2020 – Page 100

On Monday, the president of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo Pacheco (PRM-National District) announced that the lower house of Congress had agreed to fast track the Penal Code together with a series of other bills that had been languishing for years in the Chamber of Deputies. The announcement made the headlines on Tuesday. Pacheco said …

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President Luis Abinader named Serafin Canario de la Rosa as the general manager of the Punta Catalina Thermal Power Plant (CTPC). He replaces economist Jaime Aristy Escuder, who had been in the position since 2017. The Punta Catalina plant is the largest power generation plant in the country. The coal-fired plant has twin units that …

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President Luis Abinader named Rafael Ernesto Arias Ramirez as the new director of the National Transit and Ground Transport Agency (Intrant). He replaces engineer Claudia Franchesca de los Santos Tavarez, who had been its first director since 2017. He is a graduate in accounting from the state university UASD and did postgraduate studies in corporate …

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President Luis Abinader confirmed Army Brigadier General Vicente Molina Medina as the head of the 911 Emergency System. Architect Juan Fortunato Mubarak Perez was named director-general for the Monumental Heritage agency. Jose Jesus Rijo Presbot was named deputy minister of Budget at the Ministry of Hacienda and director of the Budget Agency (Digepres). Nestor Julio …

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47-year old Edward Sánchez González is the new director of the National Police. He is a native of San Francisco de Macorís, Duarte province. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. The new Brigadier General began his career in the Police in 1992. He is a graduate in law from the Universidad O&M …

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As of 17 August 2020, no former government officer is authorized to leave the country. The Abinader administration has ordered audits at the government bodies that need to be presented before government officers in the Medina administration can leave the country. This is a first for Dominican government. It falls under the announcement that accountability …

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Carlos Pimentel Florenzan: Contrataciones Públicas Milagros Germán Olalla: Communications director, spokesperson for the Presidency Luis Valdez Veras: Direccion General de Impuestos Internos (DGII), the tax agency Eduardo Sanz Lovaton, Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA), the Customs Agency Sigmund Freund Mena: Alianzas Publicas-Privadas Nelson Arroyo Perdomo, president of the board of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications …

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Three recent government appointments have caught everyone by surprise. President Luis Abinader named three deputies that had just won their seats for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) in the 5 July congressional election to positions in his government. These are Josefa Castillo (elected PRM-Santo Domingo province), Nelson Arroyo (elected PRM-San Pedro de Macoris) and Olmedo …

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First Lady Raquel Arbaje chose a white suit by Casa de Moda Jenny Polanco. The classic details of amber buttons distinguished the white suit the wife of President Luis Abinader wore to the inaugural ceremony. The fashion house is now under Carla de Quiñones, the daughter of the late designer. Vice President Raquel Peña wore …

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The Presidential inaugural day luncheon for international guests was served for 100 guests at the Las Cariátides Room of the Presidential Palace. The guests were seated four to a table in the hall. Yet the event has met with those who criticize an opportunity was lost to show off Dominican cooking. Who decided the menu …

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