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The polling company CID Latinoamérica reports that 51% of Dominicans polled say they are in favor of the reelection of President Danilo Medina. The company polled 1,195 eligible voters from 11-24 April 2019. Medina has an approval rating of 61%, according to the same poll. The 2015 Constitutional bans Medina from running for President. Medina …

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Civic organizations, opposition parties and opinion makers went public on Wednesday, 24 April 2019 to protest anti-democratic actions taken by the Medina administration in different branches of government. The pace of the measures has picked up as the nation awaits for President Danilo Medina to announce whether he will push forward an amendment to the …

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Changes in population distribution in the Dominican Republic means the number of deputies per province and the National District has changed. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) released yesterday the numbers of deputy seats for the 17 May 2020 election. The JCE has used the data from the 9th National Population and Housing Census carried out …

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Financial analyst Alejandro Fernández writes in his Argentarium column in Diario Libre that for every RD$100 paid at Dominican highway tollbooths, RD$76 now goes to cover interest payments for commitments made by Fideicomiso RD Vial, the trust created by the Medina government since its start to manage the tollbooth collections. Fernández observes the fund has …

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In an attempt to prevent the spread of measles in the Dominican Republic, the Ministry of Public Health announced it has stepped up vigilance at Dominican airports, especially in regards to passengers arriving from New York. The New York governor’s office reports that as of 24 April 2019 there have been 390 confirmed cases of …

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Natividad Martínez de la Cruz, aged 119 and resident in the community of Santana de La Victoria, in the northern part of Santo Domingo, could be the oldest person in the world. According to her identity card, she was born in 1901. She is currently cared for by her daughter, Cipriano, who says her mother’s …

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The National Police has said that no one has been arrested in the case of the death of Cuban-American Joaquín Miguel Perea Jr, who was found dead on Easter Thursday at 4.45pm on the roof of a shop warehouse. According to Police spokesman, Frank Félix Durán the case is presumed to be a suicide and …

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Diario Libre in its print edition of 24 April 2019 reports that the government-owned Punta Catalina thermoelectric power plant construction workers are demanding to be paid a bonus equivalent to 45 to 60 days of wages. The Labor Code establishes companies need to distribute 10% of the annual profits to the workers, but Punta Catalina …

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As part of the celebration of Earth Day, on 22 April 2019, the United States Embassy in the country warned about the decrease in the fish population on the coral reefs in northeastern Samaná Bay. The US Embassy publication in Instagram said that the condition of the coral reef was declining both in terms of …

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According to research carried out by the Global Peace Index (GPI), the Dominican Republic is third on the list for people who do not feel safe walking outside at night. The country with the highest percentage of insecurity for walking at night was Venezuela, with 88 %; followed by El Salvador, with 72 % In …

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