2019 – Page 42

The Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) on Sunday, 10 November 2019 ratified its alliance with the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and announced it will back the presidential candidacy of Gonzalo Castillo. During the 37th National Assembly of PRD Delegates held at the Volleyball Pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, the PRD announced it will …

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Historian and economist Bernardo Vega, a former Central Bank governor and Dominican ambassador to Washington, D.C., says on a Noticias SIN YouTube video that a prestigious poll carried out after the 6 October 2019 primary indicates that only 26% of Dominicans back that the ruling PLD party stay in government. 72% of those surveyed were …

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San José de las Matas is home to the hilly area of Los Montones, and Los Montones is home to macadamia nuts. There are three young men, Oscar Cruz, Adonis Quezada and Norberto Torres, who have plunged whole-heartedly into the world of macadamia production. The three are examples of participants in the program called “A …

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A team of researchers at the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) has created a novel use of virtual reality applied to the therapeutic diagnosis of behavioral disorders such as phobias, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients. The application of virtual reality in clinical use developed by the team was the result of four …

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Speaking for the Business Support Network for Environmental Protection (Ecored), Jake Kheel urged the public and private sectors to take advantage of the United Nations Programme (UNDP) Acceleration Laboratories project. The project creates a learning network in 60 countries, including the Dominican Republic, to help solve challenges collaboratively and practice new forms of innovation. “It …

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The DR is susceptible to major disasters but not prepared. The observation is based on studies by the U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) that reveal the Dominican Republic is at a high risk of suffering disasters in the future, due to its location. The country’s vulnerability is worsened by the current model of …

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The director of the foreign firm Minsait’s electoral solutions and digital identity division for Latin America, Ernesto Ramos Mega, told reporters last week that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) had canceled more than 13,000 personal ID cards (cedulas) for identity fraud in 2018. He also noted that the authorities had identified some 1,300 people who …

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The municipal authorities of Puerto Plata, together with local prosecutors, closed down eight nightclubs and bars along Pedro Clisante Street, the “main drag” of El Batey in Sosua, Puerto Plata province. The businesses violate the zoning laws in the tourist area of the city. Closed down were: Club 59, Merengue Bar, Bourbon Street, Platinium Disco …

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Osiris Guzmán presided over Fedofutbol from 1998 until 2018, when he was expelled by the international football Federation (FIFA) for 10 years. Guzmán has defended his management at the helm of Fedofutbol. Now, after an audit has been completed, FIFA and the Dominican Football Federation (Fedofútbol) have filed a lawsuit against Guzmán. He is accused …

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Judge Chanel Grullón of a Santiago first instruction court has ordered Spaniard Ambiorix Nepomuceno to serve one year of pre-trial custody. He is accused of the death of Dominican lawyer Paola Languasco in 2015. Nepomuceno arrived on 4 November 2019, extradited from Spain. Nepomuceno was sent to a maximum security area in the Rafey Santiago …

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