2019 – Page 67

After almost two weeks in recess, the Supreme Court of Justice recommenced the Odebrecht trial against the six that are accused of accepting bribes from the Brazilian contractor on Tuesday, 8 October 2019. Presiding judge is Luis Henry Molina, who earlier this year was elected to the position. The charged are the former commercial representative …

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Some 13 days after the fire began in the garbage dump in the municipality of Haina, the fire continues affecting the southwestern community. As reported, the Ministry of Public Works sent heavy equipment and six water trucks to join the municipal firemen. Naval Captain Luis Manuel Féliz, director of the Military and Police section at …

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Drivers who need to be on 27 February Avenue, Isabel Aguiar and Luperón avenues should do their best to avoid the area, especially at peak hours. Traffic at the usually congested area has gotten worse. The area now is surrounded by military and the Av. Luperón is closed in front of the Central Electoral Court …

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Former Chamber of Deputies president, Rubén Maldonado has accused José Ángel (Jochy) Gómez Canaán of complicity in implementing an electronic fraud to alter the results of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) primary that took place on Sunday, 6 October 2019. The media disclosed that this is not the first time Gómez is charged with …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta called for former President Leonel Fernández to stop making a scene and accept that he has lost the ruling party presidential nomination. Speaking on the radio talk show, El Sol de la Mañana, Peralta said that already others who have lost had accepted their defeat. Peralta described …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) had said the primaries for the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and the largest opposition party (PRM) would test the automated voting devices and staff before the 2020 general elections. Dominicans all followed the Sunday, 6 October primary as the votes were impressively streamed live on the Internet. 99% of …

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The Central Electoral Board has until Friday, 11 October 2019 to publish the official results for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) primaries. A source told the news platform N Digital that the request made by PLD pre-candidate Leonel Fernández for an audit of the automated voting equipment does not invalidate …

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On 30 July 2019, the Dominican Republic learned that Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo would run for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) presidential candidacy. Previously, President Danilo Medina, had spoken of giving his support to former Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito or former Education Minister Andrés Navarro. But at the last minute, Castillo entered the …

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In a press conference called at the Central Electoral Board (JCE) on the afternoon of Monday, 7 October 2019, the president of the JCE, Julio Cesar Castaños Guzmán spoke with pride of the outcome of the country’s first fully automated voting process and defended the country’s first primaries organized by the electoral organization. Speaking about …

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While most of the focus of the 2019 Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) primary has been on who would win the presidential nominations, the congressional election results are also in. Five of the current senators for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) will not be up for reelection, having been defeated in …

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