2020 – Page 102

President Luis Abinader issued Decree 326-20 naming Major General Edward Ramón Sánchez his first National Police director. A woman, Brigade General Teresa Martínez Hernández is named deputy director. She is a lawyer and the first woman to be chosen to be second in command at the Police. President Abinader named Major General Julio Ernesto Florián …

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The highest ranking foreign guests that came for the Abinader inauguration in these Covid-19 times were President Jovenel Moise of Haiti and President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau. Haiti is the Dominican Republic’s second most important trading partner. The Dominican Republic is home to around a million Haitian expats. Moise tweeted: “It has been a …

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Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya said she traveled from Spain to attend the inauguration of Luis Abinader to make clear the importance Spain attributes to its relations with the Dominican Republic. Prior to the inauguration, on Saturday González Laya met with designated Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez to discuss bilateral matters. She is scheduled to …

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The Abinader Presidency will continue to use the website: https://presidencia.gob.do and social networks (@presidenciard) The Presidency network is streaming live the change of government. The change of government ceremonies began at 9am and are scheduled to end at 2:30pm. First on the program was the swearing-in of the members of the National Assembly and the …

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President Luis Abinader announced in his inaugural speech the construction of the Autopista del Ambar. The new highway has been on the books for years because it would shorten the travel time between Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata by at least half an hour. It was previously referred to as Autovia del Atlántico. President Abinader, …

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Still as President-elect, on 15 August Luis Abinader tweeted that his choice to head the Ministry of Superior Education, Science and Technology is a former rector of the state university, Franklin García Fermín. The announcement completed the list of the named 22 ministers in the Abinader administration. García Fermín holds a doctorate in Constitutional Law …

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Mendez is an engineer and best known as city councilor for the National District. He has been named the new rector at the Las Americas Institute of Technology (ITLA). He will be replacing long-standing rector Jose Armando Tavarez. Read more in Spanish: Que Politica 16 August 2020

The People’s Force (FP) is getting two more senators. At the change of government, Dionis Sánchez and Felix Bautista confirmed they will be switching to the People’s Force bloc of senators. Dionis Sánchez was elected the voice of the People’s Force in government. He won the senate seat for the province of Pedernales on the …

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An interesting but very little know insurance, available at Dominican consulates and embassies worldwide, offers coverage for corpse airlift and burial expenses in the Dominican Republic plus a small sum for the family. Known as CieloRD (HeavenRD), the government-backed insurance plan began back in 2014, and has signed up some 17,000 Dominicans residing in North …

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Today dawns on a new administration, and not just new people, but a new party in power for the first time in 16 years. Many people are looking forward to what is to come, and others look back at what did or did not happen during the administration of Danilo Medina. On the plus side, …

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