2016 – Page 100

The Ministry of Higher Education (MESCyT) has announced the opening of applications for national and international scholarships. The national scholarships are to 22 universities and four technical universities. The international scholarships are for study in universities in the United Kingdom (10 universities), Spain (21 universities), France (10), Czech Republic (5), United States (8 universities), Canada …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has formally announced the eight presidential and vice presidential candidates who will compete in the 15 May 2016 election. This year, there will be four women vice presidential candidates, including the top three leading parties according to the polls, the PLD, PRM and Alianza Pais. The JCE-approved candidates for May …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta says that President Danilo Medina has ordered the suspension of all government advertising until 15 May 2016. In addition, no state organizations may enter into new contracts or continue work on existing ones until that date. Peralta said that this measure means that no institution could say …

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Yesterday, Monday 21 March 2015, the PLD, PRM and PRSC parties completed their list of congressional candidates and handed them over to the Central Electoral Board (JCE) prior to the midday deadline. After submitting the changes, PLD delegate Cesar Pina Toribio said that they had resolved four cases to be able to meet the 33% …

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An opinion poll carried out by CIES International has found a narrowing of the gap between the two presidential candidates, Danilo Medina and Luis Abinader. The research shows that if the elections were held today, Danilo would obtain 47.85% of the votes and Abinader 40.6%. This would mean a second round of voting. The poll …

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A ruling is expected in May or June 2016 from the World Trade Organization on Australia’s plain packaging regime that has affected Dominican cigar sales since 2012. Some countries like Australia have adopted plain packaging as a measure for reducing smoking rates and combating the harmful effects of tobacco. Recently, the DR in its defense …

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Teatro Nacional general manager Nini Caffaro has announced that the remodeling of the theater will not be completed in time for the Soberano Awards, the leading Dominican show business event of the year, to be held there on 3 May 2016 as scheduled. The change of the date affects performers who had booked the date. …

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Revelations emerging as part of Brazil’s Odebrecht corruption case are implicating the Dominican Republic. A report in Diario Libre says that the Norberto Odebrecht construction firm transferred funds to the DR, allegedly for paying bribes to officials from Petrobras, the scandal that is affecting the Dilma Rousseff presidency and that of her predecessor Luis Inacio …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says that an investigation is underway in connection with the supposed bribes paid during the purchase of the Super Tucano planes. He said that his office and the Brazilian legal system have been cooperating by checking documents and they would present their conclusions when the time was right. The Attorney …

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News media are reporting a forced landing of an American Airlines flight at Las Americas International Airport yesterday, Monday 21 March 2016. AA flight 987 from Miami experienced problems in its hydraulic system. As reported in 7dias.com, the airplane spread oil on the runway, which in turn diverted a United Airlines flight to land at …

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