2020 – Page 148

The Ministry of Education is giving details of the new guidelines for the 2020-2021 school year. Schools in the Dominican Republic had closed on 12 March for the municipal election, but then did not reopen while most continued with online instruction. The Ministry of Education later ruled that those that had 70% grade average at …

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The presidential candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Gonzalo Castillo is rallying upon the experience of the political leaders of the ruling party to defend his victory in the 5 July polls. He said that the opposition is desperate. On the campaign trail in the National District, Castillo said: “I have advocated for a …

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Former Azua mayor Yamil Abreu Navarro was arrested yesterday. As reported, the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) is setting a hearing to determine his extradition to the United States. He was the mayor of Las Lagunas in southwestern Azua from 2016 to the end of his term in April 2020. He …

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Alexandria Valerio, a Mexican national, is the new World Bank Resident Representative for the Dominican Republic effective 1 July 2020. She replaces Alessandro Legrottaglie, who held the position for the past four years. Valerio has not arrived to the Dominican Republic. It is expected she will begin her term online. Incoming commercial flights to the …

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The US Visa Application Center (VAC) at the Galeria 360 in Santo Domingo will be reopening Monday, 15 June for the processing of nonimmigrant visa applications for eligible interview waiver cases only. The US Embassy says they are still closed for all routine cases that require interviews. The US Embassy reports that meanwhile, the Consular …

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The coordinator of the High Commission for the Prevention and Control of Corovnavirus, Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo, authorized mass to be heard in Roman Catholic Churches on Corpus Christi Day, Thursday, 11 June. He said he makes the announcement after receiving a request from the church. So far, Catholic Churches had been authorized to open …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #82 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 20,415 confirmed cases, 289 new confirmed cases and 544 deaths, including 5 new deaths, all in the National District. 2,554 patients are hospitalized. Of these, 116 patients are in intensive care units. The results are from 98,100 …

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The Senate passed the request for extending the National State of Emergency for another 17 days. The motion passed with a vote of 17 of the 32 legislators. The previous extension was for 12 days and is scheduled to expire on 14 June 2020. The new extension would run to four days before the 5 …

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Luisín Mejía Oviedo, president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, says it is time for athletes to catch up with their practices. “There are sports like golf, for example, like tennis, where people get to keep their distance,” he highlighted. He says these should be allowed to get back to practice. He said sports with close …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announces that both citizens in the Dominican Republic and abroad can verify themselves and confirm the location of their polling place online. These show up by entering the ID and voting card number. Dominican citizens will be choosing from 1,868 candidates that are competing for 264 elective positions on 5 …

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