President Leonel Fernández is returning to the DR this afternoon on board a special flight of Cubana de Aviación. He flew to Cuba on Sunday afternoon on board a chartered plane from Venezuela that took two hours more than the usual two-hour flight. Hoy newspaper said that Fidel Castro jested with President Fernández suggesting that he buy a plane. "The opposition is too critical," the newspaper reported was the reply, according to versions of the Fernández committee. The plane will bring Fernández and the official delegation back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Leonel Fernández is returning to the DR this afternoon on board a special flight of Cubana de Aviación. He flew to Cuba on Sunday afternoon on board a chartered plane from Venezuela that took two hours more than the usual two-hour flight. Hoy newspaper said that Fidel Castro jested with President Fernández suggesting that … <\/p>\n