2016 – Page 73

National Progressive Force Party (FNP) presidential candidate Pelegrin Castillo Seman and political analyst Daniel Pou say Dominican democracy will be endangered if foreigners are permitted to count the votes for the 15 May 2016 general election. They also described the proposal as “an affront to the Constitution.” With 19 days to go, the Central Electoral …

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Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario has denied that 884,000 voters have been excluded from the electoral roll as claimed by deputy and senatorial candidate for Santo Domingo Province for the Frente Amplio (FA) and the Movimiento Rebelde, Juan Hubieres. Hubieres is currently the deputy for the province of Monte Plata, but he is …

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The daughter of former President Leonel Fernandez visited the Central Electoral Board (JCE) yesterday, Monday 25 April 2016, to get her new ID. Nicole Fernandez has been in the media spotlight recently, after one of the candidates for Santo Domingo mayor Karim Abu Naba’a for the Partido Democrata Institucional (PDI) registered her as his running …

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A report in Diario Libre today, Tuesday 26 April 2016 points out that despite the Medina administration benefiting from US$1,352.8 million in savings on its petrol bill due to the fall in international oil prices, the country took on an additional US$1.597 million in debt last year. In August 2013, Texas crude was at US$10.6.48 …

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According to the latest epidemiological bulletin issued by the Health Ministry, 18 people have died of dengue since the beginning of the year, seven more than at the same time last year. This year so far 14 people have died of cholera compared to 10 last year. There have been 133 probable cases of dengue …

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Neighborhood groups are protesting the construction of the Hard Rock Hotel in Santo Domingo, according to a report in Diario Libre. Residents associations from the the Piantini, Yolanda Morales, Paraiso, Naco and Seralles neighborhoods say that the construction violates several regulations and argue it will worsen the traffic situation. Furthermore, they say the casino that …

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A proud mother breastfeeding her twins has become a trending topic on Dominican social media, after journalist Laura Castellanos posted a photo of herself breastfeeding her twins, Leticia and Rodolfo. The photo has brought the breastfeeding taboo that still exists in the Dominican Republic to the forefront. Statistics show that fewer than 7% of mothers …

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Yesterday, Monday 25 April 2016 the grassroots merengue singer, Tomas Santana de la Cruz, known as General Larguito, died following a period of ill health. General Larguito who was made famous by the song “Christmas without my mother” had been admitted to a Santiago clinic and then to the Cruz Jiminian clinic where he was …

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The New York Yankees have announced that Sandy Acevedo, an infielder in their minor league system who was set to begin his professional career this season, was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic at the age of 18 on Saturday night, 23 April 2016. A moment of silence was held for him …

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A 41-year old woman who had just graduated in law after 10 years of studies, was making her way home from the graduation ceremony with her daughter yesterday, Monday 25 April 2016, when a bus crashed into her car. She was taken to the Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital on Las Americas Expressway where she died …

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