2017 – Page 207

Shortly after President Danilo Medina scheduled a 15 May 2017 meeting for the National Council of the Magistracy that will choose the replacement judges for the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), the TSE court annulled a Central Electoral Board (JCE) decision that had reinstated the composite count of votes to decide the majority order of political …

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National Council of the Magistracy convened to work as of 15 May 2017 by President Danilo Medina will need to replace four judges of the Constitutional Court (TC), in addition to the five judges for the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and at least two judges of the Supreme Court of Justice. Of the 13 judges …

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The foreign ministers of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Miguel Vargas and Antonio Rodrigue will be meeting on Thursday, 27 April 2017, in Santo Domingo. Migration, bilateral trade and cooperation will be on the agenda. They previously met in Kingston, Jamaica during a meeting of the Cariforum, that coincided with the start of the government …

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Minister of Energy and Mines Antonio Isa Conde told reporters from the nation’s newspapers yesterday that even without being completed, the new generating facility of coal-fired generators at Punta Catalina is making a favorable impact in the energy market. The construction has motivated competing generators to offer better prices for the sale of energy. Minister …

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President Danilo Medina traveled to eastern La Altagracia province to attend the opening of the Oscar de la Renta Pediatrics Care Center in Punta Cana. The center will service a population of around 15,000 children that live in Verón and the Punta Cana tourism areas. Also attending the opening was First Lady Cándida Montilla, the …

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Hard Rock Live at Blue Mall announces the performances of merengue orchestra Los Hermanos Rosario and comedian Juan Carlos Pichardo Jr for Saturday, 27 May 2017. The concert celebrates Dominican mothers, on occasion of Mother’s Day, which is celebrated in the country on 28 May 2017. Read more on calendar events at DR1 Calendar 26 …

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Long time president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, Jose Joaquin Puello, is seeking the position of president of the Pan American Sports Organization (Paso – Odepa). News reports say his chances for being named president of the organization are good. His competition includes the Brazilian, Carlos Nuzman and the Chilean, Neven Ilic. The general assembly …

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Sports Writers Association of Santiago, the second largest city in the Dominican Republic, voted on who were their best athletes in 2016. Tennis player Víctor Estrella and basketball player Víctor Liz tied and shared the Best Athlete of the Year Award. Taekwondo athlete, Ketherine Rodríguez was named the Best Women Athlete of the Year. Each …

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Former Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez was in Caracas, Venezuela on Monday, 24 April 2017, to meet with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Fernández had been a proponent of last year’s negotiations between political sectors in Venezuela that collapsed over the government’s refusal to meet opposition demands for elections and the release of political prisoners. The …

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The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) ruled against Kentucky Foods Group Limited that had objected a resolution of Pro Consumidor, the government consumer protection agency, that had ordered the company to return a charge for gratuities on a take-out order. The director of Pro Consumidor, Anina del Castillo says they are reviewing several claims in other …

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