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The general verdict to be read from the municipal election is that the Dominican people want new authorities to govern the country. The leading opposition party swept most of the 158 municipalities in the country. When the vote count was stopped at 2:55am on Monday, 16 March, the PRM was the clear winner of the …

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It seems that on average, only 30% of eligible citizens voted in the municipal election. In the National District, the capital city, the preliminary vote was 24% with 54% of the votes counted. Analysts will be answering many questions as they look into several of the possible reasons for the high abstention. Did the Covid-19 …

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For the most part, reports are that the Extraordinary Municipal Election was practically eventless. As of 5 pm on Sunday, 15 March 2020, expectations that there would be a large turnout of voters was not happening, Alicia Ortega for Noticias SIN reported. Abstention of around 50% is considered normal, despite expectations of a larger than …

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Bernardo Vega said during the Channel 9-Noticias SIN coverage of the municipal elections that the country can expect the government to announce additional “unpleasant” measures on Monday as efforts are put in place after the municipal election to halt the spreading of the Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic. The Medina administration has convened cabinet ministers …

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Dominicans of all ages that have recently traveled abroad or are returning from their studies abroad are being asked to remain in self-quarantine, says Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo. Montalvo said that as part of measures to reduce the spread of the Covid-19, the students are asked to undergo isolation for 14 days. He …

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Dominicans have smartphones, have a relative or friend in Italy, Spain or the US, and have been known to take collective actions. Add those three together and you can understand why many who can are not waiting for the authorities to play by the book and order the population to carry out only essential activities. …

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Leading Dominican designer Jenny Polanco tested positive for Covid-19 upon her return from a trip to Madrid, Spain. She confirmed that she returned from her trip on 4 March without symptoms. When feeling ill with classic Covid-19 symptoms around the 9th of the month, she called the Ministry of Public Health hotline and was tested. …

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After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 virus a pandemic, the United States Embassy announced that it is canceling scheduled visa appointments beginning Monday, 16 March 2020. The visa services will be re-opened as soon as is possible, according to a press release from the US Embassy. The note said that fee paid …

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The government of Haiti announced that it is only allowing cargo freight containers to cross the border. Flights and passenger bus trips between both countries are also suspended. The measure is taken to contain the spreading of the Covid-19 virus from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. Haiti is only allowing flights from the United States. …

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Adequate water levels are now restored at most of the 35 dams in the country, announced Olgo Fernández, director of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI), in a Diario Libre interview. “We have had two weather systems that have brought heavy rains that have improved the phreatic level of soils, leaving these saturated,” he …

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