2020 – Page 292

Political analyst Rosario Espinal says that the early start of political campaigning could result in enhanced indifference on behalf of Dominican voters by the time the May 2020 election comes around. Dominicans were subjected to intensive campaigning, especially by government candidate Gonzalo Castillo in August, September and October for the 6 October 2019 primary. The …

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Evangelical pastors for the 56-year old La Batalla de la Fe ministry urged their constituents to not vote for political candidates who could not explain the origin of their wealth and for those who promote anti-Christian values, during the annual religious mass concentration at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic …

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National statistics show that over the past 18 years there were 326,004 divorces in the Dominican Republic. Data for 2001 to 2018 reflects an upward trend in cases per year. Over the same period, there were 776,469 official marriages. The figures show that there is an average of one divorce for every 2.4 official marriages …

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Four femicides and one survivor of the injuries is the toll of the first day of 2020. Already 2019 was a year that ended with 80 femicides. The first victim of domestic violence this year were Yajaira Jiménez, who was stabbed to death in San José de Ocoa by her spouse. In Los Mameyes in …

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Famous 49-year old singer Mariah Carey flew south to Punta Cana to spend her New Year’s holiday on the beach. “Happy New Year”, wrote the American artist in her Instagram along with an image of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Punta Cana, in which she mentions she accepted an invitation by the government of …

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A replica of a 1400AC Phoenician ship is docked at the Navy facilities at Sans Souci port. The ship came on a voyage that could change the way history is written. The Phoenicians Before Columbus Expedition sought to prove that the Phoenicians could have reached the coasts of the Americas around 2,000 years before Christopher …

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The Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship announces the Aguilas Cibaeñas will match the Toros del Este at the Francisco Micheli Ball Park in La Romana at 7:30pm. The Tigres del Licey will be home club in the game against the Leones del Escogido at the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo starting 7:15pm. The championship …

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