2012 – Page 272

Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD) director Eddy Martinez has announced that Indian technology company Lanco Global Systems will be operating from the Las Americas Technology Institute (ITLA). The information systems company will offer a range of professional services to the Caribbean and Central and South America. The company’s regional headquarters is in Puerto Rico. …

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Avoid ordering lobster at restaurants or purchasing it in seafood shops. The seasonal ban on the sale of lobsters is now on. The ban is in force from 1 March to 30 June. Decree 119-12 orders a ban on the sale of lobsters for the period including the varieties known locally as: langosta, langosta pinta …

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PLD presidential candidate Danilo Medina says he is ready for the debate with PRD candidate Hipolito Mejia where there will be time to discuss national problems and proposals for their solution. “In April we will have the opportunity of the debate. There we will talk of all the subjects of interest to the country, but …

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Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso said during a meeting with the PRSC members in La Romana yesterday, Sunday 18 March, that the Dominican expat vote could decide the 2012 presidential election. Polls show both candidates running head to head, with Danilo Medina of the ruling PLD maintaining a slight lead. But leading polls forecast …

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In the scramble to reduce the margin of the very tightly fought 2012 presidential election, the PRD candidate, former President Hipolito Mejia has amply publicized his alliance with La Altagracia province PRSC senator Amable Aristy Castro. Aristy Castro was the PRSC candidate in the 2008 presidential election, winning 4.6% of the vote. He ran a …

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PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia has announced the signing of an agreement for support from PRD senator Juan Hubieres (Movimiento Rebelde), best known for his leadership of the Fenatrano public transport business. During the event, Hubieres accused Ignacio Ditren (Omsa government bus division), and Diandino Pena (Metro builder), Felucho Jimenez and senator Felix Bautista of …

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Weekend headlines in the Dominican Republic into the last two months of the presidential campaign have focused on pinpointing corruption in the PLD with PLD government officials threatening to submit former President Hipolito Mejia for corruption. Economy, Planning and Development Minister Temistocles Montas accused Mejia of increasing his personal fortune by 40% during his 2000-2004 …

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The Sharkatron team from the Carol Morgan School and two public schools (Politecnico Ana Lillians Miranda of Bani and Liceo Francisco Gregorio Billini), thirty 7th to 12th grade students competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology) in Orlando, Florida returned home having gained third place among first time …

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A group of young people held a protest this morning, Monday 19 March at the Barrick Gold offices in Santiago Domingo, calling for a ban on the use of cyanide in mining in the Dominican Republic. They expressed solidarity with mining conflicts in Latin America and called for a ban on cyanide as has already …

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A Victoria jail warder, identified as Severino Brazoban Guzman was arrested today, Monday 19 March at the jail for attempting to smuggle in 108.6 grams of cocaine hidden in his underwear and 198.6 grams of marijuana into the jail in his boots. Drug Control Department (DNCD) agents at the jail arrested the officer, who is …

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