2016 – Page 54

The candidates for senator and mayor of Santiago for the ruling PLD, Julio Cesar Valentin and Abel Martinez, are leading in the JCE vote counts for the province and city. Valentin is in the lead with 79% of the vote, while Martinez has 55% of the vote over Jose Enrique Sued with 30%, according to …

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Makeup and women’s clothing is 30% off at La Sirena in the final day of its Mother’s Day sale. There are also 20%-25% reductions on many electronics, fans, bedding, mattresses, pots and pans and more. Plaza Lama is advertising 30% off women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry.

The Dominican Republic women’s squad has lost its first two games in the Japan Rio Olympics Qualifier taking place in Tokyo, Japan. The DR seeks to win one of four slots in the Rio Olympics that are being decided in the tournament. The Dominican Republic (ranked 7th) is competing against Japan (5th), Italy (8th), South …

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Dominican Stanley del Carmen Cruz has won first place in the track and field qualifier for the Rio Olympics the Iberoamericano de Atletismo held in Rio de Janeiro. In the same event, Luguelin Santos came in second in the 400-meter dash. Del Carmen and Santos have secured places in the Dominican team. He completed the …

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During the final game of the three-game series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers yesterday, Sunday 15 May 2016, 35-year old Dominican Jose Bautista made a controversial slide into second baseman, 22-year old Rougned Odor, putting his team 6-3 ahead. As soon as Bautista got up from the bag, Rougned shoved him …

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Dominican national basketball team player, seven-footer Karl-Anthony Towns was chosen by the NBA as its Rookie of the Year today, Monday, 16 May 2016. Towns plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Towns played for the University of Kentucky before being recruited by Minnesota. He averaged 18.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks and is credited with …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has authorized manual vote count for the legislative and municipal elections this Sunday, 15 May 2016. Initially the JCE had only authorized a manual vote count for the presidential election. The JCE judges agreed to the request made by seven political parties running in the election. The only political party …

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In the Dominican Republic, the 15 May 2016 general election is actually three elections in one n presidential, legislative and municipal. Voters at the polling stations will receive three ballots, one for each election. The voters will enter the voting center (usually a school or other community building) and looks for the allocated voting station …

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In the 2015 general elections, 6,906,683 citizens are eligible to vote, 3.34% more than in the 2012 presidential election. This is an additional 203,448 voters. Of the total, 3,410,723 are women (50.86%) and 3,295,693 are men (49.14%). There will be 16,067 voting stations located in 4,381 voting centers. 4,106 elective posts will be decided in …

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64-year old President Danilo Medina is hoping that the polls are accurate and that he will secure a comfortable win for another four years as President of the Republic. Several leading polls show he will win with at least 60% of the vote. Medina has been Minister of the Presidency, president of the Chamber of …

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