2019

The Center for Emergency Operations announced 3,000 soldiers and 500 motorized units have been added to patrols on roads and highways for the New Year celebrations. New Year’s is a peak domestic holiday. Thousands of Dominicans travel to vacation or to visit their family and friends. The patrols will reinforce the Ministry of Public Works …

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The Ministry of Education (Minerd) gets RD$194.5 billion, or more than 22% of the near-trillion peso budget for 2020. The budget allotment for Public Health is RD$94.5 billion. The Presidency will manage RD$67.55 billion in 2020. These three items comprise over 41% of the National Budget. The Medina administration has budgeted RD$167.1 billion (19.4% of …

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The Metropolitan Bus Services Office (OMSA) says 70 new light green buses are covering long cross-city routes in Santo Domingo. OMSA says this completes the 200 new units announced for this year. The first 130 entered into service in August 2019. OMSA general director Héctor Mojica says of the 200 buses, 120 have the capacity …

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Lorenzo Mercedes, who suffered a flat tire on the Duarte Highway near Loma Miranda in Bonao, became the two millionth person to receive assistance from the Military and Police Commission (Comipol) road assistance program. The road assistance is available throughout 2,900 kms of roads nationwide and has made roads safer and has contributed to there …

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Traffic accidents, alcohol-related incidents and fights were the major causes of the many people treated over the Christmas holidays at public hospitals. The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has said that there were 12 fatalities over the 24 December and 25 December peak Christmas holiday period. According to official sources, most of the fatalities were …

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The 9-1-1 National Emergency System reported that on 24 and 25 December it attended to 4,591 emergency calls in the 18 provinces where it offers coverage. The most emergencies were attended to in Greater Santo Domingo, Santiago and Puerto Plata. The largest number of incidents occurred on Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, 2,420 emergencies were …

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The Public Procurement Agency announces simplified requirements for suppliers to state entities. Resolution PNP-05-2019 makes it easier to register as a State Suppliers’ Registry (RPE). Individuals are no longer required to present certifications of professional fees; that is, they must only submit a registration application form and simple declaration. The resolution says that documents that …

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Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) deputy, Ines Bryan died on Saturday, 28 December 2019. She was buried on Sunday with honors. She had suffered a heart attack in a city mall. She was taken to the Clinica Independencia and later transferred to Corazones Unidos where she died in intensive care unit. She was a medical …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) warns that if the government goes ahead with its announced plan to sell most of its shares and cede the management of the Punta Catalina power plant to a private company, the Dominican people will end up paying two times for the facility. Engineer Antonio Almonte, the coordinator of the …

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Leaders of the National Progressive Force (FNP) filed an appeal on Thursday, 26 December 2019, requesting that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) revoke the hiring of the Spanish company Alhambra Eidos to perform the forensic audit of the automated voting system equipment used in the 6 October 6 primaries. Vinicio and Juarez Castillo Seman of …

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