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Santiago Mayor Abel Martínez today announced permits for marathons, shows is banned. Rehearsals and exercise in public places and parks are suspended. He ordered the shut down of movie houses, cinemas, bars and discos, and the celebration of flea markets and fairs. He announced gyms should put into place protocols to protect the health of …

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Three Dominicans are onboard the Costa Favolosa cruise ship. The Dominicans have appealed for help from the Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Dominican Port Authority. They understand they should not have been allowed to board the ship in La Romana. They purchased a cruise along with 26 other Dominicans. The cruise would have taken …

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The Presidency announced that six Dominican senior women team members that play in foreign volleyball leagues and are still abroad will be flown home. Reports are there are players in Peru, Turkey and Russia. The tournaments were suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Cristóbal Marte made the announcement. He said the Ministry of Foreign Relations …

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Promoters of the US pop group Guns N’Roses announced the show is postponed for the Constitution Day long weekend. It will now be on 8 November. Tickets are for sale on tuboleta.com.doThose who had purchased tickets for the 11 April show can seek a reimbursement or keep these for the November show. 18 March 2020

Former President of the Supreme Court of Justice Manuel Berges Chupani passed away on Monday, 16 March 2020. He was 101 years old. Berges Chupani is remembered for his role as acting President of the Republic given that he filled in for President Salvador Jorge Blanco, after Vice President Manuel Fernández Mármol died of cancer …

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The Dominican government announced it reached an agreement with Odebrecht-Technimont-Estrella consortium “to settle all existing disputes and guarantee completion and final delivery of the coal-fired Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Center (CTPC). The Presidency had scheduled the inauguration of the two coal-fired units of 376 MW units of the coal-fired power central for 16 March 2020. The …

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Rum producers in the Dominican Republic have ten days to issue their observations on the draft of the technical ruling for the production of rum. Deputy Minister for Industrial Development Juan Tomás Monegro has coordinated the government effort to summarize best practices for the rum industry. Monegro highlighted the efforts that the government is carrying …

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A day after the election, with around 50% of the votes counted, the PLD used the extra front pages of the leading media to publish that the party acknowledged defeat but that the party had received almost the same amount of votes as the winner of the election, the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). The numbers …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) opened the electoral campaign for the President and Vice President, 32 senators and 178 legislators. The election is scheduled for Sunday, 17 May 2020. Around 7.5 million Dominicans are eligible to vote in the election, including Dominican expats that live in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central and South America …

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The Organization of American States’ (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM), led by former President of the Republic of Chile Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, recently issued its preliminary report on the Extraordinary Municipal Election of Sunday, 15 March 2020. The report congratulates the Dominican people “for their perseverance and commitment to democracy demonstrated in Sunday’s extraordinary municipal …

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