The Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO.- President Leonel Fernandez and opposition PRD party leader Miguel Vargas met Monday and agreed to eliminate the Constitution’s “never again” clause on two consecutive reelections, which would increase the latter’s possibility of winning the 2012 elections and allow the chief executive to run again in 2016.

Quoting a source, newspaper El Nacional said the meeting took place in the home  of a mutual friend of Fernandez and Vargas and that the verbal agreement would be signed in a second meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

El Nacional said it tried to get Fernandez’s comment by phone, through National Palace Press director Rafael Núñez, “but, as usual, this one didn’t return the call. Vargas’ comment couldn’t be obtained either, not even through his very close journalist friends.” Read the rest of this entry »

Boston.– Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra received an honorary doctorate from the University Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied for over two decades.

“Most musicians I know in the south of Miami want to come to Berklee, because Juan Luis Guerra studied here,” Roger Brown said during the ceremony, the chancellor of the university. Read the rest of this entry »

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Santo Domingo.– Caricom heads are to once again consider an application from the Dominican Republic for membership in the 15-member grouping when they meet in July of this year.

The issue, which was one of the major items up for mention at the 12th Meeting of Caricom’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), has been referred to a technical team for further consideration.

According to Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Kenneth Baugh, there are a lot of issues to be addressed in the context of this relationship with the Dominican Republic, but the general spirit is yes. “It is one of welcoming the Dominican Republic,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

Santo Domingo.– The Port of Sans Souci in Santo Domingo will host the Dominican Fashion Week 3-6 June 2009, an event organized by Tita Hasbun, Jorge Diep and Alex Macia.

According to the organizers, the program will include fashion shows and a fashion mall which will be open to brands and international franchises selling clothes at discounted prices. Read the rest of this entry »

Santo Domingo.– Competitors from Venezuela, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, Netherlands Antilles, Guatemala, US Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic will attend the Central American and Caribbean Rowing Championship.

According to Antonio Acosta, president of the organizing committee, the event started today, 10 May at the Rincon Dam facilities in Monsignor Nouel.

Samaná.- Around 465 million dollars has been spent to develop Samaná province in his last administrations, said president Leonel Fernandez during the popular dialogue held here yesterday.

He said the funds were spent to build the Santo Domingo - Samaná highway, as part of the project North Atlantic Boulevard, and in the construction of the aqueduct,  with the completion of its second stage is still pending.

The chief executive said the investments represent almost half of what it cost to build the Santo Domingo Metro, and chided that, “in Samaná we have a metro of development.” Read the rest of this entry »