Drug Czar
05/07/2008
Actually ‘El Zar Antidrogas Dominicano’, lawyer and President of the FNP (Progressive National Force) Marino Vinicio Castillo, campaigning for his partner, the current Dominican President running for reelection, Leonel Fernández. Santo Domingo. Elections will be held on 16 May 2008 and the whole country is involved in heated debates (which most tourists are blissfully unaware of, shut behind the guarded gates of beautiful hotel resorts).
People are happy to share their political views, however. To me, a sign of a true democracy. The prevalent thought is, as put by one of the many Dominicans I talked to, that the current President is the least bad of the options. How familiar a sentiment
Leonel Fernández is well on his way to victory and has more than 50% support according to current polls. Three parties (the violet, the white and the red) have their own candidates while the blue party led by Castillo above, partnered up with the violet and supports Fernández.
Operation Clean Shoes
05/04/2008
Variety is the Spice of Life
04/25/2008
Five star hotels make her feel restless and she looks for an escape into the real world. They say Higuey is it. Otherwise, the exquisite cocktail mixed with local rums just for her should do the trick.
The more things change
03/15/2008
the more they stay the same.
This is the caricature published in Delo newspaper on 9 December 1985. The first page included a report on developments in the Vatican and a new wave of workers’ strikes in western Germany with a note on the OPEC trying to handle problems related to oil prices.
Corporate World
02/23/2008
Corporations run the world, right? Here comes another piece of evidence.
Signing out of mobile mode. Back to home sweet home.
Information
Adriaan, in response to your comment comes this mobile post from Cafe Sperl in Vienna that offers a variety of newspapers which wonderfully complement my tea and biscuits. If you google it you may find some interesting bits on this place.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s all about people, information is the most valuable asset and communication is the key.
Kitsune Invade Ljubljana
02/09/2008
Saw this on my way to the Mercator shopping centre and just had to post for the Japanese connection ![]()
