2019 – Page 16

Yesterday, Monday 9 December, the Dominican Workers’ Party (PTD) presented at the Central Electoral Board (JCE) their new logo and flag, along with the change of name to the Force of the People. Force of the People, led by former President Leonel Fernandez, presented a green flag with the initials FP and a cayenne pepper …

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The candidate for senator of the National District for the coalition Juntos Podemos (Together We Can), Vinicio Castillo Semán asked Domingo Contreras to resign from his position as director of the Special Programs of the Presidency of the Republic, DIGEPEPE. Contreras is running for mayor for the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Castillo pointed out …

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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García was appointed the coordinator of the Gonzalo Castillo presidential campaign strategy committee. Castillo is running for President on the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) ticket. According to the PLD campaign chief, Rubén Jiménez Bichara, García was appointed due to his experience accumulated in the past electoral processes won by the ruling …

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The Green March anti-corruption movement submitted a request for an investigation into alleged acts of corruption by Gonzalo Castillo when he was minister of Public Works. The complaint document was presented to the Special Prosecutor’s Office for the Persecution of Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) on 9 December 2019. The instance presented by the Green March movement …

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First Lieutenant Juan Mercedes Vasquez would have graduated with honors from law school soon. Instead he was murdered on Sunday and buried on 9 December 2019, victim of the domestic violence he tried to remedy in the Los Rosales neighborhood in East Santo Domingo. What is known is that Mercedes removed his anti-bullet vest when …

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Members of the Dominican Navy have arrested seven passengers and a supposed human trafficker when these attempted to travel in two boats from the northeastern community of Las Cañitas in Sabana de la Mar to Puerto Rico. The supposed trafficker is identified as Esmerado Burgos Balbuena, who has been arrested on three other occasions by …

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The current weather conditions are somewhat unstable, due to a tropical wave moving over the northwest of the country. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) forecasts rains and thunderstorms for the north, northeast, eastern coast and the central mountain area. There are three provinces under alert for flooding and mudslides, which are Puerto Plata, Espaillat (Moca) …

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The Presidency awarded Minerva Emilia Pereyra on 6 December 2019 with the National Journalism Award. Pereyra is a veteran journalist and novelist. The award ceremony took place in the Ambassadors Hall of the Presidential Palace. The award recognized the writer’s 30-year track record and her strict adherence to ethical principles. She received an RD$1 million …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police (MIP) announced the lifting of the curfew for the purchase of alcoholic beverages. From Thursday, 5 December 2019 until Tuesday, 7 January 2020 there will be no time restrictions to the sale of alcoholic beverages at bars, discos and restaurants. The lifting of the curfew is on the occasion …

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The Dominican fleet of motor vehicles adds up to close to 1.4 million, yet as of last week, some 550,000 vehicular permits had not been renewed. The stickers authorize vehicles to circulate on Dominican roads. The tax is RD$1,500 for vehicles over five years old (up to 2014) and RD$3,000 for the newer vehicles. After …

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