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Next DR1 Daily News Update: Monday, 2 September 2019
Dorian passes far from the DR
JCE sets 31 August deadline for presenting primary pre-candidates
Constitutional Court annuls several clauses in Political Parties Law
Leonelista legislators say no to Colonial City loan, yes to IFAD loan
Here we go again: To reform or not to reform?
Billions in education not making a difference
Help save a life: Become an organ donor
Racing at the Autodromo Petronan
Coming soon: Dominicana’s Got Talent
Next DR1 Daily News Update: Monday, 2 September 2019
The next DR1 Daily News update will appear on Monday, 2 September 2019. The Monday issue will compile headline news for the previous Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Breaking news can be followed 24/7 in the DR1 Forums. See DR1 Forum at https://dr1.com
Dorian passes far from the DR
Dorian was a no show for Punta Cana. Most forecast models that had the storm drenching the eastern coast of the country turned out to be wrong. Hurricane Dorian passed around 300 km from the East Coast of the Dominican Republic. Dorian brought stormy weather to St. Thomas and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, but neither the expected rainstorms in Puerto Rico.
The storm did affect several flights from Dominican airports to eastern Caribbean destinations. JetBlue canceled several trips to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Meanwhile, there was relief in the Dominican Republic. Activities continued as normal.
Just in case, the Center for Emergency Operations has on green alert for possible flooding the eastern provinces of San Pedro de Macorís, Hato Mayor, Sánchez Ramírez, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez (Nagua), Samaná, Monte Plata, Santiago and Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís).
Regardless, the time is right to prepare for a big storm. Weather forecasters say it will be a season with few but very intense storms.
MikeFisher, the DR1 weather forecaster, described the storm: “Dorian is one of the most interesting to observe and unexpected/unforeseen changing systems I have ever seen.”
Follow the storms and how they may affect the Dominican Republic at:
https://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php/175150-2019-Hurricane-Season
https://www.diariolibre.com/actuali...pera-con-normalidad-este-miercoles-LJ13921684
JCE sets 31 August deadline for presenting primary pre-candidates
The Central Electoral Board (JCE) says that changes in the pre-candidate list for participating in the 6 October 2019 primary need to be made the latest on 31 August 2019. The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) had announced that five polling companies were hired to poll eight pre-candidates on 2, 3 and 4 September. The plan is for the winner of the poll to be backed by the other polled pre-candidates. The candidate then would receive the backing of supporters of President Danilo Medina. This candidate would then run against former President Leonel Fernandez in the party primary.
The snag in the plan is that the polls would be carried out after the JCE deadline. The PLD has requested an extension to give time for the polls.
The Danilista party line could still be for their voters to vote for the pre-candidate with the most votes according to their polls, observes the newspaper report. The names of the other pre-candidates would still be on the automated ballots.
The PLD and the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) are holding simultaneous primaries on 6 October. The JCE is actively participating in the funding and organization of the events. The primaries will serve to test the new automated voting system.
https://eldia.com.do/la-jce-advierte-a-pld-y-prm-sobre-aspirantes/
Constitutional Court annuls several clauses in Political Parties Law
The Constitutional Court (TC) annulled the clause in Art 25 of the Political Parties Law 33-18 that prohibited parties from allying with another party in their first participation in an election.
The minority parties Alianza País (ALPAIS), Partido Humanista Dominicano (PHD), Partido Dominicano por el Cambio (DXC), Frente Amplio (FA), Fuerza Nacional Progresista (FNP), Alianza por la Democracia (APD), Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata (PRSD), Opción Democrática (OD) had submitted a motion against the clause on 11 October 2018.
Numeral 12 of article 25 of Political Parties Law 33-18 prohibits political parties, groups and movements from "concurring allied with another political party in their first electoral process participation.” It obligates the parties to nominate their candidates in that contest, at the municipal, congressional and presidential levels.
In the same ruling announced on 28 August 2019, the Constitutional Court revoked another Political Party Law 33-18 clause. The court says party membership cannot be a prerequisite for running for elective office.
The Constitutional Court also rejected the Political Parties Law 33-18 clause that prohibits any kind of political propaganda that is based on, makes reference to or may be perceived as negative, disrespectful or contrary to the principles, customs and cultural values of the local, regional or national community, be it related to religious, racial or sexual preference, or of any other nature that contravenes good customs.
Likewise, the Constitutional Court rejected language in the Political Parties Law 33-18 that bans publishing negative messages in social media that could tarnish the image of the candidates and the application of High Tech Crimes Law 53-07 fines to these negative messages.
