2016 – Page 113

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has re-sent the Political Parties Bill and the Organic Bill of the Electoral System to the Senate. In his introductory message, JCE president Roberto Rosario points out that both initiatives will contribute to the sustainability of the political party system. Rosario said that the bills are the same ones that …

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The Alianza Pais (Alpais) political party has announced that former member of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), lawyer Aura Celeste Fernandez, will be the party’s candidate for senator for the National District in the 15 May election. She will run against Cristina Lizardo of the PLD-PRD coalition and Alberto Atallah for the PRM-PRSC coalition. She …

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A video sent to Diario Libre showing a motorcade of PLD campaigners on Duarte Highway on Sunday, 6 March 2016 has received widespread exposure on social media. The video shows the campaigning vehicles being allowed to pass through the Duarte Highway toll while heading from Santo Domingo to Santiago, without having to queue up to …

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President Danilo Medina honored ten Dominican women who have made outstanding contributions during their lives in areas like health, education, participation, economic empowerment in a ceremony commemorating International Women’s Day, yesterday, Tuesday 8 March. The winners of the Merit Medal were TV host Jatnna Tavarez and Donata Antonia Gutierrez as a professional, Haydeli del Rosario …

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Hundreds of women protested outside the Presidential Place demanding greater equality and less discrimination on International Women’s Day, yesterday, Tuesday 8 March 2016. They highlighted the inequality they face on a daily basis in terms of salaries, denial of sexual and reproductive rights and limited access to housing. The demonstrators were kept in check by …

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Yesterday, Tuesday 8 March 2016, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) reminded political parties and candidates that they are prohibited from receiving donations and contributions for their political campaigns from foreign governments, companies or international organizations. He referred them to Article 47 of Electoral Law 275-97. The reminder was issued after the local media quoted USAID …

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After the recent explosions at three propane gas stations located in heavily populated areas, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced a moratorium on issuing new permits for the installation of new filling stations until the regulations that govern (Safety Ruling 2119-72) the sector are revised. The Ministry has ordered inspections of all existing …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito has announced the implementation of a new digital platform for obtaining good conduct certificates to confirm no criminal record online. Dominguez said that the new technology available through the Citizen Help Center on the Attorney General’s website will issue certifications and legalizations. He said that each certificate would have a …

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The Ministry of Public Works has announced the start of works to widen the Las Americas Highway below the Juan Carlos bridge at the intersection with Charles de Gaulle Avenue in Santo Domingo East, to eliminate the traffic jams. The highway, in the area around the Juan Carlos Bridge currently has two 3.3m lanes but …

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President Danilo Medina has called for two more all-out anti-mosquito days of action across the country targeting mosquito breeding grounds in an attempt to eliminate the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that causes dengue, zika and chikungunya. Public Health Minister Altagracia Guzman Marcelino announced the anti-mosquito campaign following a meeting with the President and his cabinet at …

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