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Dominican Republic Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Dominican Republic.

Results 1 - 20 of 4,130 in Dominican Republic

  1. Dominican president wins re-electionRead the original story

    14 min ago | WNED.org

    ... go that the voting was largely peaceful. "It's a democratic fiesta," he said. Just under 6 million of the Dominican Republic's 9 million people were registered to vote. (Additional reporting by Manuel Jimenez, Editing by Michael Christie)

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  2. Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernandez leading vote, officials sayRead the original story

    19 min ago | CJAD

    SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican Republic - Officials say Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernandez is leading the presidential election with 53 per cent of the vote and 10 per cent of precincts reporting.

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  3. Exit polls show Dominican president has large lead on opponentsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic : Exit polls show that Dominican President Leonel Fernandez could secure a first-round electoral victory.

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  4. Polls show Dominican president leads electionRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Current Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, who is running for reelection for the Dominican Liberation Party, speaks to the media after casting his ballot at a polling station during ...

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  5. Exit polls show Dominican Republic president could win re-election

    4 hrs ago | The Victoria Star

    A woman casts her ballot at a polling booth during presidential elections in Santo Domingo.

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  6. Dominican president favoured to win again - UpdateRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... stations in the country's 32 provinces. Bordon noted that all of the 13,000 polling stations in the Dominican Republic are believed to fulfil the requirements, although some suffered delays in the start of voting due to logistic faults. He added, ...

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  7. Fernandez favored to win Dominican Republic pollRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Taipei Times

    Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez has led the nation out of economic crisis and turned the capital into a huge construction zone, gains that were expected to win him a third term in yesterday s ...

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  8. Read the original story

    Wednesday May 14 | The Bellevue Reporter

    Bellevue Pride baseball team's trip to Dominican Republic a smashing success Baseball is a universal language.

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  9. Flying Versus Driving: Affordable LuxuryRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | PR Newswire

    ... tax rebate. For example, Apple Vacations is offering summer and fall vacations at the Sunscape Punta Cana Dominican Republic start from as low as $799.99 for seven all-inclusive nights, including roundtrip air, transfers, meals drinks, trips and ...

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  10. President is favored in today's Dominican electionRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | HendersonvilleNews.com

    Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez delivers a speech during his closing campaign rally in Santo Domingo, Monday, May 12, 2008.

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  11. Dominican Republic Votes in Presidential ElectionRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Voice of America

    Man sells newspaper with front page headline that reads in Spanish 'Let's vote,' in Santo Domingo, 15 May 2008 Voters in the Dominican Republic are casting ballots Friday in a presidential election widely ...

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  12. Dominican Republic votes to elect presidentRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Earth Times

    The presidential election Friday in the Dominican Republic started in calm, as over 5.7 million voters prepared to choose their leader with centre-right incumbent Leonel Fernandez as the favourite among seven ...

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  13. Southwest Casino Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 ResultsRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... August 17, 2007. This was offset by new consulting fees of $150,000 for Palace Resort ' s casino in the Dominican Republic and increased revenue at our two company-owned and operated casinos in Colorado of approximately $110,000. The following table ...

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  14. Dominican prez poised to historic third termRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | NY Daily News

    ... candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado, leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party. SANTO DOMINGO , Dominican Republic - Dominican President Leonel Fernandez has led the nation out of economic crisis and turned the capital into a huge construction zone, ...

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  15. Sol Melia Vacation Club Adds Coco Beach, Puerto Rico to Portfolio of International LocationsRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Street Talk

    ... Club locations include Cancun, Cozumel and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico; Puerto Rico and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in the Caribbean; Panama in Central America; and the Canary Islands, Spain, in Europe. For more information on Sol MeliA Vacation ...

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  16. USA 3000 stopping BWI flights to FloridaRead the original story

    Monday May 12 | Baltimore Business Journal

    ... Thursday. USA 3000 will continue service from BWI to Cancun, Mexico, and Punta Cana and La Romana in the Dominican Republic. The airline also has a seasonal flight to Bermuda. USA 3000 carried 120,171 passengers from BWI in 2006, or less than 1 ...

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  17. Dominicans to elect president todayRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | The Peninsula

    ... to come up with a "social pact" to address poverty and expand the government's social programmes. The Dominican Republic is far wealthier than its impoverished neighbour on the island of Hispaniola, Haiti, but many of its people still struggle to ...

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  18. Profile: Dominican presidential front runnersRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

    ... in 1962 to New York, where he received elementary and secondary school education. He returned to the Dominican Republic in 1968 to continue his schooling. Later he studied law at Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, where he received a doctorate ...

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  19. Three Killed as Violence Mars Dominican ElectionRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Epoch Times

    ... shot and killed as violence marred the close of campaigning before Friday's presidential election in the Dominican Republic, authorities said. Police said the deaths, from a clash between supporters of the government and of the opposition, occurred ...

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  20. Dominican boom may propel president to historic 3rd termRead the original story

    Yesterday | Chicago Tribune

    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Dominican President Leonel Fernandez has led the nation out of economic crisis and turned the capital into a huge construction zone, gains that are expected to win him a ...

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