2016 – Page 45

The United States authorities have arrested 29 illegal immigrants, 28 Cubans and a Dominican woman who were trying to enter Puerto Rico illegally. The US Customs and Border Protection service (CBP) announced that the arrests were made on Sunday, 22 May 2016 when they were notified of the presence of a 20-foot long boat off …

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One of the people implicated in the collapsed Peravia Bank fraud case, the daughter of the bank’s president, Miriam Serret Aponte, alias Chiquitica, is reported to have fled the country via Haiti despite being summoned by the National District Prosecution Service three months ago. According to Cesar Amadeo Peralta, lawyer for some of the fraud …

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Eco Mensajeria, the first Dominican ecological courier company, is one of 27 shortlisted start-ups selected from 2,500 proposals competing for the backing of a major international company with a US$1 million prize or part of the award in The Venture, a contest sponsored by the Chivas whisky company. The Santiago-based Eco Mensajeria has been chosen …

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According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) rain and thunderstorms will affect much of the country due to the combination of two weather fronts over the southwestern Caribbean. Onamet say that the heaviest and most frequent rains will fall in the northwest, north, southeast, the border region and the central mountain range. The rains will …

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The 36-year old Dominican top-ranked tennis player Victor Estrella defeated Ukrainian Illya Marchenko (ranked 71st) 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 yesterday Tuesday, 24 May 2016 to pass to the second round of the Roland Garros French Open. Estrella, ranked 87th by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) will now play against Feliciano Lopez of Spain who is …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) issued Bulletin 12 yesterday, Monday, 23 May 2016 giving 61.79% of the vote (2,27,650 votes) to President Danilo Medina of the ruling PLD and allies and 34.96% (1,599,929) to Luis Abinader of the PRM and allies. According to the bulletin, Guillermo Moreno of AlPais received 83,257 votes or 1.82%, Elias …

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In Bulletin 12, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) confirmed the wins for the following 21 senators and 59 deputies: Azua: Rafael Calderon (PLD), senator (re-elected). Deputies: Julio Brito and Nurka Luciano (PLD). Lia Diaz and Angel Ogando (PRM). Barahona: Edis Mateo Vasquez (PLD), senator (re-elected). Deputies: Noris Medina, Rudy Mendez and Mariano Montero (PLD). Manuel …

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Nine days after the general election of 15 May 2016, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has issued the voting results from 148 municipalities. (JCE) president Roberto Rosario says that the delays were caused because the votes had to been counted up to four times to verify the tallies in several cities. “Meaning that the delays …

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After announcing on Sunday, 22 May 2016 that it would hold a press conference yesterday Monday, 23 May to outline its position on the election results, which led to series of disputes and protests by the opposition across the country, the ruling PLD has now said it would wait for the Central Electoral Board (JCE) …

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A shootout occurred at the Municipal Electoral Board in Santo Domingo North yesterday morning, Monday 23 May 2016, reportedly between followers of the mayor, Francisco Fernandez, who is asking for a recount of the votes, and the police. The protesters burned tires, blocked traffic and threw tear gas bombs, which led to the standoff between …

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