2020 – Page 151

All the attention is on Covid-19, but the Ministry of Public Health reminds the population to exercise measures to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds to reduce the possibility of catching dengue and malaria. In the first five months of this year, with everyone preoccupied with the coronavirus, there have been 560 cases of malaria reported in …

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With social distancing and government’s forced closure of all bars, restaurants and nightclubs, many proprietors of local “watering holes” have changed their offerings and now serve as make-shift colmados. There, they sell the basic Dominican staples such as eggs, vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplant, potatoes and yucca, name, yautia and other starchy tubers, …

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There is new normalcy in the air. Mass is again being heard at churches all around the country. Roman Catholic Church goers attended mass for the first time since the 20 March lockdown on this Sunday, 7 June 2020. The Santo Domingo Cathedral held a single mass at noon. People kept a distance and families …

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The president of the Dominican Association of University Rectors (ADRU), Fr. Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera, the rector at the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), says that the Covid-19 virus has forced universities to reorient their investment strategies. The focus is now on strengthening distance and virtual learning programs instead of face to …

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New data from the Central Bank reveals that consumer borrowing began to decline sharply since March 2020. The Central Bank reports that credit card use has seen a record decline. This is despite the stimulus cash payments citizens have received in April and May. In February 2020, before the announcement of the virus, credit and …

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With a month and a half to go before the end of his administration, President Danilo Medina appointed new governors in seven provinces. He also appointed a new consul for Ouanaminthe, Haiti and a new deputy director for the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD). The appointments are in Decree 208-20. The Presidency website confirms the naming …

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The Dominican government has restarted work on a project left unfinished for the past 19 years. The job is a rural clinic located in one of the most beautiful places in the entire country: Gurabito de Yaroa, Yasica, just off of the Gregorio Luperon Tourist Highway between Santiago de los Caballeros and the Gran Parada …

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Former President Leonel Fernández had sought to be the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) candidate in the presidential elections this year. But President Danilo Medina instead backed his then Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo and Fernández split from the party and is now seeking the Presidency for the People’s Force (FP). Now, with less than …

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The presidential candidate for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Luis Abinader closed the rounds of national unity talks held since 4 May with a call on Sunday, 7 June 2020 that the summit become a permanent space for debates on national issues. The summit gathered business, labor, political parties, academics, intellectuals, and community leaders. During …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera in her Saturday, 6 June 2020 TV program presented evidence that the police in the Dominican Republic may be using similar technique that served to kill George Floyd in Minneapolis to restrain citizens in the Dominican Republic. Piera says it appears Dominican Police has been trained in the use of these …

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