DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Seeking to appeal to the young voter segment, the largest in the Dominican Republic, ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo announced that in his government students will not pay to ride government mass transport. He said Santo Domingo Metro, skylift and OMSA buses will be free for university students and vocational school student

“I want young people to have the same opportunities that I had to study and to realize themselves in life, that’s why the ticket in the Metro, Cable Car and the OMSA, will be free so that university and technical career students can go and return from their classes without that economic concern. This is not an expense, it is an investment,” he says in a new promotional video. He also indicated that in the next few days he will inform other sectors that will benefit from free transportation...