Moreso, the Constitutional Court downturned the ban on political advertising on radio and TV in the Political Parties Law 33-18.
The annulments were announced on 28 August 2019.
An editorial in El Dia concludes that the Political Parties Law 33-18 was poorly drafted. It has numerous constitutional violations and ambiguities that have had to be sorted out in time-consuming processes by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and the Constitutional Court (TC). For more than 20 years, the PLD-majority National Congress discussed the bill. The new law has considerably increased the cost of the general elections in the Dominican Republic.
https://listindiario.com/la-republi...e-prohibe-alianza-en-primer-proceso-electoral
https://www.diariolibre.com/actuali...s&utm_medium=relacionada&utm_campaign=related
https://eldia.com.do/tribunal-constitucional-elimina-restricciones-de-la-precampana-electoral/
Leonelista legislators say no to Colonial City loan, others say yes to IFAD loan
The US$90 million InterAmerican Development Bank loan for the Colonial City is the new victim of the differences between Leonelistas (former President Leonel Fernandez) and Danilistas (President Danilo Medina) in the Chamber of Deputies. On Tuesday, 27 August 2019, despite three roll calls, Radhames Camacho was not able to get the needed minimum 96 votes for the bill to pass on Tuesday. The IDB loan was sent to the commission chaired by PLD deputy Ramón Cabrera. It is for phase II of the renovation of the Colonial City.
During the same Tuesday, 27 August session, the divide in the vote of ruling party legislators also affected the passing of a US$11.68 million loan. It was from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and would be used to promote activities to generate income and food security for rural families. In total, the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) members are 106, and add to them their allies in the opposition. As reported in Diario Libre, the Leonelistas would not give their yes vote on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, though, several Leonelista government party legislators gave in and voted for the IFAD loan, despite criticism that it had not been discussed in the Hacienda Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. The loan passed with the favorable vote of 95 legislators, 10 who voted no and 22 that abstained from voting. It had already been passed in the Senate.
Here we go again: To reform or not to reform?
Talk about reforming the 2015 Constitution is being kept alive in the media in the weeks leading up to the 6 October primary. In the first half of the year, social, political and even international pressure impeded President Danilo Medina from pushing through constitutional reform to legally enable his running for a second reelection. The story did not end there.
Little by little, the Medina followers have been gathering support from leading persons and entities and are finding reasons why the National Constitutional Assembly should be convened and priority be given to constitutional reform.
The biggest argument for the “need” to modify the Constitution is to unify the municipal, congressional and presidential elections to save costs and complexity.
Other points that have been made are to eliminate the much-criticized Attorney General participation in the National Council of the Magistracy. The inclusion of the Attorney General dates back to the 2010 Constitution promoted by former President Leonel Fernández and has enabled the President to have the majority in deciding who’s who in the Justice Branch.
Other sectors say that the reform could be used to pass a change that would enable the President to win with less than 50%+1 of the vote. This would make it easier for a weaker candidate to win. Furthermore, Danilo Medina followers are keen on reform that would enable President Danilo Medina to run again for another eight years as of 2024.
The first to again bring up the constitutional reform issue were top members of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), then former President Hipólito Mejía. More recently Pedro Brache of the National Council of Business and even the Adriano Miguel Tejada, executive editor of Diario Libre, have added their voices in favor of constitutional reform. e
Vice President Margarita Cedeño said on Wednesday, 28 August that she is against the unification in time for the 2020 general election. Nevertheless, she said she was open to discussions for this in the future. “I don’t think we should be changing laws at will. What is important is that the laws be made and that they be made correctly,” she said. “Laws need to be respected,” she said, when speaking before the opening of a conference on telecommunications at the Centro Cultural de las Telecomunicaciones in Santo Domingo.
The elections will take place in seven months. “Only now is when they noticed the inconvenience?,” asks news commentator Huchi Lora. Lora says he among many others criticized the provisions now cited by those in favor of constitutional reform. “And now is when they notice all that was wrong?” asks Lora. “How can we make a Constitution to accommodate one person?” he asks. He expresses his sadness that businessmen would support this movement.
Altagracia Salazar on “Cuentas, no Cuentas” morning radio show said that in the past municipal election less than half of the people who vote in the presidential election participated. She says that past experiences do not support the separation of municipal, congressional and presidential elections. She said, the question now would be: “Are they preparing a crisis?”.
