Topic: Leonel Fernandez
Three-year-old Jeremy Brito sat nervously in the new Montefiore dental center's waiting room Wednesday in Marble Hill, preparing himself for his...
In baseball's ongoing efforts to eradicate the many problems plaguing one of the game's richest resources, numerous MLB executives and Dominican...
Dominican Republic actor and comedian Freddy Beras Goico dies at 69Freddy Beras Goico, an actor and comedian considered the most influential television figure in his native Dominican Republic, died Thursday in New York. He was 69.Beras died at Mount Sinai Medical ...
Leonel Fernandez is a member of the Dominican Liberation Party who was sworn in August 16 , 2008 as President of the Dominican Republic . Fernandez was elected as the President of the Dominican Liberation Party in January of 2002 , with nearly unanimous support ...
For a country whose economy was heavily dependent on trade with the U.S., remittances from the U.S., nickel mining, tourism, and duty-free industrial zones, the Dominican Republic weathered the financial storms of 2009 better than expected. The almost unassailable image ...
In 2007 the Dominican Republic remained a country of economic and social contrasts. Business confidence was strengthened in March with the implementation of the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement with the U.S.. The Dominican Republic ranked 79 out of 177 ...
The most invigorating event of 2006 for Pres. Leonel Fernandez was the solid victory of his Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in the May congressional elections. President Fernandez, who had been elected in 2004, complained that plans to modernize the country, combat corruption ...
The toll from political violence that marred the Dominican Republic's legislative elections rose Monday to five dead and 13 wounded, local press reports said.President Leonel Fernandez expressed regret for the deaths Sunday but said they were "isolated acts of violence ...
Election day violence claimed the life of an opposition supporter Sunday and left three others wounded as voters in the Dominican Republic chose senators, delegates and mayors.By the time polls closed at 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) there had been several ...
Dominicans voted Sunday to elect senators, delegates and mayors, with several incidents of violence reported and President Leonel Fernandez favored to keep his party's majority in Congress.Several incidents were reported as voting took place across this mountainous Caribbean country of ...
