2020 – Page 153

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) rejected a report to the contrary published in Listin Diario on 3 June 2020 and said that the institution has no difficulties at the local level for the makeup of the teams of officers that will work the polling stations for the presidential and congressional elections of 5 July The …

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Some media reports show long lines of people waiting to board public transport. Others, such as El Nacional, say there were few passengers on the first day of the resuming of the remaining private transport services, Wednesday, 3 June 2020. The large private transporter, Fenatrano resumed their operation on the 27 de Febrero route. The …

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The new operations director for the Gonzalo Castillo presidential campaign, Santiago Mayor Abel Martínez defended the use of donating propane gas in city streets as a tactic to gain voters. He said the accusations against the practice have been made by the opposition, the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), in its desperation to gain votes. Martínez …

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The legendary former police lieutenant, Fernando de los Santos (La Soga), who is said to have murdered upwards of 30 people during his career in the police and after, died on Wednesday, 3 June 2020. He was murdered by unknown assailants who witnesses say fired more than 30 bullets at him from a motorcycle. At …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #75 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 17,752 confirmed cases, 180 new confirmed cases and 515 deaths. 1,989 patients are hospitalized. 111 patients are in intensive care units. The results are from 84,638 PCR diagnostic tests. Previous bulletin results have been:Bulletin #74: 17,572 confirmed …

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The coordinator of the High Commission for Prevention of Coronavirus, Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo says the spread of the coronavirus in the country has plateaued and lethality has kept relatively low. He announced the start of phase 2 of the economic recovery with the authorization of interurban transport and private collective transport services as of …

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The large interurban transporter, Caribe Tours announced the start of its bus operations following new health guidelines. The bus companies says that facial masks and physical distancing is mandatory on the bus service. Passenger temperature screening is being carried out and buses are disinfected after each arrival. Only one passenger per row of seats is …

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In an interview for El Día TV with Huchi Lora and Amelia Deschamps, Yokasta Guzmán, the director of the Procurement Agency, dismissed allegations of corruption in purchases at the Center for Emergency Operations with the explanation that the terms for the contracting were just not clear in many of the procedures.. “Of the cases we …

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The mayor of the National District, Carolina Mejia, arrived at her office on Tuesday on a bicycle. Her office wants to promote riding a bike in the city. She says that by doing so herself, she wants to encourage her employees to use bikes. The capital city government is reading to inaugurate a new bicycle …

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Presidential candidates presented their government plans to reactivate the economy for the YouTube Live presentation of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD). Luis Abinader for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Gonzalo Castillo for the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and former President Leonel Fernández for the People’s Force (FP) explained their proposals. …

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