2019 – Page 25

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is asking for an increase in its budget from RD$8 billion to RD$16 billion. Besides, RD$3 billion is requested to be paid to the political parties participating in the elections, bringing the total required JCE allotments to RD$20 billion. The request was placed to the bicameral congressional committee that is …

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The Chamber of Deputies passed on Wednesday, 27 November 2019, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan for US$90 million for continuing urban development in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. The Senate had passed the bill in June of this year. The initiative provides funding to renovate public spaces and historical monuments such as the …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) still has nothing to show in the hunt for César Emilio Peralta (César el Abusador). The media report that operations are held daily in cities in the Cibao region, with little success. Different checkpoints have no been set up and searches are going on in Bayacanes, La Vega and …

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Members of the military seized 140 pounds of marijuana in Las Matas de Farfan. The drugs were found on an abandoned motorcycle in the La Rancha part of the municipality. The driver of the motorcycle had seen the military and fled, leaving the drugs behind. According to Colonel Ángel Camacho Ubiera, the drugs were handed …

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Shops are doing big business for “Black Friday,” according to Mario Lama, president of the National Organization of Commercial Businesses (ONEC). The American shopping holiday is also one of the biggest, if not the biggest, shopping event in the Dominican Republic. Lama said that around 300,000 temporary employees were hired for the shopping days. The …

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Two more children have died in Santiago from what is thought to be dengue. This brings the total to five people who have died of the disease in less than a week. Kelin Cordero, aged seven and 11-year-old Airon Yahiel Coronado Arias, who lived in La Joya, in Mao, and Villa Liberación, Santiago, were taken …

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Around 19 Russian tourists were hospitalized with serious injuries after their bus tipped over on Coral Highway. News reports say the U-joint failed and the Dominican driver lost control over the vehicle. There are reports of a collision with a truck. The accident occurred at around 3:15pm on Tuesday, 26 November 2019. Transport Safety Agency …

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The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) has asked the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to impede former President Leonel Fernández from using the logo, colors and symbols of the PLD. Temístocles Montas, in a letter to the JCE, said that Fernández resigned from the party on 20 October 2019 but he is still using the symbols, posters …

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On Monday, 25 November 2019, former three-time President Leonel Fernández, told CNN en Español interviewer Camilo Egaña that Gonzalo Castillo is an illegitimate candidate given the fraud he allegedly carried out in the ruling party primary. Fernandez complained the fraud piggy-backed on the new automated system that was not audited before the primary. Castillo resigned …

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A report entitled “Diagnosis of Higher Education in Ibero-American 2019” issued by the Organization of Ibero-American States (OIE) calls for additional efforts to improve the quality of higher education in the region. The report highlights that more women than men are enrolled in universities in the region. As far as the participation of women in …

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