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The plenary of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) issued Resolution No.28-2020 authorizing the appointment of political party overseers in the JCE’s information technology and election departments for the extraordinary municipal elections now set for 15 March 2020. The oversight observers are authorized as part of measures taken to restore trust in the organization after the …

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For the first time in history, a large number of prosecutors are rebelling against their boss, the Attorney General. As reported in Acento online news portal, 18 active prosecutors from the Public Ministry are contesting the rules of the internal contest for the selection of prosecutors proposed by the Public Ministry’s Career Office and extended …

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Recently, the Jesuit priest-backed movement, Centro Juan XXIII called for the removal of Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez. The John XXIII Center has asked President Danilo Medina to remove the nation’s prosecutor “as a gesture of goodwill and to back up with actions his words in his 27 February speech” on Independence Day. The organization, …

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Former Santiago and National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso says she could not accept being considered for the role of electoral prosecutor because of the legal recourse she is part of submitting against actions in the Public Ministry. Reynoso has participated with 17 other career prosecutors in a case filed with the Superior Administrative Court …

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Teófilo Andújar, judge of the Fourth Penal Hall, was named to hear the defamation case the sister of Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez has presented against the El Jarabe talk show host. Zapete is accused of defamation by Maybeth Rodriguez Sanchez, sister of the attorney general. The case is set to start on 16 April …

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An employee at the JMMB brokerage firm in Santo Domingo has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the company’s human resources department. The woman had returned from a trip to Italy. JMMB is located at Lope de Vega and Gustavo Mejía Ricart Avenue. Others that work in the company are being tested, and sanitation efforts …

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The National Police confirmed on that the man who was shot at around 4:30am on Monday, 9 March 2020 on 27 de Febrero Avenue almost corner Doctor Defillo street, was the son of Pascual Cordero Martínez (El Chino), who is in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering. The Police suspect those who killed him …

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The candidate to mayor for La Romana on the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) ticket, Jose Ignacio Morales (El Artistico) suffered a serious accident on Monday, 9 March on the San Pedro de Macoris to La Romana highway. He was traveling with his running mate, Hilda Peguero. Reports are that his condition is stable. He was …

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President Danilo Medina awarded the Medal of Merit at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 6 March 2020 to 13 Dominican women for their contributions to society. The event was on occasion of the celebration of International Women’s Day on Sunday, 8 March. The merit medals were awarded by Decree 98-20. Present was First Lady Candida …

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This week, TIME Magazine has chosen a photo taken by Diario Libre photographer Ricardo Hernandez (AFP-Getty) in 2008 to be their cover for the edition that features “The 100 Women of the Year.” The memorable picture of the three Mirabal sisters, Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa, graces the cover of TIME on the occasion of …

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