2016 – Page 52

Businessman Juan Ramon Gomez Diaz, owner of Telemicro group has taken over the administration and operations of Channel 13, Telecentro since its operating contract was ended by the state. The document confirming the decision was issued yesterday, Tuesday, 17 May 2016. The Telemicro group operates television channels (including Channel 5), radio and digital media. http://www.diariolibre.com/revista/juan-ramon-gomez-diaz-asume-oficialmente-el-control-de-telecentro-DE3710948

According to British newspaper the Daily Mail, hundreds of Dominicans are using the migration route through Turkey to reach the European Union. The report estimates that 400 migrants came to Greece from the Caribbean in 2015, the majority from the Dominican Republic, and another 150 in the first three months of 2016. The migrants do …

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The Dominican Republic track team won the gold medal in the 4×100 meter dash at the Ibero-American Athletics tournament held 14-16 May 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was a qualifier for the Rio Olympics. On Monday, 16 May 2016 the Dominican team won the gold medal in the relay, setting a new …

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With almost two thirds of the votes counted, and with a 62% to 35% lead over Luis Abinader of the PRM, President Danilo Medina headed the ruling party’s victory celebration yesterday evening, Monday 16 May 2016. In his address to his supporters, President Medina called for everyone to work in unity for the benefit of …

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With 66.9% of the votes counted, Danilo Medina of the PLD and allied parties has 61.57% of the votes and Luis Abinader of the PRM has 35.37%, according to the Central Electoral Board’s (JCE) fifth bulletin released at 10pm yesterday evening, Monday, 16 May 2016. Guillermo Moreno of Alianza Pais has 1.75%. The other results …

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In the fifth bulletin issued by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) yesterday, Monday 16 May 2016 at the congressional level the ruling PLD party was winning in 28 provinces of the 32, the PRM in two, the PRSC in one and the BIS in one. Previously, the ruling PLD had all but one of the …

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If the results stand as they are in terms of percentage, President Danilo Medina will be the first presidential candidate to receive over 60% of the votes in an election over the past two decades, and especially notable for a candidate seeking re-election when a president’s popularity often declines. The results of the fifth bulletin …

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The head of the Electoral Military Police, General Eduardo Mani announced yesterday, Monday 16 May 2016 that six people lost their lives during the whole electoral process but that all incidents had occurred outside the voting centers. He said that on 15 May 2016, Election Day itself, 38 firearms were confiscated in order to guarantee …

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In its first election monitoring report issued yesterday, Monday 16 May 2016, civil society organization Participacion Ciudadana (PC) revealed several errors in the installation of the electoral centers and the lack of a printed electoral roll. According to PC general coordinator Josefina Arvelo, their observers reported that 33.5% of the electoral collages were ready before …

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Judge Eddy Olivares of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) says that the plenary of the organization has to account for the alleged resignation of 3,000 IT clerks on the eve of the election and for the hitches in the operation of the electronic devices used in the election at the start and end of the …

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