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07-14-2011, 11:00 AM
Community NY press reports on the recent visit by PRD presidential candidate Hipolito Mejia to New York City. The former President seeks to motivate Dominicans in the United States to visit the polling stations in their city and vote for him in the 2012 presidential election. "I don't ask you to vote for me, but if you don't, you'll throw your vote away," The ManhattanTimes News reported, describing Mejia as perpetually jocular.
"For breakfast [today], I ate something that I only eat when I'm here in the United States," said Mejia , with a broad grin. "Today I ate pancakes," he said, according to the news report. Mejia is known for being partisan to mangu, even when traveling abroad.
The newspaper said that despite the banter, Mejia soon adopted a far more serious tone when he began to outline his plans for the Dominican Republic's future. "Our economy is bad for one reason," he said. "We need to work on [our] education."
As reported, the former President then emphasized the need for an ever more educated and skilled work force in an increasingly competitive global economy.
Mejia, who attended North Carolina State University in the States, made clear there is an urgent need for young and educated Dominican-Americans to come back to the homeland to contribute in the construction of a "new" Dominican Republic.
http://manhattantimesnews.com/2011/a-president-comes-for-politics-and-pancakes.html
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"For breakfast [today], I ate something that I only eat when I'm here in the United States," said Mejia , with a broad grin. "Today I ate pancakes," he said, according to the news report. Mejia is known for being partisan to mangu, even when traveling abroad.
The newspaper said that despite the banter, Mejia soon adopted a far more serious tone when he began to outline his plans for the Dominican Republic's future. "Our economy is bad for one reason," he said. "We need to work on [our] education."
As reported, the former President then emphasized the need for an ever more educated and skilled work force in an increasingly competitive global economy.
Mejia, who attended North Carolina State University in the States, made clear there is an urgent need for young and educated Dominican-Americans to come back to the homeland to contribute in the construction of a "new" Dominican Republic.
http://manhattantimesnews.com/2011/a-president-comes-for-politics-and-pancakes.html
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)