2019 – Page 56

Foreign Relations Minister Miguel Vargas called on all government offices, embassies and consulates to ensure they comply with Article 31 on the Constitution and Law 210-19 on the use of patriotic symbols. He said that he was totally in disagreement with the use of the flag without the national shield in the center. Vargas guaranteed …

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95-year old former US President Jimmy Carter was programmed to visit the Dominican Republic in November for a Habitat for Humanity event. But on Monday, 21 October 2019, the former President fell and suffered a minor pelvic fracture so that the trip may need to be cancelled. Carter fell in his home in Plains, Georgia, …

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The emergency services in the eastern Hato Mayor province recovered the bodies of three workers who died following a landslide and underground river flooding in an amber mine in El Valle. El Valle is some 33 kilometers to the north of the city of Hato Mayor. The victims are Rafael Nolasco Javalera, from Mango el …

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Official data from the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reveals that from January to August this year, 5,358 kilos of drugs have been confiscated in 14,040 cases, without counting the 599 kilos found at sea this week. This is 1,200 kilos more than over the same period in 2018. Most drugs have been seized in …

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The Dominican national women’s volleyball team, “The Caribbean Queens” will seek to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this coming January. The president of the North, Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (Norceca), Cristóbal Marte said the event will be dedicated to President Danilo Medina. He said the government contributed US$252,000 to pay for …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced on Saturday, 19 October 2019 that the voting list for 2020 has closed with 7,497,040 eligible voters. Of these, 3,828,786 are women and 3,658,254 are men. But the JCE says that by May 2020, the number will have increased to 7,505,507 as young men and women reach the 18-year …

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The personalized dispute between President Danilo Medina and former President Leonel Fernández continues to be public. On Monday evening, President Danilo Medina responded to former President Leonel Fernández’s Sunday, 20 October 2019 party resignation speech during a “plenary assembly” called at last minute. Social media carried photos and videos of the mixed attendance. Contradictorily, Gonzalo …

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With the division within the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), social media is on fire with one question. What will Vice President Margarita Cedeño do now that her husband, former President Leonel Fernández has left the ruling party? Fernández announced on Sunday, 20 October 2019 that he was leaving the party to create the La Fuerza …

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National District Mayor David Collado says he is considering offers from political organizations that want to register him as their presidential or vice presidential candidate for the 2020 elections. Collado remarked the offers had come via third parties and he had not had any meetings directly with any political party president. Jose Ignacio Paliza, the …

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Ecologist Domingo Contreras has begun to tell the people what he would do if elected mayor for the National District in the 16 May 2020 municipal election. He promised to rid the Avenida Duarte of its shantytown appearance, promote the adequate management of solid wastes, and divide the capital city into districts for better municipal …

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