2015 – Page 3

President Danilo Medina sent a Christmas Eve message to the Dominican people, posing for a family picture with his wife, First Lady Candida Montilla and three daughters, Sibely, Vanessa and Ana Paula. He called for increased Dominican family unity and a fairer country. “May God help us, always, to keep the capacity to dream and …

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The Medina administration is hoping to get the public to test ride the next Santo Domingo Metro line in time for the 15 May 2016 elections. The new line will link eastern and western Santo Domingo, the east side of the city being home to most of the population, including around 600,000 voters. Santo Domingo …

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The Executive Branch has ordered an extension to the deadline for the country’s conversion from the current analogue system to digital TV to 2021. The decision was announced in Decree 294-15 that modifies Decree 407-10 that originally ordered the implementation. According to local experts, the country is not ready for the digital TV era. In …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario says that as far as he is concerned, there is not enough time to pass the Political Parties bill or the Electoral Bill. He made his comments after the Administrative Minister of the Presidency, Jose Ramon Peralta proposed passing the bills in order to apply the rulings to …

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The National Social Security Council (CNSS) has announced it is extending the coverage of medical care for traffic accidents from 10 January 2016 to 8 July 2016. The public and private health providers (ARSs) and the public hospital system (PSS) need to provide healthcare to victims of traffic accidents. Nevertheless, the ARSs sent a letter …

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In his Argentarium column in Diario Libre on Thursday, 24 December 2015, economist Alejandro Fernandez commented on the distortions between who is benefitting from credit in the Dominican Republic. He pointed out that according to the Central Bank, as of December 2015 the bulk of credit is going to consumers, not to production. He warned …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) is reporting 20 deaths between 2pm on Wednesday, 23 December and 6pm on Friday, 25 December 2015. This total is three fewer deaths than over the same period in 2014, all caused by traffic accidents. There were 340 traffic accidents in total, affecting 448 people. According to Bulletin No. 3, …

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Jesus Pascual Cordero Martinez (El Chino), who is accused of drug trafficking, contract killing and asset laundering, has been sent to the jurisdiction of Higuey where his pre-trial custody will be implemented. He needs to answer to recent accusations of owning a farm where cocaine from Peru was converted to liquid cocaine. He is also …

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With a first game won by the Leones del Escogido over the Tigres del Licey at the Estadio Quisqueya 4-0 in Santo Domingo on Sunday, 27 December 2015, the deciding stretch of the Dominican Winter Baseball Championship has begun. The Round Robin between the four of six qualifying teams n Escogido, Licey, Estrellas, Toros n …

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Los Hermanos Rosario merengue group is booked for Mamma Club on Av. Gustavo Mejia Ricart in Santo Domingo this Wednesday, 30 December 2015. Dancing from 10pm.