2016 – Page 107

Public Health Minister Altagracia Guzman Marcelino maintains that the government does not have the resources to meet the main demands of the public health unions, which are to allocate 5% of GDP to the sector, including a salary increase. Meanwhile, most patients think that it is wrong to strike at the public hospitals. The president …

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Diario Libre reports that the Santo Domingo International Book Fair has been postponed until September and will now be held from 20 September to 2 October 2016. The reason for the delay is the work being carried out around the National Theater, combined with the proximity of the elections in May. The Book Fair is …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has reminded the political parties contesting the May 2106 election that tomorrow, Wednesday, 16 March is the deadline for all electoral candidates to be registered. That same day it is also the deadline for the parties to present their accounts on income and expenditure as established by the Electoral Law. …

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The PRM has announced it has selected Osiris Guzman as its candidate for senator for the province of San Cristobal, in replacement of the late Mateo Aquino Febrillet who was killed last Friday, 11 March 2016. Guzman is the president of the Dominican Football Federation and was a pre-candidate for the post. PRM escoge a …

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Former President Leonel Fernandez has warned that if Republican party hopeful Donald Trump were chosen presidential candidate in the United States elections it would be a triumph for the dissidents inside the Republican Party and a victory for those who are anti-establishment and against the government of President Barack Obama. He said that if Trump …

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Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo, who is seeking re-election for a fourth term, has announced his choice of civil engineer Francina Hungria as candidate for deputy mayor. Hungria received widespread support for her courageous and dignified response after being blinded during an armed robbery on a city street in the Piantini neighborhood in Santo Domingo …

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Residents of Cayetano Germosen Avenue near the No. 4 steps leading up to the Mirador Sur Park in Santo Domingo have come out in protest following the announcement of the construction of an animal shelter in their neighborhood. The president of the Jardines del Sur neighborhood association, Jose Sena said that the location was inappropriate. …

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Alianza Pais presidential candidate Guillermo Moreno has chosen sociologist Mary Cantisano as his running mate for the May 2016 general election. The minority party leader spoke of the work that Cantisano, who is the widow of leftist leader Ramon Almanzar, has carried out, highlighting her training for young people and her advocacy for women’s rights …

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In a published letter, the Conference of Roman Catholic Bishops is calling on the government to act responsibly by making a formal protest to the US government in response to recent actions and statements by US Ambassador James Brewster. In the letter, the bishops say the ambassador is abusing his power, displaying a lack of …

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Work is progressing towards the creation of the Caribbean Economic Block, which will bring together productive sectors in Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. The objective is to unite the Spanish-speaking Caribbean in order to increase added value of production and complementary advantages for improved competition, said Circe Almanzar, executive vice president of the …

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