Rafael Toribio, also speaking on “Cuentas, No Cuentos,” said that the new automated system ensures that results will be available in 15 minutes. “It looks like technology will work in favor of the management of the elections,” he said. Toribio says Danilo Medina followers are intent on ensuring their leader gets eight more years in government as of 2024.
Toribio warned that any politician taking sides with the Danilistas will lose the favor of the middle class, expressed by the Marcha Verde anti-corruption movement.
https://listindiario.com/la-republi...-opone-a-unificar-las-elecciones-del-ano-2020
https://www.diariolibre.com/actuali...ficacion-de-las-elecciones-de-2020-MP13588307
https://www.diariolibre.com/opinion/am/cambiar-las-elecciones-ED13899085
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699SpBDt-OU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvQbK2llwHg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUdbFWTL4Q (min 45:20m) – Cuentas, no Cuentos
Billions in education not making a difference
Acción Empresarial para la Educacion (Educa) is concerned that the US$18.5 billion the Medina administration has spent on public education over the past seven years has not produced the desired results. The non-governmental organization backed the national effort to get the government to increase its investment in public education to 4% of GDP. The government would pour billions into building new schools that would extend school hours from 8 to 12 to 8 to 4pm. Significant wage raises have lured thousands of private school teachers to the public school system.
But still, the standardized tests carried out by the Ministry of Education reveal that only 12% of the children in third grade have minimal comprehension levels, and only 4.1% by sixth grade have satisfactory math skills.
Samuel Conde, president of Educa spoke of the disappointment with the results of the mega-investment in public education. He remarks that most youths today are not studying or working, which means they are very vulnerable to become victims of vices and crime.
Conde was interviewed by El Dia newspaper. Participating in the interview were also Darwin Caraballo, executive director of the pro-education entity, Yandra Portela, board member and Juan Tomas Tavares Kelner, past president.
Educa is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Educa officials propose a public-private alliance to enable exponential leaps to increase the quality of learning of the student population.
Darwin Caraballo said that already there are around 125 companies that are investing around US$1 million a month in public education initiatives.
Caraballo says that the problem is no longer one of the low wages for teachers. He said that public school teachers make 53% more than the average paid to university professors.
80% of public teachers failed the standardized tests to be hired for the 2019-2020 school year. The teachers that flunked are demanding a new test.
https://eldia.com.do/educa-deplora-que-la-inversion-del-4-no-haya-impactado-en-la-ensenanza-escolar/
Help save a life: Become an organ donor
The Transplant Coordination Institute (Incort) is launching a campaign to encourage people to donate their organs. Dr. Fernando Morales Billini, director of the Transplant Coordination Institute (Instituto de Coordinación de Trasplantes) said that 3,372 organ transplants were carried out in the Dominican Republic from 2004 to 2018. The campaign “Become a Donor” (Hazte Donante) reaches out to all those living in the Dominican Republic.
https://n.com.do/2019/08/28/institu...-de-trasplante-lanzara-campana-hazte-donante/
https://incortrd.com/
Racing at the Autodromo Petronan
There will be speed racing at the eastern Santo Domingo Petronan Race Track. More than 100 expert racecar drivers will be competing for the Festival de Velocidad Yokohama and the Gran Premio Hosuya de Autos y Motos. The preliminary rounds will be held on Saturday, 31 August and the finals on Sunday, 1 September. There will be competitions in the National Tourism (TN), Street Touring (ST), Racing Sedan (RS), Kia Up, rookie and the most followed racing event, the Dominican Touring Series (DTS).
French stuntman Joe P. Gourie will be entertaining racing fans by driving a vehicle using only two wheels.
Motorcycle competitions are also on the program. 13-year old Latin American champion Darling Cruz is competing. On the program are competitions in pro-bike, amateur, street-bike, super moto pro, super moto amateur, super sports 600cc.
The events will be streamed live on the YouTube channel of Autodromo Petronan and Acelerando RD and on Telecentro, Channel 13.
General admission is RD$300. There is also special seating for RD$1,000 (paddock), RD$2,500 special guest.
https://www.facebook.com/petronanrd/
Coming soon: Dominicana’s Got Talent
Dominicana’s Got Talent starts Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at 9 pm on Color Visión, Channel 9. The judges for the Dominican version of the leading global reality are actress Nashla Bogaert, TV host Milagros Germán, actor Waddys Jaquez, and comedian Raymond Pozo. The show hosts will be actor Frank Perozo and TV host Pamela Sued.
