2020 – Page 101

President Luis Abinader is using an electric car as vehicle No. 1. Electric cars are just starting to take off in the Dominican Republic. The fact reached Elon Musk, who got in touch via Twitter. President Abinader would respond: Welcome @Elon Musk. Dominican Republic is a land of opportunities for investment especially for innovative companies …

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Visiting US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo tweeted on his day trip to the Dominican Republic for the inaugural of President Luis Abinader on 16 August 2020: “My visit to Santo Domingo was one to remember. U.S.-Dominican cooperation is paramount to the security and prosperity of the Caribbean and hemisphere. We stand firmly with the …

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommends a one or two weeks lockdown in Greater Santo Domingo and Santiago to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus. He said the timing is right with the start of the new government. Dr. Marcos Espinal, chief of the Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis at the …

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Coronavirus Bulletin #151 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology is the first to be uploaded under the Abinader administration. As per Bulletin #151, the Dominican Republic has 86,737 confirmed cases, including 428 new cases. The Vice Presidency has said on Wednesday, 19 August new measures would be announced together with the first …

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Weather forecasters are alerting about the gaining of strength of a storm that has formed off Cape Verde. MikeFisher, reporting for DR1 Weather Forum’s 2020 Hurricane Season thread, warns the system has organized. He writes that it is now a huge mass pointing in the Leeward Islands’ direction in the Caribbean. The system is still …

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“We are betting on the talent and future of our young people to achieve progress and development,” President Luis Abinader said in his inaugural speech on 16 August 2020. He highlighted knowledge is essential to development. “The Dominican Republic needs a better education system,” he stressed. The previous Medina administration was the first to dedicate …

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In his inaugural speech on 16 August 2020, President Luis Abinader acknowledged many in the private sector are just planning how to survive the present health and economic crisis. Instead, he said: “This government is telling business that this is the time to invest in the Dominican Republic.” He promised legal security, transparency and expedited …

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Luis Abinader named the former presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Justic’se Penal Chamber Miriam German Brito, and former National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso, as Attorney General and Adjunct Prosecutor, respectively, early on 16 August 2020. After being sworn in, President Luis Abinader stressed: “Without justice, there is no democracy. Without laws there …

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As per Decree 324-20, President Luis Abinader’s cabinet ministers are: Minister of the Presidency: Lisandro Macarrulla Foreign Relations Minister: Roberto Álvarez Gil Education Minister: Roberto Furcal Economy & Planning Minister: Miguel Ceara Hatton Hacienda Minister: Jochi Vicente Energy & Mines Minister: Antonio Almonte Reynoso Administrative Minister of the Presidency: José Ignacio Paliza Defense Minister: Major …

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Former Supreme Court Penal Chamber presiding judge Miriam Germán Brito was named Attorney General in the Abinader administration. This morning, the announcement was made by the twitter account of President-elect Luis Abinader before his swearing in at the National Assembly. The nomination of Miriam German Brito was included in Decree 324-20 that covered the previously …

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