2015 – Page 273

Foreign Relations Minister Andres Navarro is in Washington, D.C. for meetings on trade, security and immigration with Western Hemisphere director from the National Security Board at the White House, Ricardo Zuniga, and with Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza. Navarro also met with congressmen Charles Rangel and Albio Sires, member of …

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According to Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario, as of 16 March 2015, the master list of voters is 7,422,084. With 14 months to go to the presidential, congressional and municipal elections in May 2016, just over 1.5 million people have still not obtained their new identity and voting card, or cedula. This represents …

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The Penn, Shoen & Berland poll conducted in early March reveals that 62% of eligible voters believe that the country is headed in the right direction. The poll findings show that there has been a significant 15% increase in the number of voters who are pleased with the present government. The poll says that the …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez, who launched his campaign for the ruling PLD party presidential nomination last week, would receive the most votes of all the leading candidates eligible to run in the 2016 presidential election, according to the Penn Schoen & Berland March poll. This means a second round would need to be held in …

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Seeing strength in unity, 62 PRD and PRM deputies have signed a document to encourage leading politicians Miguel Vargas Maldonado, Hipolito Mejia and Luis Abinader to make an electoral pact that would give them a chance of keeping their seats in National Congress in the 2016 elections. The legislators were elected in 2010 for a …

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Members of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) and the National Investigation Department (DNI) have seized nine suitcases full of drugs at Las Americas International Airport that arrived on a private plane from Caracas, Venezuela. According to an announcement by the DNCD, they are now investigating several people, both military and civilian who looked after …

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Authorities in Puerto Rico have seized an estimated US$32 million worth of cocaine off the island’s north coast, several miles from the coast of Loiza. Police Chief Jose Caldero said yesterday, Tuesday 17 March 2015, that officers found 2,535 pounds (1,150 kilograms) aboard a boat and detained 14 Dominican Republic nationals. He said most of …

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By 2020, smartphones will account for 66% of total mobile connections in the Dominican Republic, according to a recent study by GSMA Intelligence. In 2014, smartphones accounted for 39% of total connections. This is slightly higher than the average for Latin America, where smartphones accounted for 3% of total mobile connections by the end of …

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The 18th International Santo Domingo Book Fair will take place from 23 April to 4 May 2015. This year it is dedicated to poet, pianist, playwright and essayist Manuel Rueda, announced Minister of Culture Jose Antonio Rodriguez. Valentin Amaro, director of the book fair, said that Peru would be the guest country.

The Ministry of Culture has announced the opening of the 7th Rare and Ancient Book Fair on Friday, 20 March at 10am at the Sociedad Dominicana de Bibliofilos (SDB) located at Calle las Damas 106 in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City. Anyone interested in attending should contact the organizers, including SDB president Dennis Simo on Tel …

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