2019 – Page 8

The first reading of the National Budget received the majority vote in the Chamber of Deputies. The National Budget was submitted by the Executive Branch and had passed in its entirety earlier in the Senate. On Tuesday, 17 December 2019, the vote was 99 votes in favor and only five against. The deputies voting against …

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Between January and October 2019, the government has spent RD$12.45 billion in social welfare allotments to welfare cardholders for multiple programs. Diario Libre reports the social subsidies increased RD$1.26 billion in the pre-election year. The subsidies include Bonoluz (for electricity), Bonogas (for transporters and home use), Comer es Primero (food subsidy), and the incentive to …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) approved the change of name of the political party Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos (Dominican Workers Party) to that of Fuerza del Pueblo (The Force of the People). The Force of the People (LFP) was created after former President Leonel Fernández claimed he had won the ruling Dominican Liberation Party …

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Seeking to restore credibility to the automating of the Dominican voting system, the Central Electoral Board says it has the requested technical collaboration of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). The JCE says the request was made following a recommendation of the Organization of American States (OAS). The request is for an analysis of …

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The plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice accepted requests by defendants in the Odebrecht vs. Dominican state bribes case and will now only be hearing the case of senator Tommy Galán. The case was moved to be heard by one of the four Penal Chambers of the Supreme Court of Justice. Galán is the …

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The Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) presented the set of mechanisms and rules that political parties must comply with to apply the gender and youth quotas. The TSE rules relate to the reserved candidates and gender and youth ratios referred to in the electoral laws. The TSE ruling seeks to guarantee the greater participation of women …

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Bartolomé Pujals proposes the National District government retake many of its attributions that have been delegated to the central government. Pujols is running for mayor for the National District on the Al Pais ticket. In an interview on La Cuestión radio talk show with hosts Patricia Solano and Diana Lora, Pujals said he is inspired …

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Economist and historian Bernardo Vega says that while violence predominates in the streets of Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Iraq, Iran, Paris, Hong Kong, Lebanon and Haiti, this is not the case in the Dominican Republic, a land that suffers many of the problems that have enraged the peoples in those countries. Why are things so …

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National District judge Jose Alejandro Vargas ordered three months preventive custody to Dupuy Barceló rum producer officials Jose Antonio Barceló Larroca, Michael Wayne Dupuy Barceló and Robert Alexander Dupuy Barceló accused of more than RD$2.18 billion in tax evasion. https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/justicia/envian-a-najayo-a-empresarios-barcelo-y-dupuy-barcelo-por-acusacion-de-evasion-de-impuestos-KP15926873 Chilly air brings pneumonia cases A recent flu virus is making the rounds in the …

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The Dominican Volleyball Federation (Fedovoli) announced plans to open beach/sand volley practice courts in 32 provinces of the country in 2020. Fedovoli will be working closely with city governments. “These will be modest, but practical courts,” said Alexis Garcia, president of Fedovoli. The plan seeks to encourage more participation in beach volleyball tournaments. Read more …

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