Hipólito promises Consulate to the Creoles in Virgin Islands

The presidential candidate of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), Hipólito Mejía, promised in U.S. Virgin Islands to create all conditions for the opening of the Dominican Consulate in these islands.

Urged the community of the diaspora in the Islands to continue working and educating their children. Mejia spoke of their commitment to the implementation of an effective education, through plan which will change the destiny of the country, and which shall comply with the law which gives 4% of the gross domestic product to the education sector, thus putting the heart in the demand of the people, "via ineffable to achieve human development and sustainable of the Dominicans".

Called upon the community of the diaspora in the Islands to continue working and educating their children, at the time of promise you create all the conditions for the opening of the Dominican Consulate here.

While, Antonio Paulino Reynoso (Toño), campaign coordinator of the PRD in the u000aThe Caribbean Islands, expressed before a group of young people in Saint Thomas, his complacency that Mejía welcome the request of the community to a Consulate to the American Virgin Islands. A Government Commission of Virgin Islands, along with women, youth and children of the PRD, were welcomed to Mejia on the Airport International Cyril King of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands capital.

Airport, the former President to Windward Passage Hotel, for an interview with Senator Adlah Foncie Donastorg Jr., along with Creole and foreign entrepreneurs and then he had lunch with Edward O'Neal, friend his own youth.

In the afternoon the convoy was by boat to Saint John, an island just 15 minutes from Saint Thomas, where his supporters appreciated his visit.

Saturday night closed with a dinner offered by the local leadership to Mejía in the Frenchman's Reef Hotel, while the Sunday began with a breakfast with the party leadership, which u000ahe exchanged views and strategies, prior to his departure to St. Croix.

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