2020News

Domingo Contreras congratulates Carolina Mejía

Domingo Contreras congratulated Carolina Mejia as mayor-elect of the National District. Contreras, who ran on the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) ticket, said he hoped Carolina Mejia, the candidate for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), could turn the Dominican capital into a 21st-century metropolis, “as the people deserve.” He wished her every success in her …
2020News

Tony Adames has a case for corruption in court, but gets the votes to be the La Romana mayor-elect

Despite having a case for corruption in a past exercise as mayor for La Romana still pending a court decision, it seems that Juan Antonio (Tony) Adames and his wife, Milly Nuñez, running for deputy mayor, on the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) ticket are likely to be the next incumbents of the city government …
2020News

Punta Catalina power plant inauguration postponed

The Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) announced the suspension of the inauguration ceremony of the Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTPC). President Danilo Medina was scheduled to participate in the official ceremony set for Tuesday, 17 March at 10 am. The Medina administration announced on Monday, 16 March that the suspension of the inaugural ceremony …
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INFOTEP vocational centers get sanitized to prevent Covid-19

The National Institute of Technical and Vocational Training (INFOTEP) reported the suspension of classes nationwide until Wednesday, 18 March, in order to ensure deep sanitizing of all its educational centers. The decision is taken as part of the measures announced by the Ministry of Public Health to prevent the coronavirus, COVID-19. “We are protecting our …