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07-12-2011, 01:50 PM
The successful national strike has left the administration "dumbfounded" according to Hoy newspaper. President Leonel Fernandez, VP Rafael Alburquerque or any other administration official was prepared to comment on the event that shut down the country for a day. The President arrived at his office at 9:35am and no one else was seen entering his office until 2pm. At the same time, Vice President Rafael Alburquerque, who usually meets with the President mid-morning, did not go there and when asked why not, he answered that he was preparing a report.
Presidential Minister Cesar Pina Toribio left early for Washington, and Economy, Planning and Development Minister Juan Temistocles Montas is in France.
When the reporters assigned to the Presidential Palace tried to approach Rafael Nunez, the President's official spokesman, they were informed that he did not go to his office yesterday. Most of the employees did make it to work, but they spoke about the difficulties of finding public transportation.
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Presidential Minister Cesar Pina Toribio left early for Washington, and Economy, Planning and Development Minister Juan Temistocles Montas is in France.
When the reporters assigned to the Presidential Palace tried to approach Rafael Nunez, the President's official spokesman, they were informed that he did not go to his office yesterday. Most of the employees did make it to work, but they spoke about the difficulties of finding public transportation.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)