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| Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 |
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Another round for Agripino?
Story Text & Photos © 2012 by DR1 Jun 13 2012 06:15AM
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DR1 - The internal crisis that has shaken the PRD can only be resolved if sectors from civil society, headed by Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado, take on the task of mediating between the warring factions, says the director of the Department of Political Science at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Freddy Angel Castro. Castro is advocating for the talks to save the PRD from splitting.
In the past, internal conflicts have been resolved with the creation of new parties. Thus, the ruling PLD emerged when Juan Bosch split from the party, Jacobo Majluta left to form his own La Estructura, and likewise, Hatuey de Camps left to form the PRSD. In number of votes received in the past presidential election, the PRD is the country`s largest political party.
"One of the possible roads is that they could create a negotiation commission, of conciliation, sponsored by Nunez Collado and other leading figures, because Dominican society itself does not need the destruction of its party system," he stated.
Commenting on the decision by the Higher Electoral Court (TSE) on the suspension of the meeting of the National Executive Committee (CEN), convened by former President Hipolito Mejia and his followers, he said "the court acted in excess of the demands as it spoke out on what was at that time a probable convocation, due to the fact that it is not in their competence to impede the functioning of the organs of a party. "
The PRD is split between the factions that back Hipolito Mejia, the party`s presidential candidate in the 2012 election, and Miguel Vargas, the party`s president. Read original at DR1.
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DRSol Evening Weather Summary for May 25, 2013
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by The Dominican Sun May 25 2013 23:29PM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 91 at Barahona. The coolest reading came from Santiago with an overnight low of 73. A few spotty light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, and rain is being observed right now as well at Samana, Punta Cana, Las Americas, La Isabella and Santiago. Skies were generally partly cloudy. Winds are averaging 9 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 76 mph seen at 9PM last night at Punta Cana. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 19% of the time, and thunderstorms 13%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 46. Cloud cover totaled 56%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. Last updated at 7:28PM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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Barahona court sets record bail for alleged lobster poacher
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 25 2013 17:29PM
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 Dominican Today -
Barahona, Dom. Rep. – The Instruction Barahona Court on Thursday set a record bail of RD$500,000 against José Carlos Cuello, charged with trafficking 700 pounds of lobster, violating the season ban.
Environment Defense Prosecutor Andrés Chalas has requested the unprecedented bond for Cuello, who’ll also have to appear before Barahona Judge Bolivar D’Oleo on the 30th of every month.
The ruling came after the prosecution accused Cuello of violating provisions of the Fisheries Law when he poached lobsters during the mating season, in addition to conch.
Read original at Dominican Today.
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The UN nixes Xstrata Nickel’s Dominican Republic mine project
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 25 2013 17:29PM
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 Dominican Today -
Santo Domingo- The United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) on Thursday rejected the planned mine at Loma Miranda (central) by the Canadian company Xstrata Nickel Falcondo.
“The deficiency in the environmental impact study concludes that the project doesn’t meet the country’s environmental and social requirements,“ said UNDP local representative Velerie Julliand.
The UNDP report says the impact study submitted by mining company regarding water pollution and the harm to Loma Miranda as a water source is “superficial and insufficient. “
The United Nations agency’s decision comes four months after the Dominican government requested its assessment on the environmental feasibility of exploiting Loma Miranda’s nickel ore.
“In the topics of hydrology, biodiversity, social and economic aspects the study is general and incomplete with a deficient analysis of the baseline result in the identification and assessment of potential impacts that mining would cause. “
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Dominican Republic: Latin American leader in Asia trade
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 25 2013 17:29PM
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Miami-The Dominican Republic is among Latin America’s fastest growing trade partners of China and South Korea, according to an analysis by online publication Latinvex based on figures from the International Monetary Fund and the Korean government.
Dominican Republic exports to China last year grew 40. 8 percent to $411 million. That was the fifth-highest increase in Latin America. Total trade increased 14. 4 percent to $1. 4 billion dollars, which was the seventh-highest increase in the region.
Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic posted Latin America’s second-highest growth in trade with South Korea. Last year trade grew 16. 5 percent to $ 290 million. Only Costa Rica had higher growth. The Dominican Republic is also among the four countries that had the highest increase in their purchases of Korean products. Last year, Korean exports to the Dominican Republic increased 9. 3 percent to $ 167 million.
Total trade between China and Latin America increased 8 percent to $255. 5 billion last year. Meanwhile, trade between Korea and Latin America fell 6. 3 percent last year to $56. 5 billion. Brazil and Mexico are the main Latin American partners for both China and Korea.
The Dominican Republic is China’s second largest trading partner within the CAFTA trade block and Korea’s third-largest partner within the same group, according Latinvex.
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Lunchtime Weather Report on this May 25, 2013
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by The Dominican Sun May 25 2013 16:29PM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 91 at Barahona. The coolest reading came from Santiago with an overnight low of 73. A few spotty light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, the last in Santiago at 7PM last night. Skies were generally partly cloudy. Winds are averaging 9 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 76 mph seen at 9PM last night at Punta Cana. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 10% of the time, and thunderstorms 4%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 48. Cloud cover totaled 59%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. Last updated at 12:28PM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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Catholic Church to mediate in opposition party crisis
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 25 2013 13:59PM
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Santo Domingo. – Former President Hipolito Mejia said Friday that mediation has been requested to the Catholic Church for the continuation of the talks between him and the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) president Miguel Vargas. “We are waiting for a meeting of Miguel Vargas with the Catholic Church, I think it will be today (yesterday) or tomorrow. We ask the Catholic Church to participate as an orchestrator of these things, as a mediator,“ Mejia said. Mejia confirmed he has already met with the church and announced that in the coming days he will send a letter setting out his views on the PRD “timing. “
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Legendary baseball scout Epy Guerrero dies at 71
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 25 2013 12:59PM
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Santo Domingo. – Epy Guerrero, the man largely credited for opening up the path from the Dominican
Republic to Major League Baseball, died Thursday at the age of 71. Epy Guerrero, a baseball scout for the Houston Astros, New York
Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, opened the first baseball academy in the
country and helped a number of future greats navigate the
path between the Caribbean and their sport’s biggest stage. Guerrero was first hired in 1965 by Pat Gillick, then in charge of
the Astros’ farm system, and followed him to the Yankees and then the
Jays, where Gillick was the general manager from 1978 to 1994.
According to Gillick, Guerrero had a keen eye for talent and was a very loyal employee, a hard worker. Guerrero was inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Morning Weather Summary for May 25, 2013
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by The Dominican Sun May 25 2013 11:29AM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 90 at Barahona. The coolest reading came from Santiago with an overnight low of 73. A few spotty light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, the last in Santiago at 7PM last night. Skies were generally mostly cloudy. Winds are averaging 10 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 76 mph seen at 9PM last night at Punta Cana. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 10% of the time, and thunderstorms 4%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 48. Cloud cover totaled 60%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. Last updated at 7:28AM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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Laura Guerrero expone ‘Revestido’
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 25 2013 05:31AM
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 Listin Diario - Read original at Listin Diario.
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Mejor restaurante del mundo será latinoamericano, auguran destacados chefs
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 25 2013 05:31AM
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Listin Diario - El salto de América Latina a la cima de los ránkings gastronómicos es “una cuestión de tiempo“, coincidieron en México el chef español Jordi Roca y el danés René Redzepi, creadores de los considerados como dos mejores restaurantes del mundo. Read original at Listin Diario.
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