2016 – Page 99

The Dominican Republic general election is scheduled for 15 May 2016. A total of 24,442 candidates will be trying to convince 6,765,136 eligible voters that they are the right people for one of 4,106 elective posts for the Presidency, legislative branch and city governments. The campaign will now continue through 13 May 2016, after which …

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines has announced that country has a ruling and database for hydrocarbon exploration and production covering around 13,000 seismic lines of oil locations. The documentation is aimed at attracting investors to prospect for petroleum in the Dominican Republic. Presidential Decree 83-16 made the ruling official on 7 March 2017. The …

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At the start of his presidency, Danilo Medina announced that the target was to teach 800,000 people to read and write by the end of his four-year term. A Diario Libre reader suggests that despite intensive government propaganda to the contrary, the target for the Quisqueya Aprende Contigo (Quisqueya Learns With You) literacy campaign may …

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The Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht has told Diario Libre it has not made any contributions to political campaigns in the Dominican Republic. It says it would not do so because Electoral Law 275-97 bans foreign companies from making donations to Dominican electoral campaigns. The company has been accused of paying bribes to finance elections in …

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A judge in La Romana, Aristida Mercedes, has unconditionally freed five Venezuelans who were arrested at La Romana International Airport on Thursday, 24 March 2016 with a consignment of 359 kg of cocaine. The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) is now questioning the decision. The DNCD criticized the ruling, describing it as unfortunate and saying …

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Basketball analysts continue to point out that Dominican-American Karl Anthony Towns, playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves, is the most likely NBA Rookie of the Year. The former member of the Dominican national basketball team and Kentucky Wildcats leads Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks. His 39 double-doubles ranks No. 6 in the entire league. …

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Singer and guitarist Covi Quintana is booked for a concert “Amor Amor” at the Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo at 10pm on Thursday, 14 April 2016. She will be performing the greatest hits of her singing career, accompanied by JV Olivier on drums, Joel Berrido on bass and Ezel Feliz on keyboards. Tickets are …

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DR1 Daily News will not be updated on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 23-25 March 2016 during Easter Week in the Dominican Republic, the country’s most popular vacation period. Let’s hope that these will be days when “no news is good news.” Regardless, headline news and commentary will continue to be published on the 24/7 DR1 …

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National District Mayor Roberto Salcedo has announced the Easter Week swimming pools attraction at Guibia Park beside the Caribbean Sea for the fifth year running. Roberto Salcedo is running for his fourth term as city mayor. He stated that that this was an occasion for people to enjoy themselves and no political activity of any …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police is reminding the public that businesses selling alcohol must close from midnight on Good Friday until the same time on Easter Saturday. This includes the so-called “Drinks”. Minister Jose Ramon Fadul prohibited the use of public roads to install swimming pools near establishments where alcohol is sold or drunk. …

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