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34-year old Dominican Rosanna Briceño and 24-year old Venezuelan Anyolis García were located after a search in the Pelempito Hole area of Pedernales. The woman got lost after straying from their group to locate a drone they were flying. They were following the signal of a GPS but then they lost the signal and could …

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The Dominican Global Film Festival will take place 27 January to 2 February 2020. This year Spain is the guest country. In its 13th edition, the festival is an initiative of the Democracy and Development Global Foundation (Funglode), the organization founded by former President Leonel Fernández. A line-up of 104 films, including 55 feature films, …

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Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra is including a Santo Domingo stop in his 2020 year of touring. He will perform on 12 December 2020 at the Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo. The concert is promoted by SD Concerts. The Santo Domingo concert is the closing concert for the 2020 world tour. The last time Juan …

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President Danilo Medina called for an extraordinary session of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies starting 15 January 2020. The President wants the legislators to decide on several pending bills. President Medina issued Decree 19-20 that details several bills that are still under consideration by the Legislative Branch. These are: the public-private partnership bill; the …

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Ministry of Public Works says that the construction of the East Interurban Bus Terminal continues because the requirements established by the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) were complied with. The Ministry of Public Works says that the ruling that had ordered the suspension of the construction conditioned this to the Ministry presented the required documents. The …

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People’s Republic of China ambassador in the Dominican Republic, Zhang Run, says that for months since he came to the Dominican Republic he has heard of the interest in the overhaul of Manzanillo deep seawater port in the northwest. The port is the closest to the United States. Today much cargo is still trucked to …

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Superior Electoral Court (TSE) overruled an earlier decision by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) and ordered the electoral body to register the candidacy of vice mayor for the National District for Smailyn Gregoria Hilario Estrella (Hony Estrella). Estrella will run in the 16 February 2020 election alongside with the Force of the People candidate, merengue …

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Members of the Advance Mission of the Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (UNIORE) will be visiting this Thursday, 16 January 2020, and Friday, 17 January, to help prepare the 16 February 2020 municipal elections in the Dominican Republic. Uniore members will meet with officials of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), representatives of civil society and …

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Alianza Pais says it will appeal a resolution issued by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) that limits delegates to voting stations and data processing only to those that received 1.5% of the vote in the previous election. Al País said it would not allow a repeat of the electoral fraud in the 2020 election. The …

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There 146,166 cases of Dominicans waiting for a residence visa to the United States, according to immigration specialist Roque Leonel Rodríguez. The cases are processed at the United States National Visa Center. As reported, the Dominican Republic is ranked seventh in the world in number of legal immigration papers requested in the United States. Rodríguez …

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