2020

On Wednesday, 30 December 2020, the Abinader administration Health Cabinet issued Decree 740-20 with new restrictive measures seeking to contain the spread of the virus. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #286 reports 1,314 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is 1,012. Four new deaths are …

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President Luis Abinader on Tuesday, 29 December 2020 set the record straight. Abinader says that the decision that only members of the Health Cabinet speak to the press on the Covid-19 seeks to organize the communications of the government health authorities. The press is free to continue to report, what is being asked is that …

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Mayor Manuel Jimenez of Santo Domingo East says that a Chinese businessman will donate the lights for the Columbus Lighthouse. The emblematic city monument that was first turned on in 1992 has not been turned on for around 20 years. Mayor Manuel Jiménez, the governor of the Columbus Lighthouse, Oscar Mejía, and the Chinese businessman …

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A video showing a general ordering traffic police agents first to salute him when these requested he remove his vehicle from where it was wrongly parked went viral on Tuesday, 29 December 2020. It was about General Jose Manuel Frias Rodriguez and traffic police (Digesett) agents who asked him to remove his vehicle from a …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #285 reports 860 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is 905. One new death is reported for the Monday, 28 December 2020 deadline, no deaths have occurred in the previous 24 hours of the deadline. Labs carried out 2,311 first …

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The Presidency announces that President Luis Abinader will attend the inaugural of Puerto Rican governor Pedro Pierluisi. The inaugural is scheduled for Saturday, 2 January 2021. It is a tradition for Dominican heads of state to be present for Puerto Rican governors’ inaugural given the close bilateral relationship. The Presidency reports that President Abinader will …

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President Luis Abinader today enacted the amendments to the Proindustria Law 542-14. The amendments establish mechanisms to increase the competitiveness of manufacturing, strengthen value chains and stimulate national exports. The measures provide incentives for manufacturers to renew and modernize their industries. Articles 4, 9 and 17 of Law 542-14 on Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness are …

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Education Minister Roberto Fulcar announced the restart of distance learning programs in the Dominican Republic for Thursday, 7 January 2021. The Christmas vacation had begun on 18 December 2020. In the Dominican Republic, Three Kings Day is a holiday that falls on 6 January and this year will be celebrated on Monday, 4 January 2021 …

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The Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), Héctor Valdez Albizu announced close collaboration will continue with the Association of Hotels and Tourism (Asonahores) presided by Rafael Blanco Tejada. In a meeting on 28 December 2020, the country’s chief monetary authority and tourism sector representatives evaluated the industry’s performance in 2020 and …

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Epidemiology director Ronald Skewes told Diario Libre that statistics clearly show an increase in the spread of Covid-19 cases. He had warned that “more valid than ever” people needed to wear masks and take preventive measures given the increase in the spread of Covid-19. Skewes recommended people avoid contact with family, friends and neighbors. Now, …

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