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In his first remarks as president of the Supreme Court of Justice, new incumbent Luis Henry Molina Peña spoke of the great challenges ahead. “Justice gives power to those who have no power”, he said. He hopes to “convince and not defeat.” He equated justice to independence but said it cannot operate in a void. …

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By Decree 135-19, President Danilo Medina promoted engineer and lawyer Nelson José Guillen Bello, a long time member of the board of directors of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL), to preside the telecom agency board. On the board, he represented telecom consumers. A native of San Cristóbal, Guillén is a graduate in electronics and …

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The Ministry of Defense said a shipment of 12 swords was seized at the Las Americas International Airport. The swords had been imported from Miami, Florida and had arrived on a cargo shipment by Amerijet International. The Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense (J2) said the case of the dangerous weapons is under investigation. …

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Expectations that President Danilo Medina would announce his overt backing for a move to amend the 2015 Constitution to allow him to run in 2020 were not met. The influential Political Committee apparently is delaying its decision until circumstances improve. Polls show that if the Constitution is amended, Medina would be the most likely PLD …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas announced that Dominicans no longer need visas for leisure travel to Qatar. Since 2007, Qatar nationals have been able to travel visa-free to the Dominican Republic. Qatar now reciprocates and authorizes visa-free travel for 90 days. Likewise, Vargas said the Dominican Republic and Qatar have signed 18 bilateral agreements and memorandums …

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Center for Governance and Social Management (CEGES) of Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) university, presented the Report on Democratic Quality in the Dominican Republic “Universalizing Rights for the Formal and Substantive Citizenship of the 21st Century in Latin America and the Caribbean” — 2019. The document …

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In an interview in August 2018 with TV host Jatnna Tavarez, President Danilo Medina had told the nation he would announce in March 2019 whether or not he would back an amendment of the 2015 Constitution to enable him to run for a second reelection. The 2015 Constitution was reformed to enable him to run …

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The gaping sinkhole that opened up on the northbound lanes of the Duarte Highway near the entrance to the Santiago’s El Cibao International Airport late last week is being repaired by teams of workers from the Ministry of Public Works. The incident at Km 144 of the highway, the nation’s busiest, tied up traffic for …

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The opposition party, Revolutionary Modern Party (PRM) is requesting that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) allow for separate elections at the legislative level. This means that the votes of the winning deputy not count for the election of the senator as occurred in the 2016 election. The PRM argues this amendment would be in compliance …

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“It’s time to put an end to tuberculosis,” was the name of the activity coordinated for the government by Aurora Rodríguez on occasion of World Tuberculosis Day. Speaking at the activity, she remarked that in 2018 some 4,026 people had contracted the disease in the Dominican Republic. Of these 21.7% also had HIV. Rodríguez said …

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