Read more about the hosts for the show in Estilos of Diario Libre at https://issuu.com/estilos/docs/estilos657_240819__low
Dorian passes far from the DR
JCE sets 31 August deadline for presenting primary pre-candidates
Constitutional Court annuls several clauses in Political Parties Law
Leonelista legislators say no to Colonial City loan, yes to IFAD loan
Here we go again: To reform or not to reform?
Billions in education not making a difference
Help save a life: Become an organ donor
Racing at the Autodromo Petronan
Coming soon: Dominicana’s Got Talent
Next DR1 Daily News Update: Monday, 2 September 2019
The next DR1 Daily News update will appear on Monday, 2 September 2019. The Monday issue will compile headline news for the previous Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Breaking news can be followed 24/7 in the DR1 Forums. See DR1 Forum at https://dr1.com
Dorian passes far from the DR
Dorian was a no show for Punta Cana. Most forecast models that had the storm drenching the eastern coast of the country turned out to be wrong. Hurricane Dorian passed around 300 km from the East Coast of the Dominican Republic. Dorian brought stormy weather to St. Thomas and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, but neither the expected rainstorms in Puerto Rico.
The storm did affect several flights from Dominican airports to eastern Caribbean destinations. JetBlue canceled several trips to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Meanwhile, there was relief in the Dominican Republic. Activities continued as normal.
Just in case, the Center for Emergency Operations has on green alert for possible flooding the eastern provinces of San Pedro de Macorís, Hato Mayor, Sánchez Ramírez, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez (Nagua), Samaná, Monte Plata, Santiago and Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís).
Regardless, the time is right to prepare for a big storm. Weather forecasters say it will be a season with few but very intense storms.
MikeFisher, the DR1 weather forecaster, described the storm: “Dorian is one of the most interesting to observe and unexpected/unforeseen changing systems I have ever seen.”
Follow the storms and how they may affect the Dominican Republic at:
https://dr1.com/forums/showthread.php/175150-2019-Hurricane-Season
https://www.diariolibre.com/actuali...pera-con-normalidad-este-miercoles-LJ13921684
JCE sets 31 August deadline for presenting primary pre-candidates
The Central Electoral Board (JCE) says that changes in the pre-candidate list for participating in the 6 October 2019 primary need to be made the latest on 31 August 2019. The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) had announced that five polling companies were hired to poll eight pre-candidates on 2, 3 and 4 September. The plan is for the winner of the poll to be backed by the other polled pre-candidates. The candidate then would receive the backing of supporters of President Danilo Medina. This candidate would then run against former President Leonel Fernandez in the party primary.
The snag in the plan is that the polls would be carried out after the JCE deadline. The PLD has requested an extension to give time for the polls.
The Danilista party line could still be for their voters to vote for the pre-candidate with the most votes according to their polls, observes the newspaper report. The names of the other pre-candidates would still be on the automated ballots.
The PLD and the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) are holding simultaneous primaries on 6 October. The JCE is actively participating in the funding and organization of the events. The primaries will serve to test the new automated voting system.
https://eldia.com.do/la-jce-advierte-a-pld-y-prm-sobre-aspirantes/
Constitutional Court annuls several clauses in Political Parties Law
The Constitutional Court (TC) annulled the clause in Art 25 of the Political Parties Law 33-18 that prohibited parties from allying with another party in their first participation in an election.
The minority parties Alianza País (ALPAIS), Partido Humanista Dominicano (PHD), Partido Dominicano por el Cambio (DXC), Frente Amplio (FA), Fuerza Nacional Progresista (FNP), Alianza por la Democracia (APD), Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata (PRSD), Opción Democrática (OD) had submitted a motion against the clause on 11 October 2018.
Numeral 12 of article 25 of Political Parties Law 33-18 prohibits political parties, groups and movements from "concurring allied with another political party in their first electoral process participation.” It obligates the parties to nominate their candidates in that contest, at the municipal, congressional and presidential levels.
In the same ruling announced on 28 August 2019, the Constitutional Court revoked another Political Party Law 33-18 clause. The court says party membership cannot be a prerequisite for running for elective office.
The Constitutional Court also rejected the Political Parties Law 33-18 clause that prohibits any kind of political propaganda that is based on, makes reference to or may be perceived as negative, disrespectful or contrary to the principles, customs and cultural values of the local, regional or national community, be it related to religious, racial or sexual preference, or of any other nature that contravenes good customs.
Likewise, the Constitutional Court rejected language in the Political Parties Law 33-18 that bans publishing negative messages in social media that could tarnish the image of the candidates and the application of High Tech Crimes Law 53-07 fines to these negative messages.
