2020 – Page 269

Polls had indicated Mayor David Collado (Modern Revolutionary Party) would win a reelection bid. But after he decided not to run for the position again, his successor Carolina Mejía was given the shortest of campaign times to convince voters she is best to continue in the capital city government. Billboards of Carolina Mejía and long-time …

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The Citizen Participation (CP) civic movement and several candidates for mayor of the National District signed a pact on Wednesday in which the candidates commit to implement public policies that contribute to improving the lives of the people of the capital. The candidates to mayor signed the “Pact for Municipal Democratic Governance,” on Wednesday, 30 …

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Running for senator for the National District for the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Rafael Paz has met with Christian church leaders and committed to back their stand on life and family. The large evangelic movements in the country share the firm stand against abortion in any form. Paz is appealing to these communities. Pastor …

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The municipal elections are set for Sunday, 16 February 2020. The contenders in the National District are presenting their proposals on new platforms, such as Radio Intec, the Santo Domingo Economic and Social Council (Codessd) and the Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) debates. Hoy gives a comparative rundown of several of the positions of the …

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The technical delegate before the Central Electoral Board (JCE) for the Christian Social Reformist Party (PRSC), Ramón Feliz Madera, denounced that the political parties have not yet received their budgeted allotments. “That is fraud. A few days before the elections, it had never been seen that after the resources were allocated (to the JCE), the …

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The usual means of political propaganda, whether they are rallies, billboard propaganda, promotional items, television and radio ads, or digital media, are not so decisive in the voter’s decision to go to vote, according to the findings of the Gallup-Hoy public opinion study on 16-20 January 2020. According to these results, 58.7% of adults said …

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Juan Carlos Hernandez, president of the Santiago Commerce and Production Chamber, says that cigar exports lead free zone exports in Santiago. He called Santiago the world capital of handmade and premium machine-made cigars for the past 10 years. People in the Cibao have been making cigars from locally grown tobacco for over 200 years. Over …

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Hub Camara Santo Domingo 2020 (“HUB 2020”) is scheduled for 17, 18 and 19 March 2020. This is the most important multi-sectorial trade and business-to-business (B2B) event in the country. There will be participants in technology, energy, construction, industry and agroindustry. The event will be held at the Hotel El Embajador. It is held to …

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A feature in N Digital looks into the controversial career of current Environment Minister Angel Estevez. Estevez has been minister of Agriculture and Environment in the two Medina administrations. N Digital reports that with less than two years in office, Environment Minister Angel Estevez’s term has met with scandals that have lead sectors of Dominican …

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The representative of the Committee for the Defense of Protected Areas, Luis Carvajal, assessed on 29 January 2020 the decision of President Danilo Medina to suspend the construction in the recreational area of Guaraguao-Punta Catuano. Carvajal warned that the actions against the construction in the protected area will continue in court because Medina did not …

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