2019 – Page 34

A 3.4 Richter Scale earthquake was felt at 7:42am on Monday, 18 November, in the community of Tubagua, located near Puerto Plata, off the Gregorio Luperón touristic mountain road. The earthquake was 23.3 km deep. As reported, it was felt by inhabitants in the communities along the road, causing certain alarm. No damages were reported. …

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The Ministry of Industry & Commerce (MICM) announced the First Larimar Jewelry Fair will take place Saturday, 23 November and Sunday, 24 November 2019 at Calle El Conde in the Colonial City. The event commemorates Larimar Day on 22 November 2019. Read more in Spanish:El Dia 19 November 2019

Comedians Cuquin Victoria, Felipe Polanco, Jochy Santos, Manolo Ozuna and Liondy Ozoria are together for the stand-up comedy show on Friday, 22 November at 9pm. This is the last show of the year. Tickets on Uepa Tickets, CCN Servicios, Nacional Supermercados and Jumbo stores. This is a Ramses Peralta production. 19 November 2019

President Danilo Medina and PLD presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo were present for the swearing-in of the municipal candidates in La Vega province. For the occasion, Castillo forecast that after the victory of the party in the February 2020 municipal elections, the party will also win the May 2020 congressional and presidential election. “We will govern …

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The Constitutional Court (TC) has given the Central Electoral Board (JCE) until 8 December 2019 to determine the validity of presidential candidacies. The JCE has stated the deadline for registering the presidential nominations is 3 March 2020 for the 17 May 2020 election. Nevertheless, the Electoral Law establishes that the JCE needs to accept or …

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On Friday, 15 November 2019, the secretary of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) Carolina Mejía set her position on the partnership with Juntos Podemos, the coalition of minority parties that back a coalition that includes former President Leonel Fernández. Mejía is the daughter of former President Hipólito Mejía. Fernández is a three-time President and for …

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With six months to go before the 2020 presidential elections, the parties are now preparing to confirm their different alliances. So far what is known is that Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) candidate, Gonzalo Castillo, will also be presented as presidential candidate by nine other parties. These are the Democratic Popular Party (PDP), the Alternative Democratic …

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The intersection is avoided at all costs. It is the best example of what can happen when there is no city authority. Informal merchants have taken over the area over decades, while city authorities have looked the other way. Now city mayor David Collado announces he has received RD$50 million in backing from businesses to …

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According to the latest bulletin issued by the Epidemiology Department at the Ministry of Health, neonatal mortality has reduced by 29% over the same period last year, with around 554 deaths per 10,000 live births. The director of the National Health Service (SNS), Chanel Rosa Chupany confirmed that although this was progress, pressing challenges remain …

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