2019 – Page 3

Check out these mega shows for dancing and drinking for the start of 2020. Hard Rock Live at the Blue Mall. Toño Rosario, Johnny Ventura, Miriam Cruz, El Conjunto Quisqueya, Ruby Perez, Pochy Familia and El Zafiro on 31 December. Showtime at 10pm. Tickets are RD$2,000 stand up, RD$3,000, RD$5,000, RD$6,000 and RD$7,500. Teatro La …

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President Danilo Medina enacted Law 512-19 that allows the placement of public debt securities up to a maximum amount of RD$246,295,821,767.00. The Ministry of Hacienda (Treasury) is authorized to make the placements of the debt in international or domestic capital markets. Read more in Spanish:Z101 Digital 26 December 2019

Vice President Margarita Cedeño calls for strengthening family responsibility so that fewer children are in vulnerable conditions on the streets. She spoke during the traditional Christmas meeting with more than 500 street children that are covered by government child protection programs. She celebrated the achievements of the Progressing with Solidarity (Proseli) program. The Vice President …

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The Ministry of Defense will use the optic fiber network of the government-owned Dominican Electric Transmission Corporation (ETED) and its Optical Fiber Telecommunications Business Unit (UNTFO) for the operation of security cameras, including the more than 400 used in the border area. Both entities signed a two-year renewable agreement. Defense Minister Lieutenant General Rubén Darío …

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The Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) reports that Punta Catalina I has been generating a stable 360 megawatts for the national power grid. The second unit of the coal-fired thermoelectric plant has been consistently injecting over 200 megawatts into the grid. The two units should be generating around 720 megawatts no later than February 2020. …

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The director of the Road Protection and Assistance Program implemented by the Military and Police Commission (Comipol), Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Borrell said that the operation “A Pact for Life, Safe Christmas 2019” is being extended until 13 January 2020. In addition to peak days around Christmas Day and New Year’s, in the Dominican Republic, Three …

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The Center for Emergency Operations report on tragedies over the Christmas holidays is scheduled to be available on Thursday, 26 December 2019 at 11am. Meanwhile, local media advance preliminary details on deaths and other tragedies over the holidays. El Nuevo Diario reported on Thursday, 26 December 2019 that at least 10 deaths occurred over the …

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The candidate for mayor of the National District for the People’s Force Party (LFP) and five other political organizations is 79-years old Johnny Ventura. He accepted the nomination despite having a long string of commitments this Christmas and New Year. He is one of the most popular merengue band singers in Dominican history. A news …

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Alianza País (AlPaís) presidential candidate Guillermo Moreno described 2019 as a disastrous year for the country. He says problems in terms of public debt, justice, education, corruption and the electoral process have worsened. He said the electoral year of 2020 is plagued by uncertainty, due to the lack of credibility of the Central Electoral Board …

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Wanda Mendez of the Listin Diario has interviewed 23 centenarians from all around the Dominican Republic to find out the secrets of their long lives. She writes that what they have had in common are their healthy lifestyles. She writes that most have had good nutrition from childhood, are devout Catholics, are in close contact …

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