2020 – Page 17

With the absence of the member that represents the PLD, the National Council of the Magistracy met on 7 December to begin the process to choose new members of the higher courts. During the Monday evening session, the members approved the work schedule. Antoliano Peralta, legal advisor to President Luis Abinader and spokesperson for the …

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The historic Anti-Octopus Operation case continued on Monday, 7 December 2020 with the nation able to follow online. Several media streamed the statements by prosecutors, defense lawyers and those charged with big time corruption in government and money laundering. The main accused in the case is the younger brother of former President Danilo Medina, Juan …

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The National Institute of Transit and Ground Transport (Intrant) banned the circulation of cargo vehicles on the Christmas and New Year holidays. The restriction will be valid from Thursday, 24 December 2020 from 6am until Monday, 28 December at 6am. Also, from Thursday, 31 December from 6am until Tuesday, 5 January 2021 at 6am. Official …

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Kinsberly (Kimberly) Taveras Duarte announced she is resigning the position. The Justice Department is investigating her declared patrimony and past business deals with government entities. On Monday, 7 December 2020, Taveras announced she had sent a resignation letter to President Luis Abinader in her Twitter account and social media. Read more in Spanish:Listin Diario Read …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #263 reports 685 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is 735. No deaths were reported for the 6 December 2020 deadline. Labs carried out 3,910 first PCR tests in time for the Sunday, 6 December 2020 report deadline. The 14-day …

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President Luis Abinader was in La Romana on Friday, to inaugurate the Hilton La Romana Resort, an all-inclusive adults and family resort in southeastern Bayahibe. Also present was Tourism Minister David Collado; Bruce Wardinski, president of Playa Hotels and Resorts; Fernando Mulet, executive vice president for development and acquisitions of Playa Hotels and Resorts; and …

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Antoliano Peralta, legal advisor to the President, announces that the National Council of the Magistracy’s second session is called for early next week. He says that the full quorum of the council attended the first meeting on Thursday. The 10 members are convened for the second session will be held on 7 December. The first …

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Is history being written in the Dominican Republic? Will there be consequences to corruption in government? Judge Jose Alejandro Vargas of the First Collegiate Court of the National District began the hearing on Sunday, 6 December 2020 to decide the preventive custody of the first 10 accused of big time government corruption during the Danilo …

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Agriculture Minister Limber Cruz Lopez met with the top executives of the major supermarket chains in the Dominican Republic — Jumbo, Nacional, Sirena and Bravo. The nation’s largest food retailers commit to reduce prices on very basic food items, such as rice, beans, vegetables, onions and garlic, as well as poultry, and sugar. Lower prices …

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Dominican hospitals dedicate a large part of their budgets to attend Haitian patients. Whether in the emergency room or the maternity ward, Haitians’ very large presence is more than obvious. Doctors and nurses know basic Kryole (the lingua-franca of Haiti) to deal with patients more efficiently Over 25% of all births registered in the nation’s …

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