2024 – Page 156

With the presidential and congressional elections of the Dominican Republic happening on Sunday, 19 May 2024, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced it has completed the printing of something like 24,000,000 ballots that will be used to elect 264 persons for the positions of president, vice president, and members of the National Congress. The elections …

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For more than 500 years, there has never been flooding in the Colonial City. The reason, the first governor of the first city of the Americas, Santo Domingo, Nicolas de Ovando, at the time commanded that underground drainage so large a person could walk inside the drainage be built to ensure the waters of hurricanes …

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Commercial flights are returning to Port-au-Prince International Airport. Reports are that Sunrise Airways, a Haitian airline, has resumed flights to the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Two flights landed at the airport on Saturday, 11 May 2024, as reported in Haiti Libre. Haiti Libre reports that American Airlines and JetBlue are expected to resume flights on …

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The Presidential Transitional Council of Haiti has decided to choose another prime minister after objections within the temporary governing body were made to the first choice, Fritz Bélizaire. A previous solution to the impasse within the council that had recommended a rotating prime minister was put aside. Haiti Libre reports that the Communications Office of …

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The Permanent Attention Office of the National District ordered Francelys Maria Furcal Rodriguez to await her trial for the murder of Chinese merchant Zongxin Chen in Najayo Jail. She was served a three-month preventive custody order by the National District court. The Public Ministry accuses Furcal Rodriguez of voluntary manslaughter and use of a false …

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Colombia took on the temporary presidency of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) that gathers 25 member states in the Caribbean and seven associates. Colombia Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo announced during the ACS meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname that in his presidency he would seek to implement new policies in the region and foster integration …

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It was the last weekend before the presidential and congressional election on Sunday, 19 May 2024. President Luis Abinader, running for reelection for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), stayed in Greater Santo Domingo for his campaign close. Diario Libre reports the President campaigned accompanied by Santo Domingo province senator Antonio Taveras Guzmán, who seeks to …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has issued 75,475 duplicate identity cards (cedulas) from 1 May to 11 May 2024, Listin Diario reported in its coverage of the most recent JCE plenary session. There is no charge for the duplicates that the JCE will continue to issue until 4pm on 17 May, two days before the …

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Former executive vice president of the National Business Council (Conep) Rafael Paz had sought to be chosen the Fuerza del Pueblo (People’s Force) candidate to mayor for the National District. An alliance between the Dominican Liberation Party and the People’s Force party would instead back Domingo Contreras instead. Then, Rafael Paz sought to get on …

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The Dominican Teachers Association (APD) managed to get a substantial 8% pay increase from the Ministry of Education, which President Luis Abinader later raised to 10%, just last week. This new pay hike has been well criticized by several entities, in particular the Business Action for Education, Educa, which is a business entity that oversees …

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