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  • OAS asks Dominicans to vote en masse, keep the peace
    Dominican Today
    Santo Domingo.- The head of the Organization of American States observers mission called Dominicans to vote en masse and to maintain the peaceful climate that exists in Dominican Republic. ...

  • Caribbean casino firm has eyes on District
    Examiner
    Washington 's high-profile businessmen is vying for control of the city's lucrative lottery contract, The Examiner has learned.The company, which calls itself Caribbean Gaming, has already started...

  • Opposition party stages dirty campaign, Dominican ruling party says
    Dominican Today
    Santo DOMINGO.- The ruling PLD party yesterday denounced the unfolding of a plan starting today aimed at discrediting its candidate president Leonel Fernandez, on the part of the opposition PRD and...

  • Helping Latin America Help Itself
    CFR
    U.s. policy in Latin America has long focused on opening economies, strengthening democracy, and battling drug trafficking. Over time the United States can point to a growing number of...

  • Dominican resorts will help workers cast their votes
    Dominican Today
    Santo DOMINGO.- The country's tourist resorts will make it easier for their personnel to go to the ballot boxes on Friday. Employees who vote in localities far from their work places will have a...

  • US shuts down European websites promoting Cuba as tourist destination
    Caribbean Net News
    Havana, Cuba: The Spanish news daily &Publico& revealed on Monday that the US Government has just shut down several websites, operating from Spain and owned by a British citizen, that...

  • More Cubans for health sector in Jamaica
    Caribbean Net News
    Kingston, Jamaica: Ninety-one new Cuban health workers are expected to arrive in Jamaica by September this year to augment the cadre of health workers in the island. Health and Environment...

  • Researchers Report That Better Screening, Treatment, And Affordable Vaccines Can Prevent Doubling Of Cervical Cancer Deaths In Latin America
    Medical News Today
    Thirty-three thousand women in Latin America and the Caribbean die each year of preventable cervical cancer, caused by a virus that infects 20 percent of men and women in the region and as many as 30...

  • 12th Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference
    Hospitality Newswire
    The 12th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference concluded with a very optimistic outlook for the Caribbean region as a record-breaking 522...



  • Chelsea returns to Puerto Rico
    The Seattle Times
    San JUAN, Puerto Rico — Chelsea Clinton is back in Puerto Rico stumping for her mother, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Campaign staffers say about 250 people in the coastal...

  • Dominican elections court reminds saber-rattlers who
    Dominican Today
    The Central Electoral Board will have an &armed contingency& to prevent any incidents on elections day, for which the Armed Forces have eight helicopters, in addition to the...

  • Haitian protesters trade food riots for jobs
    Reuters
    The demonstrators who ignited last month's violent protests against rising food prices in Haiti have accepted U.S.-sponsored jobs rather than follow through on a threat...

  • Ex Dominican energy czar off to trial for use of RD$2B from Sovereign Bonds
    Dominican Today
    A Santo Domingo Province Appellate Court ordered former State-owned energy companies director Cesar Sanchez to stand criminal trial, on charges of malfeasance in the use of...

  • Subsidy on staples could surpass RD$6B, Dominican Economy chief says
    Dominican Today
    Santo DOMINGO.- The Government subsidy on staple foods could surpass RD$6 billion, said yesterday Economy minister Juan Temístocles Montás, who clarified however, that &it doesn't represent a...

  • Dominican Government ups basic food subsidies
    Dominican Today
    Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic has expanded subsidies on basic food staples to maintain calm after deadly food riots recently struck neighboring Haiti. Trucks loaded with milk, chicken...

  • Census in 2010 a challenge, Dominican official says
    Dominican Today
    Santo Domingo.- Economy minister Temistocles Montas yesterday said the National Statistical Office's main challenge is the 9th National Population and Housing Census in 2010, which he called...

  • Dominican President still ahead in polls
    Dominican Today
    Santo Domingo.– Most Dominicans are planning to vote for the incumbent in this month's presidential election, according to a poll by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates. 56 per cent of...

  • Voting kits head out across Dominican Republic, abroad
    Dominican Today
    Santo DOMINGO.- The presidents and secretaries of the 13,075 voting tables which will function in the country and abroad went yesterday to the different municipal boards to begin retrieving the...

  • Dominican Republic ups food subsidies
    Examiner
    Dominican President Leonel Fernandez implemented the subsidies as he seeks re-election this month.The food packages are a welcome reprieve to 34-year-old handyman Vidal Rosario, who said people in...

  • Haitian lawmakers reject president
    WLOX
    Haitian lawmakers say they have rejected President Rene Preval's pick to fill the prime minister's office. Parliament spokesmen say 51 legislators voted against...

  • In Dominican presidential campaign
    Dominican Today
    Santo Domingo.- Organization of American States (O.A.S.) observers delegation chief Jose Bordon said he recommended that State resources only inform and avoid confusion with official publicity, to...

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