2020 – Page 166

The Medina administration announces it is sourcing from local farmers for government relief efforts. But the National Campesino Movement (Farmer’s Movement) that groups small and medium-sized farms is calling on the government to purchase their harvests. The movement says they have lost markets for their produce. Most of the crops harvested by these farmers are …

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The Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Public Health are investing millions in caravans of trucks and workers that spray disinfectant in city streets during nighttime hours. The spraying has taken place during the daytime but mostly at night during the curfew when they have pretty much the streets to themselves. The spraying …

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The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) reported on the air shipment of an A380 from China bringing health supplies. IDAC says this is the first time a non-stop flight arrives from China. The Airbus A380-841 was operated by the airline HI FLY Malta. It flew from Tianjin in the north of China and landed …

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The National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism of the Dominican Republic (CNLCC) says the new tender for the completing of the operation of the Punta Catalina coal-fired generation units is an indication there are serious flaws in the new operation. The consortium of Odebrecht, Techimont-Estrella built the power plant central. President Danilo …

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Government agents seized 29 tank trucks filled with harmful, oily and bilge water, that was apparently off-loaded in the Port of Haina, according to a report from the Ministry of Environment. Listin Diario reports that this process was “irregular,” which is a polite euphemism for illegal. The trucks were seized by Customs Agency inspectors and …

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Jose Ignacio Paliza, the president of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) and senator from Puerto Plata, has denounced corruption schemes amounting to billions of pesos. These schemes are connected to shadow companies whose listed associates are the chauffeurs of the real owners, according to Paliza. The “strawmen” have purchased thermometers at three times the normal …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announces it has set up a system of appointments for people to get a copy of the ID card, the “cedula”. The appointments need to be requested at the JCE website. The appointments are being scheduled only on Fridays, from 8:30am to 2pm. The service will be available at the …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) launched its campaign to promote voting in the 5 July 2020 presidential and congressional election. The theme is: “Everyone is essential The creators of the campaign want people to focus on Covid-19 frontline workers – doctors, nurses, firefighters, supermarket workers, telecom workers and how they are essential in these times. …

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Ikea has restored its online sales on Saturday after the local Consumer Protection Agency (ProConsumidor) ordered these to close on Friday. The company announced on Saturday that the online store and parcel and transportation services have been restored. ProConsumidor had suspended the services of Ikea and Cuesta that were offering online sales arguing that these …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #56 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 11,320 confirmed cases, 124 new confirmed cases and 422 deaths, including 13 new deaths. There are 1,906 patients hospitalized, including 128 patients in intensive care units. Bulletin #56 carries statistics as of Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at …

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