2020 – Page 143

The Medina administration has only included RD$5 billion for the health sector in the RD$150 billion complementary budget that passed in the Senate last week. Dr. Plutarco Arias, who is the director of the health cabinet for the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), says this supplementary budget for public health is “insignificant.” He said that …

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The Attorney General Office says more than RD$10 million in fines nationwide have been levied against people for violating the curfew in place since 20 March 2020. The government has also penalized violators of the curfew with mandatory street cleaning and garbage collection actions, in coordination with municipal governments. The money for the fines is …

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The Judicial Branch announced that as of 1 July, courts will hear cases virtually in first instance and higher courts. In the case of justice of the peace courts, these will only hear urgent matters that merit a rapid response. These courts will also hear cases only online. Cases that had been suspended with the …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic reports that in May 2020 remittances from Dominicans living abroad were already picking up after a record low in April 2020, during the local peak of the Covid-19 epidemic. As reported, May 2020 remittances were US$638.7 million, up 17% compared to May 2019. The Central Bank explains that …

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Diario Libre looks into the aspiring first ladies in its coverage on the presidential elections scheduled for 5 July 2020 in the Dominican Republic. Here are some of the details combed from the Diario Libre story and other sources. Luis Abinader. Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). His wife is Raquel Arbaje, who has actively campaigned alongside …

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With around three weeks to go before the 5 July 2020 presidential and congressional election, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced it is naming Johnny Marcelo Báez as IT director. He replaces Miguel Angel García, who had been removed in April after the automated voting glitch that forced a rescheduling of the 16 February municipal …

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The National Zoo today reported the birth of a male and female buffalo on its premises. The Zoo is asking the general public for help in naming the baby animals. The National Zoo is closed. The government has yet to announce an opening date. Read more:National Zoo Zoodom 18 June 2020

According to Coronavirus Bulletin #89 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 23,686 confirmed cases, 415 new confirmed cases from 112,603 PCR diagnostic tests. The number of PCR tests is the lowest in the past six days. The tally of deaths is 615, including 10 new deaths, 10 in …

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The Presidential Committee for Covid-19 Response reports local public health researchers have stored around 100,000 samples of Covid-19 to determine variations in the genotype of the virus in the Dominican Republic by geographical regions. During a Listin Diario live stream with Dr. Amado Alejandro Baez, the executive director of the Presidential Committee for Covid-19 Response …

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Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo, who is the coordinator of the High Commission for Prevention of the Coronavirus, did not authorize the moving to phase three of the reopening plan. The government announced it would instead undertake epidemiological interventions to isolate infected persons and reduce the spread of the disease in Greater Santo Domingo. He said …

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