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Mexican Gerardo de Icaza, the director of the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation of the Organization of American States (OAS) since March 2014, is leading the OAS cooperation to ensure fair elections in the Dominican Republic. An OAS electoral observation mission was in the Dominican Republic when the e-voting machines failed during the 16 …

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Lawyers Bartolomé Pujals and Lety Melgen say that Law 46-20 enacted in February 2020 by President Danilo Medina encourages money laundering. Both lawyers in the name of the political movement, “The Country We Want” (El Pais que Queremos) submitted a legal recourse of unconstitutionality against the law. They argue the law creates “a special tax …

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Attending physicians at the La Altagracia Maternity, a university hospital, saw 94,637 patients in 2019. The Hospital Universitario Maternidad Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia (HUMNSA) reports that from maternal deaths declined from 29 in 2015 to 12 in 2019. Neonatal deaths are now 18 per 1,000 live births, down from 30 per 1,000 births in …

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The Ministry of Public Health, the National Transit and Transport Institute (Intrant) and the Metro Office (Opret) have distributed flyers with health prevention tips for metro and skylift passengers. These include avoiding the use of the mass transit services if suffering from fever or cough. Frequent washing of hands using soap for at least 20 …

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President Danilo Medina appointed Victor Manuel Grimaldi Cespedes as the Dominican ambassador to Sweden. The Presidency made the announcement on 4 March 2020 with the publishing of Decree 89-20. President Medina also named Fausto Marino Mendoza Rodríguez, a former Superior Electoral Court judge, as the Dominican ambassador to Panama in Decree 90-20. Read more in …

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Chef Ana Lebrón, assisted by chefs Patricia de Marchena and Laura Rizek, won gold at the IKA Culinary Olympics 2020 in the Individual Culinary Art category. Chef Dayanny de la Cruz was the executive chef at the Super Bowl 2020, in charge of the seven kitchens at the stadium. Chefs Maria Kelly and Dalida Acosta …

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Pamela Sued and Luis Roberto Torres (Chachón) are the queen and king of the Santo Domingo Carnival. This is one of the most important cultural events held in the city. For the parade held on the Malecón in Santo Domingo, thousands come to represent their own carnival groups from all around the country. The event …

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The Global Foundation Democracy and Development and its Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) are hosting a Dominican Night as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF). DCEFF, now in its 28th edition, will be held 12-22 March 2020 in Washington, D.C. The event, titled “Protecting the Caribbean Ecosystem” consists on …

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The technical audit that the Organization of American States (OAS) is conducting on the automated voting equipment used in the canceled municipal election of 16 February 2020 will not be ready before the new elections, scheduled for 15 March 2020. The audit is being carried out to explain why the e-voting machines did not work …

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US Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) Carlos Trujillo met with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace on 3 March 2020. His visit is at a time when an OAS mission has been commissioned to find answers to what caused the e-voting glitch that resulted in the annulling of the municipal election …

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