Dominican Revolutionary Party (DO)

Type: Organization

Name: Dominican Revolutionary Party (DO) (PRD, Dominican Revolutionary Party, Partido Revolucionario Dominicano)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Dominican Republic political leaders hail new pact with Barrick Gold

Santo Domingo.- Former president Hipolito Mejía and the presidents of the main opposition parties hailed the Dominican Government’s preliminary agreement with Barrick Gold Corp. announced Thursday.Miguel Vargas, president of the opposition PRD party, ... [Published Dominican Today - May 10 2013]

Entities: Barrick Gold Corporation, Dominican Republic, Social Christian Reformist Party (DO)

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Barrick Gold Corporation

Big business now hails Barrick Gold pact

Santo Domingo.- The National Business Council (Conep) on Thursday hailed the talks with Barrick Gold Corp. that concluded with an agreement, which it affirms benefits the Dominican Republic, just one month after warning the Government against jeopardizing ... [Published Dominican Today - May 09 2013]

Entities: Barrick Gold Corporation, Dominican Revolutionary Party (DO), Hipólito Mejía

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Dominican Revolutionary Party (DO)

DR1 Daily News -Monday, 06 May 2013

SANTO DOMINGO (DR1) -- Daily Dominican Republic news summary in English.Highlights:Puerto Rican government head to visit DRVenezuela will continue PetroCaribeDrug trafficking and DR-CAFTA covered at Costa Rica SummitMinisters increase own salariesBarrick ... [Published CaribSeek - May 06 2013]

Entities: Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, Dominican Revolutionary Party (DO), PetroCaribe

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Leonel Fernandez

DR1 Daily News -Wednesday, 01 May 2013

SANTO DOMINGO (DR1) -- Daily Dominican Republic news summary in English.Highlights:Government spending downGovernment issues demands to Barrick GoldRosario announces tender for new ID cardDominican Republic needs a film schoolTourist numbers down sli ... [Published CaribSeek - May 02 2013]

Entities: Leonel Fernandez, Danilo Medina, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Barrick Gold Corporation

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Dominican Republic’s highest court rules on two major cases today

Santo Domingo.- The Supreme Court is expected to hand down two key rulings in as many cases today Wednesday, starting with the Criminal Chamber’s decision on the appeal filed against former Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD) director Jaime Rodriguez Guzman, ... [Published Dominican Today - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Wilton Guerrero, Dominican Republic, Supreme Court, Dominican Revolutionary Party (DO), Hipólito Mejía

First reported Dec 17 2012 - Updated Dec 17 2012 - 1 reports

This week in history: December 17 - December 23

Boesky on Time's coverIvan Boesky, 50 years old and one of Wall Street’s most successful speculators, was sentenced to three years in prison on December 18, 1987 for conspiring to file false stock trading records. Boesky was the center of a massive insider ... [Published World Socialist Web Site - Dec 17 2012]

Entities: Ivan Boesky, Juan Bosch, Charles Dawson, Rafael Trujillo

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He called the agreement a positive step, "because you can’t continue to exploit the country's natural resources without establishing a true balance in what the benefits obtained should be."

Dominican Republic political leaders hail new pact with Barrick Gold [Published Dominican Today - May 10 2013]

President Danilo Medina congratulated Rosario for Saturday's victory. Medina expressed his pride and admiration for the feat "because we know of the sacrifices and effort that it takes to be among the most outstanding jockeys in the world." Rosario now hopes to guide Orb through a run for the Triple Crown for which he needs to win the Preakness (Maryland) and Belmont Stakes (New York)...

DR1 Daily News -Monday, 06 May 2013 [Published CaribSeek - May 06 2013]

"President Obama's trip to Mexico and Costa Rica provides an opportunity for the US and the region to recommit themselves to strengthening democratic institutions and respecting human rights" writes Allison [AFP]

US President Obama returns to Latin America [Published Al Jazeera - May 02 2013]

"Sometimes I look back to the risk Dominican society took, and in my case to the dare of ignorance that was taken" he said, when speaking on higher learning at the annual breakfast of graduates of IGlobal that took place yesterday, Tuesday 30 April at the Barcelo...

DR1 Daily News -Wednesday, 01 May 2013 [Published CaribSeek - May 02 2013]