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Local July 18, 2018 | 11:48 am

Petite lawmaker clashes with a corrupt government

Santo Domingo.- Twitter is the arena for a heated clash where Govt. PR Roberto Rodríguez Marchena tries to deny opposition deputy Faride Raful's accusations that the Presidency made hushed payments to associates of the publicist Joao Santana and his wife Mónica Moura, even after they were convicted for corruption in their native Brazil. On his Twitter hashtag #FarideMiente (Faride lies), Rodr... Read more

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