2019 – Page 66

Deputy Rubén Maldonado says he cannot accuse computer expert José Ángel Gómez Canaán (Jochi) of hacking the Central Electoral Board (JCE) system. He now admits he does not have proof of the altering of the results. Maldonado on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 had made the hacking accusation. Maldonado is a backer of former President Leonel …

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The board of the Democratic Alliance Party (APD) warns that opposition parties need to see themselves in the mirror of what has just happened with the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). “If there was fraud in the party’s primaries, either in its entirety or in part of the process, the same will happen in the 2020 …

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The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) pre-candidate for mayor for the city of Puerto Plata, Jesus Rafael Cabrera, filed a challenge before the Municipal Electoral Board of Puerto Plata. He alleges the results that favor incumbent Puerto Plata Mayor Walter Musa are fraudulent. Cabrera has the backing of the political team of Temístocles Montás. He filed …

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Acento news portal recalls that when President in 2010, Leonel Fernández did not accept a vote recount of votes cast for the PLD and PRD candidates in Pedernales. The recount had the backing of all the judges at the Central Electoral Board (JCE) at the time. Instead, Fernández strongly opposed the initial JCE position for …

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A recent poll carried out by the National Statistics Office (ONE) reveals that only 10% of Dominican women that have been victims of gender violence have presented charges in the judiciary. The finding was presented during the workshop “Measuring Violence Against Women.” The director of the National Statistics Office, Alexandra Izquierdo said the information helps …

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The new resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Dominican Republic, Inka Mattila told El Caribe media group that all citizens need to be players in development today. She explained that these are new times for the UNDP. “At UNDP we learned that old recipes don’t work anymore. We are putting …

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The Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD) announces the first harvest of Japanese pears grown in Constanza, La Vega. The 500-meter high mountain valley has proven to have ideal soil and climate conditions for the cultivation of the coveted fruit. There are expectations for good export prices in the international market, as reported in N Digital news …

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The Dominican Republic’s Women’s national football team won second place in the Caribbean qualifiers for the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship, held in Trinidad. This means the national team for the first time gets to compete in next year’s CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament. Trinidad & Tobago won first place. …

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With the support of the large Dominican community that lives in Puerto Rico, the Dominican women’s national volleyball team defeated Mexico 3-0 (26-24, 25-11, 25-14) in their opening match at the NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 8-13 October  2019 championship will allot three tickets to …

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As of Saturday, 12 October 2019, the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship begins. The tournament opens with a 5pm game between the Leones del Escogido and the Tigres del Licey at the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo. There will also be an opening game at 7pm between the Aguilas Cibaeñas and the Gigantes del …

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