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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) filed a request for the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to take action to prevent the Medina administration from distributing millions in household appliances in this electoral year. Social media and news reports have focused on evidence presented the President’s Social Plan has allotted RD$946 million for household appliances, food, and …

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N Digital reports that Bartolomé Pujals, running for mayor for Alianza Pais, was the trending topic on Twitter for his participation in the 9pm National District mayor debate on Wednesday, 5 February 2020 organized by the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE). The debate lasted only an hour and candidates were restricted to 1 minute …

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Listen to what the candidates to mayor for Santo Domingo East, the largest municipality in Greater Santo Domingo, have to offer. The Santo Domingo Debate is coordinated by the Social and Economic Development Council of Santo Domingo (Codessd). The Thursday, 6 February debate at 9pm is the last of a series of debates with mayor …

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Experts from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) are monitoring steps taken by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to prepare the 16 February municipal election on Sunday, 16 February 2020. As reported in Diario Libre, Jean Fitzgerald is heading the team that is supervising actions and processes and the implementing of recommendations. As reported, …

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The Ministry of Public Health disputed the fake news audio that circulated on social media and says there has not been a case of coronavirus in the country. The Ministry of Public Health did confirm that 11 persons who arrived to the country with cold symptoms are under an epidemiological watch. Two of these had …

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The Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic announced that the Santa Barbara Church in the Colonial City will now officially be the Catedral Catrense, or the Santa Barbara de la Mar Cathedral. This means there will be two cathedrals in the capital city, both located in the Colonial City historic district. The other is …

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He is being described as the Dominican Houdini. The fact is that Gilberto Ventura Ceballos escaped from a Panamanian jail on Monday, 3 February 2020 and is nowhere to be found. The Panamanian authorities first offered US$30,000 for information leading to his capture, and then raised it to US$50,000. Ventura escaped the La Nueva Joya …

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Megan Logroño Rivera, the 15-year old only daughter of the captain of the Dominican national senior women’s volleyball team, Prisilla Rivera, died on 4 February 2020. The reasons were not shared in the note issued by the Dominican Volleyball Federation on the tragedy. Rivera learned of the death of her daughter while abroad. She had …

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In an exciting game in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Los Toros del Este of the Dominican Republic defeated the Cangrejeros de San Juan to the disappointment of most of the 19,000 fans that packed the Hiram Bithorn Stadium for the game on Wednesday, 5 February 2020. The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Mexico now …

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It’s official. On Tuesday, 4 February 2020, Hugo Beras announced his support for Carolina Mejía, the daughter of former President of the Republic Hipólito Mejía, who is running for mayor for the National District on the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) ticket. Carolina Mejia is the secretary-general of the PRM, but is a newbie to city …

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