2019 – Page 98

The Constitutional Court (TC) annulled the clause in Art 25 of the Political Parties Law 33-18 that prohibited parties from allying with another party in their first participation in an election. The minority parties Alianza País (ALPAIS), Partido Humanista Dominicano (PHD), Partido Dominicano por el Cambio (DXC), Frente Amplio (FA), Fuerza Nacional Progresista (FNP), Alianza …

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Dorian was a no show for Punta Cana. Most forecast models that had the storm drenching the eastern coast of the country turned out to be wrong. Hurricane Dorian passed around 300 km from the East Coast of the Dominican Republic. Dorian brought stormy weather to St. Thomas and St. Croix in the US Virgin …

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Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández will be presenting his “Breaking Borders” tour at the Fillmore Hall in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. The show is booked for 12 October 2019. Alejandro Fernandez is a winner of two Latin Grammys and three Billboard Awards. He is bringing his “Breaking Frontiers” show with best hits …

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Surgeon Ivan de Jesús Minaya Taveras, 32, and his bride of five months Hilda María Báez Tactuk, 32, died on the road to Jarabacoa in La Vega province. A tree fell on their vehicle, a Kia K5, killing the couple and seriously injuring Minaya’s sister, Aura, who was traveling in the back seat. Read more …

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The authorities arrested Marisol Franco, wife of justice fugitive César Emilio Peralta (El Abusador) on Tuesday, 27 August 2019 at the home of the couple in Blue Tower in the Naco area of Santo Domingo. She was with her four children. The children were allowed to stay with relatives. Peralta is accused of being the …

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Listin Diario reports that Marisol Mercedes Franco, wife of drug capo César Emilio Peralta (El Abusador) is included in the arrest order against 18 persons issued on Monday, 19 August at 4:30pm by the Instruction Court of the National District. She is charged with collaborating in the asset laundering scheme of the organization led by …

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Many of the businesses now related to the Cesar Emilio Peralta Drug Trafficking Operation (Peralta DTO) owe millions in back taxes, according to Magín Díaz, the director general of the Tax Agency (DGII). He said that most of the companies had been notified over the years. The Peralta DTO had more than 15 discotheques. Among …

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José Jesús Tapia Pérez, alias “Bola Negra” or “El Boludo” and former baseball player Baltazar Mesa (El Maestro) agreed to travel to the United States to answer to charges of trafficking, possession and distribution of cocaine in that nation, as well as to their alleged links to the Cesar Emilio Peralta Drug Trafficking Operation. They …

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Citizen Participation (PC) states that only through complicity and bribery could César Emilio Peralta have been able to operate for 20 years in complete impunity. Peralta is accused of leading the leading drug trafficking and asset laundering operation in the Caribbean. The civic watchdog organization says that the investigation of César Emilio Peralta’s criminal organization …

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The 23-25 August 2019 Asisa Research Group poll indicates that former President Leonel Fernández is the favorite to win the PLD candidacy in the 6 October primary. 69% of those polled said Fernández would win. The same poll says he would go on then to win the 2020 election in May 2020 with 61.3% of …

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