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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), the government organization in charge of organizing the 2020 general election, says that those who vote in the simultaneous primaries on 6 October 2019 should not vote in events of other parties to choose their candidates. Julio César Castaños Guzmán, president of the JCE, said this is …

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Since leaving her job as director of the National Institute for Consumer Rights Protection (Pro-Consumidor) in 2012, Altagracia Paulino has campaigned for the ombudsperson job. The position is still held by Zoila Martinez, whose term ended in May 2019. Martínez has said she is not interested in continuing. Paulino has the backing of several organizations …

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Labor Minister Winston Santos has warned that the raise in the minimum is obligatory. Those who do not increase salaries as ordered will face the consequences. He said Ministry of Labor inspectors would be visiting companies and handing out infraction notices to employers who do not implement the increase. He said that the Labor Code …

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The Dominican Postal Institute (Inposdom) and the People’s Republic of China Embassy celebrated the first year of diplomatic relations with the issuing of a postal stamp. Some 25,000 stamps are for sale for RD$75 each. Inposdom director, Modesto Guzmán described the relationship between the DR and China as one filled with opportunities for trade and …

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The Ministry of Public Works reports that works on the third phase of the Santo Domingo Bypass, with an extension of 20.8 km, will be completed by the end of this year. Deputy Minister of Public Works Ramón Pepín said that the highway is one of the most important works of the Medina administration. Its …

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On Sunday, 4 August 2019, Mayor David Collado of the National District reinaugurated the Plaza La Trinitaria. The plaza is located at the entrance to the capital off Las Americas Expressway. A large sign now welcomes people to Santo Domingo. Collado said the renovation is part of his program to rescue the historical and cultural …

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Small business got a break. Decree 265-19 contains the ruling for the Simplified Tax Regime (Regimen Simplificado de Tributación) that applies to individuals and companies with no more than RD$8.7 million in sales. Individuals and companies that purchase inventory and inputs for RD$40 million or less a year are also included in the tax scheme. …

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Persio Maldonado, the president of the Dominican Society of Daily Newspapers, says that the Attorney General Office presented a certificate to the members of the Official Commission designated by President Danilo Medina to review the Odebrecht-Punta Catalina contract that eventually established no bribes had been paid. At the time the Attorney General Office had received …

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President Danilo Medina has said “almost, almost” to the press when asked about when he will talk about whether he would seek a third term. Medina has been President since 2012. The 2015 Constitution impedes President Medina from running again, and there is much speculation on whether he could secure a second constitutional amendment to …

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The internal crisis within the ruling PLD party has escalated and continues with all eyes on Congress. At least 21 deputies loyal to former President Leonel Fernandez abandoned the session in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, 25 June 2019, and said they would not return until the president of the chamber, Radhamés Camacho, orders …

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