2020News

Manuel Jimenez believes if he won the election, Abinader will too on 5 July

Santo Domingo East Mayor Manuel Jimenez is optimistic that, on 16 August, the country will be seeing a change in the government’s political party. In an interview with Diario Libre, he assured that Luis Abinader, the presidential candidate for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), will take the election. He said most of the people want …

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City government says “no” to bus terminal, Ministry of Public Works says it will open in July

In an interview with Diario Libre the new mayor of Santo Domingo East, Manuel Jimenez, reaffirmed his opposition to the mega bus terminal the Medina administration is building on land of the Mirador del Este Park. Jimenez had campaigned against the bus station[KR3] and won the municipal election on 15 March 2020 with a 59.7% …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeño is trending topic for her opinions on Chayanne

Santiago Matias of Alofoke recently interviewed Vice President Margarita Cedeño, who is now fully dedicated to her campaign after taking a leave of absence from the director of the government’s most important relief programs. The Matias interviews are biographical and light, directed to a young audience. During the interview, Matias asked the Vice President if …

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Castillo hires lobby firm to build his image in the US

Foreign Lobby reports that Gonzalo Castillo, the presidential candidate for the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) has retained Washington, D.C. firm Steptoe and Johnson “to help schedule meetings and build relationships with key audiences.” As reported, the pro-bono agreement was reached on 1 June and is signed by former Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño, a …

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Leonel Fernández: “The media created Gonzalo Castillo, he doesn’t have an opinion on anything”

Former President Leonel Fernández says he sat on the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) Political Committee with Gonzalo Castillo for around five years, and Castillo never had anything to say. “He’s a media creation put together by advertising and political consultants,” he sai Fernández left the PLD in 2019 after the contested 6 October primary. …

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DR does poorly on Society of the Americas’ 2020 Capacity to Combat Corruption Index

The Dominican Republic is listed third from bottom to top on a recent Americas Society / Council of the Americas report that evaluates 15 countries on 14 variables that rate the country’s ability to detect and prosecute corruption. The country only did better than Bolivia and Venezuela. This is the second edition of the Capacity …

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American Chamber of Commerce elects new board of directors

During on online assembly, the American Chamber of Commerce elected Ramón Ortega, PricewaterhouseCoopers, to continue as president of the organization. The vice presidents are Roberto Herrera, InterEnergy Group and Ricardo Perez, Hanes Caribe Inc. The treasurer is Edwin de los Santos, AES Dominicana and secretary, Francesca Rainieri, Grupo Puntacana. Other members of the board are: …

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Sotheby’s to auction Isaac Lif’s private collection

The late owner of Radiocentro’s private art collection is being auctioned on 29 June in New York City as part of Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale. Art experts expect a record value for the auction. Isaac Lif’s collection of museum-quality works from Latin America, named “The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks,” is …

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