejia if the elections were today. 0.3% said they would vote for Guillermo Moreno of Alianza Pais. The new poll showed Mejia’s …

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Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena has instructed the Department for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (DPCA) to investigate Senator Felix Bautista, the subject of large-scale corruption allegations. The Dominican government authorities ordered the DPCA to investigate the alleged evidence of irregularities in office, corruption and trafficking of influence, kickbacks to Haitian President Michel Martelly, presented …

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The authorities at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo have once again closed the university, suspending classes due to student-led disturbances. The closure lasted from 2pm yesterday, Monday, 2 April until 7am today as a group of masked protestors, allegedly demonstrating about the university’s role in the administration of the new cancer hospital being built …

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With apologies to the Bard of Avon, an ambulance assigned to the Specialized Frontier Security Corps (Cesfront) was detained yesterday, Monday, 2 April, and the occupants, four illegal Haitians, the driver and his assistant, were arrested. The arrests were made at the military checkpoint in Jicome, Esperanza, in the northwest. The ambulance is said to …

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