2020 – Page 276

Roberto Rosario says JCE has not corrected automated system vulnerabilities Roberto Rosario Marquez denounced that most of the irregularities that occurred in the 6 October Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) primary were repeated in the test run organized by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) on Sunday, 19 January 2020. Rosario Marquez is the head of the …

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Diario Libre explains that a woman who was in a beauty parlor in Tamayo ran out of the shop to hug Gonzalo Castillo as he campaigned in her town. The case was widely disseminated. Later campaign strategists decided to incorporate “women in rollers” into the regular campaign activities. Andres Navarro, former Minister of Education and …

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The Bishop of Higuey, Monsignor Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez urged those who aspire to be President not consider themselves “political messiahs.” He spoke during the La Altagracia Day mass at the Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia held in Higuey. President Danilo Medina, First Lady Cándida Montilla, ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) presidential candidate Gonzalo …

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Foreign Relations Minister Miguel Vargas was in Jamaica for the two-day meetings with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness hosted seven Caribbean countries for the meeting. In his Twitter account, Pompeo wrote that the meeting was about a constructive discussion on cooperation across the Caribbean. Pompeo held bilateral talks with …

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N Digital says that the extraordinary session convened by President Danilo Medina started a week late and has practically been wasted time for the few attending the sessions. The Wednesday, 22 January session scheduled for 10am was not met because quorum was only met at 1pm. N Digital reports that nothing of importance was reviewed …

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An editorial in Diario Libre today focuses on the announcement during the Madrid FITUR Tourism Fair on the start of the development of an “ecologic” resort inside the Cotubanamá National Park (National Park of the East) by the Spanish firm Globalia. Diario Libre points out the irony of the description when environmentalists denounce the Ministry …

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The European Union (EU) donated EUR 47.7 million (about RD$2.83 billion) to the Dominican government for implementing three public policy programs aimed at promoting institutional strengthening, transparency and democratic governance. The head of the EU’s Regional Programmes Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, Felice Zaccheo, made the announcement during his visit to the country, …

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Cars without front or back lights (47,561 violations), incorrect use of the left lane by heavy vehicles (11,213 violations), driving a vehicle with low tire tread are among the most common reasons for traffic fines. A recent Transit and Transport Safety Agency (Digesett) report nevertheless does not indicate the number of fines issued for red …

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US Representative Adriano Espaillat urges Colombia to authorize the extradition of Dominican drug lord César Emilio Peralta (César the Abuser) to face criminal charges in the United States. The US government identified Peralta and the Peralta Drug Trafficking Organization (Peralta DTO) as “significant foreign narcotics traffickers” under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). …

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The police investigators are dedicated to find who murdered 43-year old banker Julissa Margarita Campos Hernández. She was injured of a gunshot to her chest when she looked out a window on the early morning of Monday, 20 January 2020. The assailants were inside the gate of her house and were working on entering by …

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