Moreso, the Constitutional Court downturned the ban on political advertising on radio and TV in the Political Parties Law 33-18.
The annulments were announced on 28 August 2019.
An editorial in El Dia concludes that the Political Parties Law 33-18 was poorly drafted. It has numerous constitutional violations and ambiguities that have had to be sorted out in time-consuming processes by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and the Constitutional Court (TC). For more than 20 years, the PLD-majority National Congress discussed the bill. The new law has considerably increased the cost of the general elections in the Dominican Republic.
https://listindiario.com/la-republi...e-prohibe-alianza-en-primer-proceso-electoral
https://www.diariolibre.com/actuali...s&utm_medium=relacionada&utm_campaign=related
https://eldia.com.do/tribunal-constitucional-elimina-restricciones-de-la-precampana-electoral/
Leonelista legislators say no to Colonial City loan, others say yes to IFAD loan
The US$90 million InterAmerican Development Bank loan for the Colonial City is the new victim of the differences between Leonelistas (former President Leonel Fernandez) and Danilistas (President Danilo Medina) in the Chamber of Deputies. On Tuesday, 27 August 2019, despite three roll calls, Radhames Camacho was not able to get the needed minimum 96 votes for the bill to pass on Tuesday. The IDB loan was sent to the commission chaired by PLD deputy Ramón Cabrera. It is for phase II of the renovation of the Colonial City.
During the same Tuesday, 27 August session, the divide in the vote of ruling party legislators also affected the passing of a US$11.68 million loan. It was from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and would be used to promote activities to generate income and food security for rural families. In total, the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) members are 106, and add to them their allies in the opposition. As reported in Diario Libre, the Leonelistas would not give their yes vote on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, though, several Leonelista government party legislators gave in and voted for the IFAD loan, despite criticism that it had not been discussed in the Hacienda Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. The loan passed with the favorable vote of 95 legislators, 10 who voted no and 22 that abstained from voting. It had already been passed in the Senate.
Here we go again: To reform or not to reform?
Talk about reforming the 2015 Constitution is being kept alive in the media in the weeks leading up to the 6 October primary. In the first half of the year, social, political and even international pressure impeded President Danilo Medina from pushing through constitutional reform to legally enable his running for a second reelection. The story did not end there.
Little by little, the Medina followers have been gathering support from leading persons and entities and are finding reasons why the National Constitutional Assembly should be convened and priority be given to constitutional reform.
The biggest argument for the “need” to modify the Constitution is to unify the municipal, congressional and presidential elections to save costs and complexity.
Other points that have been made are to eliminate the much-criticized Attorney General participation in the National Council of the Magistracy. The inclusion of the Attorney General dates back to the 2010 Constitution promoted by former President Leonel Fernández and has enabled the President to have the majority in deciding who’s who in the Justice Branch.
Other sectors say that the reform could be used to pass a change that would enable the President to win with less than 50%+1 of the vote. This would make it easier for a weaker candidate to win. Furthermore, Danilo Medina followers are keen on reform that would enable President Danilo Medina to run again for another eight years as of 2024.
The first to again bring up the constitutional reform issue were top members of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), then former President Hipólito Mejía. More recently Pedro Brache of the National Council of Business and even the Adriano Miguel Tejada, executive editor of Diario Libre, have added their voices in favor of constitutional reform. e
Vice President Margarita Cedeño said on Wednesday, 28 August that she is against the unification in time for the 2020 general election. Nevertheless, she said she was open to discussions for this in the future. “I don’t think we should be changing laws at will. What is important is that the laws be made and that they be made correctly,” she said. “Laws need to be respected,” she said, when speaking before the opening of a conference on telecommunications at the Centro Cultural de las Telecomunicaciones in Santo Domingo.
The elections will take place in seven months. “Only now is when they noticed the inconvenience?,” asks news commentator Huchi Lora. Lora says he among many others criticized the provisions now cited by those in favor of constitutional reform. “And now is when they notice all that was wrong?” asks Lora. “How can we make a Constitution to accommodate one person?” he asks. He expresses his sadness that businessmen would support this movement.
Altagracia Salazar on “Cuentas, no Cuentas” morning radio show said that in the past municipal election less than half of the people who vote in the presidential election participated. She says that past experiences do not support the separation of municipal, congressional and presidential elections. She said, the question now would be: “Are they preparing a crisis?”.
