2012 – Page 320

The National District and four provinces are home to almost half of the nation’s voters. According to the preliminary voting list provided by the Central Electoral Board (JCE), the vote is concentrated in the National District and the provinces of Santo Domingo, Santiago, San Cristobal and La Vega. The greatest percentage of voters is in …

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The Chief of Police, Major General Jose Armando Polanco Gomez, denied that someone wants to kill former lieutenant Fernando de los Santos (La Soga), and he added that De los Santos should turn himself in any way he feels necessary. National Police spokesman Colonel Maximo Baez Aybar said that the police chief guaranteed the safety …

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Escogido takes 3-0 lead in best of 9 The Leones del Escogido have taken a 3-0 lead over the Aguilas Cibaenas in the final series of the Dominican Winter Baseball Championships. The Aguilas, who had to win six games in a row just to get to the finals, seem to be out of gas as …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced that 6,504,943 Dominicans are eligible to vote in the Sunday, according to the preliminary voting list for the 20 May 2012 presidential election. This is 388,546 more voters compared to those eligible to vote in the congressional and municipal election of 16 May 2010. This year 14,700 voting …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations reports that Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso met with his United Kingdom counterpart, UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague in Grenada, and they both agreed to draft a strategic alliance that would drive a broad agenda in the areas of bilateral trade, investment, security and climate …

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Writing in Saturday’s Hoy newspaper, journalist Juan Bolivar Diaz focused on what has been said many times before. The Dominican foreign service is bloated with political appointees. Diaz says that the situation in the foreign service shows why the Dominican Republic tops the list of 142 countries on the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index …

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Dominican consumers run up less debt compared to their counterparts in Latin American countries. According to visiting Visa executive vice president Jose Maria Ayuso, there are more debit cards in use than credit cards in the DR. Ayuso says that the market is growing with more use of the pre-paid gas cards, debit cards and …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reports that there were no fatal accidents over the La Altagracia weekend. Thousands of pilgrims traveled east to honor Our Lady of Altagracia at the Higuey Basilica. Nevertheless, the COE reports eight people were injured in traffic accidents. The COE says it assisted 318 people, 32 of whom were hospitalized. …

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Pitcher Fausto Carmona, in jail accused of forged identity, posted bail for RD$500,000 on Friday. He needs to report to the court on the 20th of every month and is banned from leaving the country, according to a report in El Caribe. The Cleveland Indians pitcher’s real name is Roberto Hernandez Heredia. He was arrested …

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Prevention efforts and monitoring of known criminals has resulted in a 26% decline in homicides and crime in Santo Domingo from January to November, according to the National Police statistics department. According to their figures, violent deaths were down 20%, with 287 homicides, 63 less than the 350 for the same period in 2010. The …

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