The Dominican Republic

'¡Q'Viva!: The Chosen' Struggles on FOX

The ratings for the Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony helmed talent show, ¡Q’Viva!: The Chosen, dropped sharply in its second week on North American network FOX. The show, which follows the duo plus choreographer Jamie King as they scout Latin America looking for talent trailed in fourth and third place in the hours of 8pm and 9pm, respectively. At its peak ¡Q’Viva! attracted 1.84 million viewers, losing out to repeats of ABC’s Wipeout, NBC’s Harry’s Law, and CBS’s NCIS:Los Angeles, during the 8pm hour.

However, it is not all bad news for ¡Q’Viva!. While bringing in less than expected numbers in the U.S. the show is doing exceedingly well in Latin American countries. Take for example the 60% increase in Saturday night viewership ¡Q’Viva! is responsible for in Puerto Rico. !Q’Viva’ has also come in #1 and # 2 for its timeslots in the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia and Puerto Rico. And although it may not be doing well on FOX, !Q’Viva! which opened in Spanish on North America’s Univison almost a month before it’s English incarnation was viewed by 2.2 million viewers, solid numbers for Spanish market programming. As more countries continue to sign up to air ¡Q’Viva! it is expected to pass the 30 million viewers it currently reaches.

The Dominican Republic Reaches Out to The United Nations

On Monday, September 12, 2011 the Dominican president, Leonel Fernández, announced his proposition to the General Assembly of the United Nations to create a commission to regulate commission as they relate to food and petroleum prices in the Dominican financial markets .

The head of state announced that the simple speculation among the people influences between 30 to 40 percent of the prices and “generates anguish, anxiety and despair in the towns”.

Fernández recalled that the food provision crisis of 2008, generated by the speculation from the markets of the future, caused social movements in some 60 countries and threatened the social peace. He emphasized the fact that developing countries are “the ones that suffer the worst consequences, making up about 98 percent of the people that suffer hunger in the world”.

The Dominican Republic, which lacks petroleum deposits, depends on the financial markets for the importing of petroleum, and a large quantity of food and commodities that themselves are not produced in the island. Fernández’s proposition encourages the creation of an international commission to regulate these future markets with the goal of avoiding the unpredictability and stabilize pricing.

As reported by the Presidency and the Chancellery, Fernández’s proposal has already received the support of some 70 countries, including rulers from Germany, Argentina, Australia, Spain, Holland, Morocco, Sweden, as well as the members of the common Caribbean and Central American market, Caricom.
This article has been directly translated from www.univision.com . For more information, refer to the following link.