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Santo Domingo.- Vice president Rafael Alburquerque yesterday bestowed the Christopher Columbus Heraldic Order on Lord Leslie Griffiths, member of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords, who’s on official visit to the country together with other parliamentarians and investors from that nation.

In the National Palace ceremony, the Vice President stated his satisfaction with the special recognition, and hailed Griffiths as a figure with credibility and distinguished career, including the post as Interim president of the British Parliamentary Group for Haiti.

“Consider the Dominican Republic as the country best positioned to promote, within the international community, the urgent need to politically stabilize and re-launch Haiti’s economic development,” Alburquerque said.

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Written by: Ricardolito, 30 Nov 2011 10:07 AM
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
I am sure Lord Griffiths is delighted with this award and has had a very intersting career and life ..a former judge of the High Court , president of the MCC, Englands cricket headquaters and Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club .He is respected by all sides of politics and also had a distinguished war record. One of those people that is born to lead.
Written by: josean, 30 Nov 2011 12:26 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia

Leslie old boy now that we have bribed, I mean “honored” you, think you can get Fisher to tone it down on the bribe and extortion stuff?
Written by: tomito, 30 Nov 2011 4:08 PM
From: United States
Leslie: Are you kidding me ? What bribes ? chuckles...
Written by: RoyStone, 2 Dec 2011 10:38 AM
From: Australia
josean, superb observation!
Written by: RoyStone, 2 Dec 2011 10:45 AM
From: Australia
The Christopher Columbus Heraldic Order - wow, that's almost as high as the Rafael Trujillo Humanitarian Award!

History Quiz: Who killed the most Indians?
(a) General Custer?
(b) John Wayne?
(c) Union Carbide?
(d) Christopher Columbus?


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