2019 – Page 51

On Monday, 28 October 2019, President Danilo Medina issued two decrees with new government appointments. Decree 371-19, Medina appoints Jonny de Jesús Martínez Mézquita as Dominican ambassador for Mexico. Decree 372-19, names Luis Francisco Núñez Pantaleón as governor of the province of Duarte and Silvio Francisco Hiciano Polanco as Deputy Minister for Sports. Read more …

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President Danilo Medina will shortly become a grandfather for the first time. His daughter Vanessa Daniela is expecting her first child. A picture published by Iris Guaba, director-general of the Social Assistance Plan of the Presidency, shows his pregnant daughter, Vanessa Daniela Medina Montilla, with her mother, First Lady Candida Montilla. The text of the …

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A report in Diario Libre looks into the present electricity situation. The National Development Strategy – Electrical Pact should have been signed years ago between public and private stakeholders. The government has touted Punta Catalina as the solution to constant blackouts. The coal-fired thermoelectric central is in the final testing phase and is expected to …

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Following a visit from President Danilo Medina on Sunday, 27 October 2019, fishers from the Puerto de Cabrera and Río San Juan in María Trinidad Sánchez province can acquire a processing center, along with machinery and equipment. During the meeting with them, President Medina highlighted that the fishing industry has received unprecedented support during his …

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According to Agriculture Minister Osmar Benitez, the government will begin the construction of a dam in Guayubín, Montecristi province in the first week of December. He said that all the studies have been done and the builder has been chosen. Benítez called for the construction of more dams nationwide. He said in the east 18 …

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The trending topic on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 27, 28 and 29 October 2019, has been the arrest and jailing of a young professional who when at the Licey vs Escogido ball game at the Quisqueya Ball Park was critical of the flaunting of wealth by the president of the Chamber of Deputies Radhamés Camacho. …

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Ambassador to Argentina Cesar Pina Toribio has resigned from the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), according to a letter he sent to Reinaldo Pared Pérez. Reportedly, he has also submitted his resignation as ambassador to Argentina. He has been the Dominican ambassador in Argentina since March 2017 after more than a decade as legal advisor to …

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The City Hall in Santiago announced that vendors of roast pork and other meats will soon need to be certified. The certification seeks to improve the sanitary conditions of the vendors to guarantee the health of the consumers. The city government said that meat sold by vendors that have not been certified will have their …

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The Central Committee of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) confirmed the proposed naming as acting president by the Political Committee of former Minister of Industry & Commerce Temístocles Montás. He replaces former President Leonel Fernández, who had held the position for years. Leonel Fernández resigned as president of the ruling party after he was …

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The Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) is the only political party of those known as “majority” remaining to name its presidential candidate. The party president, Miguel Vargas had said earlier this year that the party would only back President Danilo Medina. Other majority-category parties are the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) …

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