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Judge José Alejandro Vargas ordered Venezuelans Víctor Manuel Torres Espinoza, Ignacio Gutiérrez Díaz and Gliderman Domingo Cienfuego Castro to three-month pre-trial custody. They are accused of stealing expensive watches and jewelry. Two have been arrested on several previous occasions for the same crimes. The group was sent to the Penitenciaría Nacional La Victoria. Read more …

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The head of the Venezuelan parliament, Juan Guaido announced appointments of 15 diplomatic representatives on Tuesday, 19 February 2019. Among these is Eusebio Carlino Linares as ambassador in the DR. Diario Libre reports that Eusebio Carlino Linares had been living in the Dominican Republic for several years and is the advisor of the Banco de …

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The Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewage Corporation (CAASD) announced it is filing a lawsuit against Hormigones America SRL and its partners for causing a major breakdown of the 67-inch Valdesia – Santo Domingo pipeline that left 80 neighborhoods in the National District without potable water service. The CAASD has included Gabino Aroldo Ramos Guzmán, Victor …

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Dajabón municipal authorities and area military agreed to add an additional day of operation to the Dajabón market to assuage the serious supply problems now affecting Haiti. The market had been held on Mondays and Fridays. On market days, the border gates in Dajabón are opened for Haitians to enter the Dominican Republic without presenting …

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The Santo Domingo Cyber Park and the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) have signed an agreement whereby drones will be used to supervise public works construction. Miguel Coronado for the IDB and Eddy Martinez for the Parque Cibernético de Santo Domingo signed the agreement on 19 February 2019. The agreement seeks to develop technical capacities …

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Delia Ferreira, chair of Transparency International, called for Dominicans to become more involved to reduce government corruption. “More information, more integrity, less impunity and less indifference; those are the four pillars with which our countries would overcome the stigma of corruption they bear,” she told El Dia journalists during an interview. Ferreira visited Santo Domingo …

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Politicians are expected to focus much of their campaigning for the 2020 general election on young people, women and those living in Greater Santo Domingo. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) data shows that 28.7% of eligible voters are 18 to 30 years old. The JCE says that 16.8% of voters are 18 to 25 years, …

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Delia Ferreira Rubio, chairman of Transparency International, criticized the Central Electoral Board’s (JCE) proposal to install automated voting equipment during her visit to Santo Domingo, 19 to 21 February 2019. She reiterated the comments in an interview with the Corripio media group. During the 2016 election, a previous JCE board installed electronic vote counting equipment …

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Merengue singer Toño Rosario will be performing on 16 March 2019 at the Puerto Plata amphitheatre. The concert is to commemorate his 30 years in show business. He promises to sing his best hits: “Kulikitaka”, “Quiero volver a empezar”, “El reloj” “Dale vieja dale”, “Beso a beso” and “Resistiré”. Read more in Spanish:Listin Diario 20 February …

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Channel 11 (Telesistema) and Channel 2 (TeleAntillas) will be transmitting in Spanish the Oscar Awards Ceremony on Sunday, 24 February 2019. The 91th Oscars gala starts with the red carpet show from 7:30 to 9pm. The local hosts for the show are Miralba Ruiz and Miguel Cunillera. As a warm up, a pre-show will be …

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