Tag: Margarita Cedeño de Fernandez

• Friday, August 17th 2012 - 06:56 UTC

  New Dominican president takes office: “my wife will help you look after the place”

  

  Economist Danilo Medina was sworn in on Thursday as the Dominican Republic's new president and pushed for a pact against poverty as he assumed the post. The economist, who belongs to the Dominican Liberation Party of outgoing President Leonel Fernandez, won May 20 election on a promise to raise the country's standard of living.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 01:48 UTC

  Dominican president doctors succession: his top aide and the First Lady

  

  The election of Danilo Medina as president of the Dominican Republic signals a continuation of the policies that many experts say have helped the country grow during the past eight years.