2015 – Page 44

Representatives of the main political parties have been making their positions clear in favor or against a proposal from Central Electoral Board (JCE) member Eddy Olivares, who stated that the election campaign would begin on 15 December 2015. The ruling PLD, represented by Cesar Pina Toribio, the PRD’s Jose Miguel Vasquez, and the PRSC’s Tacito …

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The Dominican government says it does not have accurate information on the composition of the company that has bought all of the shares of the Falcondo mining operation, Glencore Canada Corporation. The new company is called American Nickel Ltd. and due to the lack of information about it the government has hired an international investigation …

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Doctors working in public hospitals have said that the number of cases of dengue has been declining over the past few days. They say the decline is due to the public education work being carried out by the authorities. Regardless, hospitals reported that 143 children and adults were still in hospital with symptoms in the …

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Power distribution company Edesur has announced that services will be suspended in several parts of Arroyo Hondo in Santo Domingo this Friday for essential maintenance works. Power will be cut off at 9am and the blackout will continue until 4pm on Friday 20 November 2015 in Altos de Arroyo Hondo III and Altos de Arroyo …

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The National Association of Private Clinics (Andeclip) and labor unions are warning that the Dominican Social Security System (SDSS) could collapse if the 289,000 foreigners who registered under the National Regularization Plan are included in the system as agreed by the National Social Security Board (CNSS). Andeclip president Dr. Rafael Mena and Pedro Julio Alcantara, …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez might head the United Nations South America observers’ (Unasur) mission that will travel to Venezuela to monitor the country’s parliamentary elections on 6 December 2015. Fernandez is the president of the ruling PLD. According to an unnamed diplomatic source from Unasur, Fernandez will be appointed to lead the mission, but his …

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In an unprecedented move, Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has asked the Judicial Branch Council, the body that appoints the judges, to investigate six judges and former judges suspected of negotiating with defendants in exchange for their freedom and other benefits. The judges that have been suspended without pay are Francisco Alberto Arias Valera from …

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A joint operation by the Attorney General’s Office and the Customs’ Agency (DGA) has led to the confiscation of more than 100 million illegal cigarettes that were found in a private warehouse, Transporte Done, at kilometer 22 on the Duarte highway. The building’s owner, Leandry Jose Llames, was arrested during the operation. The cigarette brands …

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United States ambassador James (Wally) Brewster will be the keynote speaker at this year’s traditional American Chamber of Commerce Thanksgiving Day luncheon. The event will be held at 12:30pm on 25 November 2015 at the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo. He will speak on the topic of “The United States and the Dominican Republic: Partners …

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Merengue star singer Milly Quezada and her band are booked for a show at the Hard Rock Cafe in the Blue Mall in Santo Domingo on 25 November 2015. This will be an evening of her greatest hits from 9pm. She says that several famous special guests will be joining her onstage. Pedro Nunez del …

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