2016 – Page 58

Voters are getting a telephone call with a recorded message from President Danilo Medina encouraging them to vote for him. As reported in Diario Libre, if the person does not take the call from the unidentified caller, it leaves a voice message. The message includes the following statement from President Medina: “Caring for your needs …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) has called a meeting to discuss the proposals from the six opposition presidential candidates who have asked for a manual count across all three levels of the election; presidential, congressional and municipal. Roberto Rosario said that the JCE had never bowed to pressure but that they had …

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Civil society group Participacion Ciudadana is asking the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to produce a single document that lists, without omissions, each of the steps of the procedure for the vote count at all three levels. The civil society group says that the new procedure for the vote count, identified as Resolution 71-2016, is the …

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In his campaign promises, President Danilo Medina says he will work towards increasing the size of the middle class from 28.3% to 37.9% of the population, as reported in Diario Libre. Other commitments are: Security: Expand the 911 system to the northern, eastern and southern regions of the country. Digitalize the National Police archives. Introduce …

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Presidential candidate Luis Abinader of the PRM is basing his proposals on restructuring the government institutions to eliminate some agencies and create others to enable the development of other programs, such as in the case of transport, reports Diario Libre. A high priority is police reform to increase security. His key proposals include: Security: Reform …

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A poll carried out by Markestrategia reveals that Roberto Salcedo, running for his fourth term as National District Mayor on the ruling PLD ticket, would win the election with 54.4% to David Collado of the PRM’s 38.8%. The poll shows that in the affluent circumscription No. 1, Salcedo would win 51.2%, in circumscription No. 2 …

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A 10-year passport will now be available starting next Monday, 16 May 2016. Passport Office Director Iris Guaba announced that the new passport will cost RD$5,300 and will be optional as the six-year passport will still be available. She added that the new passport has been introduced at the request of Dominicans who have United …

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A mission of around 40 Dominican businesspeople and government officials is in Havana for the signing of a series of bilateral economic and trade agreements aimed at increasing trade, investment and cooperation between both countries. The ultimate aim is to create a strategic alliance for the mutual benefit of both countries, as reported by Noticias …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) has announced the capture of an alleged drug dealer who was on the run in connection with 619.51 kilos of cocaine known to have come from South America. The haul was confiscated after being found in a cave on a cattle ranch in the municipal district of Boca de …

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A man from the Dominican Republic, who has already been deported four times after four arrests in Delaware, has been arrested again after being caught with a large amount of money in New Jersey. According to the FBI, Richard Diaz-Garcia has been caught and deported from the United States and returned to the Dominican Republic …

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