2020 – Page 152

The Attorney General Office announced the arrest of at least 70 persons who had attended an underground party on the evening of Saturday, 6 June 2020. The participants were fined RD$5,000 and the organizers RD$25,000 and RD$50,000. The public prosecutor’s office of Santo Domingo East thwarted the clandestine party and arrested Dominicans and Russian, Brazilian, …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #77 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 18,319 confirmed cases, 279 new confirmed cases and 520 deaths, including fours new deaths. 2,093 patients are hospitalized. 100 patients are in intensive care units. The results are from 88,056 PCR diagnostic tests. Previous bulletin results have …

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Businessman Joel Santos, a former president of the National Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores), said on Thursday, 4 June 2020 that it is extremely important that the certification of the protocols to reopen tourism activity in July include the entire chain of the sector. Santos, of Coral Hospitality Corporation, urged …

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The general manager of the Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Plant, Jaime Aristy Escuder says the outdoor deposit of the rock ash waste from the power plant was designed and built to meet local and international standards, specifically the World Bank’s IFC Guidelines. He said local cement plants have purchased loads of ashes. Other companies are interested. …

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The Mayor’s Office of the National District (ADN) says garbage has accumulated in several National District neighborhoods because of the limitations on collection caused by the 7pm curfew. The explanation was provided after N Digital showed videos of garbage piled up in many neighborhoods. The ADN explained that most of the garbage collection operates have …

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Some 5,363 Dominicans became Spaniards in 2019, according to the Spanish government. Its National Institute of Statistics (INE) reveals that 98,858 foreigners acquired the nationality in 2019. Of the total acquiring the Spanish nationality, 76,842 did so by first acquiring residency in Spain. Latin Americans make up most of the new Spanish citizens. The top …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #76 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 18,040 confirmed cases, 288 new confirmed cases and 516 deaths, including one new death in San Cristóbal only. 2,054 patients are hospitalized. 110 patients are in intensive care units. The results are from 86,285 PCR diagnostic tests. …

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A news story in El Nacional says that the Ministry of Economy confirmed on 3 June 2020 that the country’s coronavirus economic recovery program establishes that the tourism sector reopens 1 July. Economy Minister Juan Ariel Jiménez is a member of the Coronavirus Emergency and Health Response Committee. As reported, one of the minister’s collaborators …

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The Dominican Republic is alarmed by the daily announcement of the death toll of the coronavirus. There are 516 deaths so far this year from Covid-19. But more shocking is that 203 persons, or 40% of the coronavirus deaths, have passed away this year from drinking toxic alcoholic beverage known here as “cleren.” Beverages made …

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In 2007, the foreign energy company AES was fined with US$6 million for importing rock ash wastes to the Dominican Republic. The rock ash was deposited in Samaná and Montecristi. AES paid the money in a deal where the Dominican government agreed to withdraw its claim against them in US courts. The money would be …

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