2016 – Page 47

Minister of Foreign Relations Andres Navarro was in Taipei on Friday, 20 May 2016 for President Tsai Ing-Wen’s inauguration ceremony. He invited the new President to attend President Danilo Medina’s inauguration on 16 August 2016. “We bring a message of cordial friendship from our President, Danilo Medina and his resolve that the DR and Taiwan …

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Yesterday, Sunday, 22 May 2016, a week after the general election was held on 15 May 2016, the JCE had still not posted the final election results. Bulletin 11 issued on Sunday evening showed that 97.86 % of the presidential election vote had been completed; 88.67% of the legislative and 94.21% of the municipal vote …

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On Sunday evening, 22 May 2016 the Central Electoral Board (JCE) issued Bulletin 11 with new results, but it did still not contain the completed count. According to Bulletin 11, the JCE had counted 4,546,915 votes at the presidential level, or 97.76% of the 6,765,245 citizens registered to vote. 103,263 or 2.22% votes were annulled …

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The National District electoral board has authorized recounts for the legislative and municipal elections in 674 voting stations because the electoral ballots were received without the correctly completed certifications or without the certificate, as reported in El Dia. The chairman of the National District Electoral Board, Santiago Sosa said that the decision was taken in …

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The National Business Council (Conep) reaffirmed yesterday, Sunday 22 May 2016 that the current electoral regime is obsolete and requires urgent reform. It called on the National Congress to work towards the immediate approval of a new electoral bill and political parties bill with the versions prepared by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) and complemented …

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The mayor-elect for the National District, David Collado says that one of the first measures he will implement upon taking office as mayor of the capital city will be to return the Nuryn Sanlley Amphitheater to the Ministry of Culture. The 2,700-seater amphitheater has been used for live shows by international performers. Local neighborhood groups …

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38 Haitian immigrants who were making their way from the border to the city of Santiago on board a public transport bus have been arrested, according to the Army, according to a report in 7 Dias on Friday, 20 May 2016. The Army said the immigrants and the Dominican bus driver have been detained for …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting afternoon rains for today, Monday, 23 May 2016. The rains are caused by a trough making its way east from Cuba. Onamet says that the rains will fall nationwide, but with more frequency in Greater Santo Domingo, Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, Sanchez Ramirez (Cotui), Duarte (San Francisco de …

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The director of the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) Gloria Ceballos gives the bad news that the hot temperatures will continue and intensify as summer begins. She said that January to April have been the hottest months in recent years, and that the advent of summer will increase the heat. She said that in the past, …

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With only two wins, grabbed at the end of the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, the Dominican Republic women’s volleyball selection failed to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics. The DR team had qualified for Athens 2004 and London 2012. The DR defeated Kazakhstan 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 12-25, 20-25) and the next day, South …

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