2020 – Page 277

A uniformed 911 Emergency System nurse and driver on board a motorcycle were assaulted on Avenida Padre Castellanos on Tuesday, 21 January 2020. The assailant snatched the purse of the nurse, Basilia Cabral, causing the motorcycle driver Eduvigen Rodriguez to lose control and crash. Cabral suffered a broken hip and Rodríguez serious scratches. The news …

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After the United States announced its first case of coronavirus, Dominican airports have scaled up to prevent the spread to the country of the respiratory virus. The symptoms are fever and cough. Good hygiene is said to be most effective at preventing catching the disease. Aracelis Castillo de la Cruz, director general of the Specialized …

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Luis Rojas, the 38-year old Dominican-born son of legendary Felipe Rojas Alou, was named the next manager of the New York Mets. He is the quality control/outfield coach for the team. As reported the club is preparing a multiyear agreement. Rojas would be the team’s fourth manager in the past 2-1/2 years and third in …

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Diario Libre reports that a MLB spring training game could be played at the Quisqueya Ball Park this March 2020. The game would be one of the Grapefruit and Cactus League. The last time MLB teams played in the Dominican Republic was in 2000. On 11 and 12 March 2000, the Boston Red Sox and …

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Miguel Angel García, information technology (IT) director for the Central Electoral Board (JCE), says that on average citizens will take 45 seconds to vote using the automated system. The duration was determined during the Sunday, 19 January 2020 pilot testing carried out to prepare for the 16 February municipal election. The system now requires after …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) says the number of votes obtained at the presidential level is the new criteria for listing political parties on the municipal, presidential and congressional ballots for the 2020 general elections. The JCE had ruled the positions would be distributed based on the total votes (municipal, congressional and presidential levels) obtained …

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The director of information technology of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Miguel Angel Garcia, said that the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is visiting the Dominican Republic as part of preparations for the 16 February municipal election and 17 May presidential election. He said they expressed concern about the logistics of transporting voting machines …

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Debates among the candidates for mayor for the four municipalities of Greater Santo Domingo begin on 27 January 2020, announced the organizers of the discussions, the Social and Economic Development Council of Santo Domingo (Consejo de Desarrollo Economico y Social de Santo Domingo). The event has the backing of the El Nuevo Diario media group. …

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The new Partido País Posible (PPP) announced that party founder Milton Morrison will be its presidential candidate. The candidacy and those of congressional candidates will be confirmed during the convention of delegates set for 26 January 2020. As reported in Diario Libre, this puts an end to rumors that National District Mayor David Collado would …

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President Danilo Medina inaugurated a 25 megawatt (MW) solar plant, Parque Solar Canoa, in Barahona, in the southwest of the country. The park is located in the Vicente Noble municipality. It will supply power to 30,000 households. The project is an investment of Emerald Star Energy and has a surface of 325,109 square meters. The …

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