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Local December 18, 2018 | 12:29 pm

Dominican society: some progress, mostly setbacks in 2018

Santo Domingo.- Rickety institutions, added to the specter of re-election that sparked a supposed crisis in the ruling party (PLD), dominated this year's national scenario, according to the movement Citizen Participation (PC) in its annual report released Tues. Among the ills, the civic movement cited the strong distrust of govt. agencies, the absence of prosecution and punishment of corruption... Read more

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