2019 – Page 71

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced it will be issuing identification and voting cards (cédulas) free of charge on Thursday, 3 October and Friday, 4 October. The working hours are 8 to 4pm, but those interested should go with ample time before closing. The JCE says the grace period is offered to motivate citizens to …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) approved the physical counting of 20% of the presidential vote in the 6 October 2019 primaries of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). 10% physical vote count is approved for the congressional and municipal vote levels. The primaries are held to choose the presidential, congressional …

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Participación Ciudadana, the civic watchdog organization, reports that the financial reports submitted to the Central Electoral Board (JCE) by the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and the Social Christian Revolutionary Party (PRSC) reveal that around RD$1 billion of taxpayer money was wasted and misspent. The parties …

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Former President Leonel Fernández said his position is that the issue of abortion should remain as it is in the Penal Code. The Penal Code does not allow abortion in the Dominican Republic. Fernández believes that incorporating the three exceptions should be a decision of the Constitutional Court. The three exceptions are rape, incest and …

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Anselmo Muñiz, a member of the El País Que Queremos (EPQ – Country that We Want) minority political movement, said the government should explain the reasons why Gonzalo Castillo, when Minister of Public Works, delivered three contracts without tender for more than RD$1 billion to Maybeth Virginia Rodríguez Sánchez, sister of Attorney General Jean Alain …

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Police director Major General Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte has announced that from tomorrow, Thursday 3 October 2019, all permissions for absence for the police are canceled. The announcement is made days before the primary elections are due to take place on Sunday 6 October. He said that all police officers will be serving as the …

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The Supreme Court of Justice announced it is postponing the case involving six persons charged in the US$92 million Odebrecht bribes scandal until Tuesday, 8 October 2019. The postponement comes after the judges accepted the medical leave of absence presented by Angel Rondón, the Odebrecht commercial representative in the country. Rondón says he injured his …

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On Monday, 30 September 2019 the Attorney General’s office postponed a press briefing called for that same day on the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) toxicology studies performed on tourists who died at the Bahia Principe resort and at other Dominican Republic properties in the past year. In a statement, government officials …

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According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are closer than ever to achieving the elimination of human deaths by rabies. Over the last 12 months, just five cases were reported in the region. According to PAHO, which has established the goal of eliminating human deaths from rabies …

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According to a Statistical Report on Citizen Safety, between January and June 2019, there were 2,877 thefts of vehicles – 84% of which were motorcycles. This is a 2% decrease over the previous years with most robberies happening on Fridays, followed by Thursdays and then Saturdays. Most were stolen between 6 pm and midnight, followed …

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