2019 – Page 41

The hearing of Margarita Hernandez, the suspended director of the Domestic Violence Unit in San Pedro de Macoris, has been postponed again. She is charged with violating articles 265, 267, 126, 127, 147, 148, 177 and 178 of the Penal Code, to the detriment of the late Juana Domínguez Salas and Anibel González Ureña. Both …

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Amidst continued reports of femicides making the rounds of social media and the press, the Attorney General Office releases statistics indicating femicides are down and that government prevention programs are working. According to the Attorney General’s office, so far this year at least 62 women have been murdered, of whom only eight had previously complained …

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Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand, the USA’s Taylor Knibb and Mexico’s Claudia Rivas took the podium during the 2019 Santo Domingo ITU Triathlon World Cup. For the men, the winners were all from the United States: Matthew McElroy, followed by Kevin McDowell and Morgan Pearson. This is a first time the USA accomplishes a podium …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado reaffirmed the Dominican Republic’s commitment to the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) during the opening in Santo Domingo of the working sessions of the entity’s 9th Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM). “The Dominican Republic continues and will continue to bet on FEALAC,” proclaimed Vargas in his opening remarks at …

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Foreign ministers and senior officials from Latin America and Asia were in the Dominican Republic for the 20th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) at the JW Marriott in Santo Domingo. The meeting was followed by the 9th Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM). FEALAC is an inter-regional multilateral forum. …

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The Ministry of Energy & Mines announced that US company Apache has qualified to participate in the exploration and exploitation tender set for 27 November 2019. The company has expressed interest in four exploratory blocks offshore San Pedro de Macorís in the Caribbean Sea. The Dominican Republic in July 2019 had officially kicked off its …

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In a press release, the Ministry of Interior and Police announced the renewal of licenses for possession and carrying of firearms for persons and corporations, transfer of firearms for persons and corporations, and nationality and non-nationality certification on its website. Interior Minister José Ramón Fadul spoke of the time and cost savings the system will …

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On 8 November 2019, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced the opening of the campaigning for the municipal election to be held on 16 February 2019. During the election 158 mayors, 158 deputy mayors, 1,164 city councilors, 234 city directors, 235 deputy directors and 735 municipal board members will be elected. Around 5,000 candidates will …

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On 8 November 2019, Julio Cesar Castaños Guzmán, president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), announced a public hearing at the JCE on Thursday, 14 November 2019 at 10 am to hear arguments in favor and against the use of the automated voting system in the upcoming 16 February 2019 municipal election. A test-run during …

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The presidential candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party, Gonzalo Castillo said on Friday, 8 November 2019 that the best President a nation can have is not the one who talks the prettiest, or who best manages rhetoric, theory and speeches. He said the best President is the one who generates the better concrete and pragmatic …

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