Rafael Toribio, also speaking on “Cuentas, No Cuentos,” said that the new automated system ensures that results will be available in 15 minutes. “It looks like technology will work in favor of the management of the elections,” he said. Toribio says Danilo Medina followers are intent on ensuring their leader gets eight more years in government as of 2024.
Toribio warned that any politician taking sides with the Danilistas will lose the favor of the middle class, expressed by the Marcha Verde anti-corruption movement.
https://listindiario.com/la-republi...-opone-a-unificar-las-elecciones-del-ano-2020
https://www.diariolibre.com/actuali...ficacion-de-las-elecciones-de-2020-MP13588307
https://www.diariolibre.com/opinion/am/cambiar-las-elecciones-ED13899085
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699SpBDt-OU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvQbK2llwHg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUdbFWTL4Q (min 45:20m) – Cuentas, no Cuentos
Billions in education not making a difference
Acción Empresarial para la Educacion (Educa) is concerned that the US$18.5 billion the Medina administration has spent on public education over the past seven years has not produced the desired results. The non-governmental organization backed the national effort to get the government to increase its investment in public education to 4% of GDP. The government would pour billions into building new schools that would extend school hours from 8 to 12 to 8 to 4pm. Significant wage raises have lured thousands of private school teachers to the public school system.
But still, the standardized tests carried out by the Ministry of Education reveal that only 12% of the children in third grade have minimal comprehension levels, and only 4.1% by sixth grade have satisfactory math skills.
Samuel Conde, president of Educa spoke of the disappointment with the results of the mega-investment in public education. He remarks that most youths today are not studying or working, which means they are very vulnerable to become victims of vices and crime.
Conde was interviewed by El Dia newspaper. Participating in the interview were also Darwin Caraballo, executive director of the pro-education entity, Yandra Portela, board member and Juan Tomas Tavares Kelner, past president.
Educa is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Educa officials propose a public-private alliance to enable exponential leaps to increase the quality of learning of the student population.
Darwin Caraballo said that already there are around 125 companies that are investing around US$1 million a month in public education initiatives.
Caraballo says that the problem is no longer one of the low wages for teachers. He said that public school teachers make 53% more than the average paid to university professors.
80% of public teachers failed the standardized tests to be hired for the 2019-2020 school year. The teachers that flunked are demanding a new test.
https://eldia.com.do/educa-deplora-que-la-inversion-del-4-no-haya-impactado-en-la-ensenanza-escolar/
Help save a life: Become an organ donor
The Transplant Coordination Institute (Incort) is launching a campaign to encourage people to donate their organs. Dr. Fernando Morales Billini, director of the Transplant Coordination Institute (Instituto de Coordinación de Trasplantes) said that 3,372 organ transplants were carried out in the Dominican Republic from 2004 to 2018. The campaign “Become a Donor” (Hazte Donante) reaches out to all those living in the Dominican Republic.
https://n.com.do/2019/08/28/institu...-de-trasplante-lanzara-campana-hazte-donante/
https://incortrd.com/
Racing at the Autodromo Petronan
There will be speed racing at the eastern Santo Domingo Petronan Race Track. More than 100 expert racecar drivers will be competing for the Festival de Velocidad Yokohama and the Gran Premio Hosuya de Autos y Motos. The preliminary rounds will be held on Saturday, 31 August and the finals on Sunday, 1 September. There will be competitions in the National Tourism (TN), Street Touring (ST), Racing Sedan (RS), Kia Up, rookie and the most followed racing event, the Dominican Touring Series (DTS).
French stuntman Joe P. Gourie will be entertaining racing fans by driving a vehicle using only two wheels.
Motorcycle competitions are also on the program. 13-year old Latin American champion Darling Cruz is competing. On the program are competitions in pro-bike, amateur, street-bike, super moto pro, super moto amateur, super sports 600cc.
The events will be streamed live on the YouTube channel of Autodromo Petronan and Acelerando RD and on Telecentro, Channel 13.
General admission is RD$300. There is also special seating for RD$1,000 (paddock), RD$2,500 special guest.
https://www.facebook.com/petronanrd/
Coming soon: Dominicana’s Got Talent
Dominicana’s Got Talent starts Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at 9 pm on Color Visión, Channel 9. The judges for the Dominican version of the leading global reality are actress Nashla Bogaert, TV host Milagros Germán, actor Waddys Jaquez, and comedian Raymond Pozo. The show hosts will be actor Frank Perozo and TV host Pamela Sued.
Read more about the hosts for the show in Estilos of Diario Libre at https://issuu.com/estilos/docs/estilos657_240819__low