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Officers from Alhambra Eidos contracted by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to audit the automated voting machines admitted that the system can be accessed via the QR code reader. The QR code reader captures ID cards. Alhambra Eidos officers argue that if such an anomaly takes place, it is a weakness of the electoral staff …

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) approved the funds to finance the cooperation requested by the Central Election Board (JCE) for the audit of the polling station’s automated voting system to be used in the upcoming elections. The president of the JCE, Julio Cesar Castaños Guzman, explained he had received a call from …

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Citizen Participation has requested the Central Electoral Board (JCE) accredit 1,800 of its volunteers as election observers in the municipal elections of this 16 February 2020. The non-partisan civic movement is the Dominican chapter of Transparency International. This request was made in compliance with the “Regulations for the Electoral Observation in the Ordinary General Elections …

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Domingo Contreras running for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Hugo Beras for the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), Johnny Ventura for the People’s Force (FP) and Bartolomé Pujals for Party Alliance (Al Pais) met with Piantini neighborhood members on Tuesday, 14 January 2020. Of the leading city contenders, only Carolina Mejía of the Modern Revolutionary Party …

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N Digital is welcoming voters to cast their vote for mayor of the four municipalities in Greater Santo Domingo and the main municipal districts in 31 provinces. Greater Santo Domingo has four municipal districts. These are the National District, Santo Domingo East, Santo Domingo West and Santo Domingo North. N Digital says voters can vote …

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Negligence of city governments has allowed businesses and individuals to cut into sidewalk space in the cities. A report in El Dia describes sidewalks in Santo Domingo as “an obstacle course” that pedestrians have to deal with every day. The newspaper explains that the situation is so common that city residents see it as normal. …

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On Thursday, 16 January 2020, the state university, for the first time in its 481-year history, registered a patent. Scientists from the Santo Domingo Autonomous University (UASD) patented a molecule with potential use to fight cancer. The National Office of Intellectual Property (Onapi) patented the discovery of the molecule Koanolide A for the fighting of …

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A report in Listin Diario says that United Nations and National Statistics Office (ONE) projections show a significant increase in the population of the Dominican Republic and Haiti over the next ten years. The island has 76,192 square kilometers. The forecast is for 2 million more people to be living on the island by 2030. …

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A benefit will be held at the National Theater to gather funds for two-year old, Ivanna Andújar Duarte, daughter of singer Nairobi Duarte. The baby was born prematurely at six months and did not develop her audition. The child needs surgery to correct the problem. The surgery costs RD$2 million at the Hospital Uheath International …

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In a final inning played on Saturday, 18 January 2020, the Tigres del Licey defeated the Aguilas Cibaeñas. The Licey had the homeclub advantage. The Licey and Aguilas played to untie the 5-5 game that had been cancelled in the 13th inning on Friday. The Licey will now play the Toros in the playoffs that …

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