2020 – Page 172

PCR tests to Santo Domingo North city councilors came back negative for Covid-19. The rapid response tests had shown positive results for 16 of the 17 elected councilors for the municipality that is part of Greater Santo Domingo. The councilors were tested on 24 April 2020, the day they were sworn in to begin their …

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Presidential Minister Gustavo Montalvo said on Friday, 8 May 2020 that the country is moving towards “a more dynamic phase.” He said this is not the time to relax the measures in place so as not to lose the progress made. Speaking to the nation from the Presidential Palace, the head of the High Commission …

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The Dominican Republic is under curfew (from 5pm to 6am), food, select industries, healthcare, and a handful of other businesses are allowed to operate. The country continues in a State of National Emergency. People are ordered to stay at home, and go out only for essential errands. Yet, as the restrictions are reaching the second …

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Celso Juan Marranzini, the boss of the Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD) is asking the government to speed up the implementation of Law 45-20, also known as the Law on Chattel Guarantees or “security agreements.” The legislation should have been implemented in December 2019. The law authorizes that movable property, or chattel, guarantees a …

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Little by little, small businesses, especially related to the automotive or transportation sector, are reopening for business. Quietly, many are again doing business, most yet behind doors. The traditional ‘scouts’ or hawkers for these service businesses, however, are out in full force on the most important street corners of the National District and Greater Santo …

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The Ministry of Economy reported receiving a donation of 4,000 face masks and 6,480 hospital bed covers from Ecolab-Microtek RD, a local free zone industry. The supplies were delivered by Joshua Sims, for Ecolab-Microtek RD. Economy Minister Juan Ariel Jimenez received the donation. The supplies were manufactured at the company’s plants at Las Americas Free …

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Late last week, Agriculture Minister Osmar Benitez announced a record rice crop of more than 8,000,000 qq (quintals = 100lbs), guaranteeing a steady supply for local consumers. He made the announcement after meeting with President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace. Benitez said that the government will be purchasing 1.2 million pounds of poultry from …

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Education Minister Antonio Peña Mirabal told journalist Alicia Ortega that the ministry is considering passing all students. The most advanced proposition is that students who have a grade average of 70% as of the last day of school on 12 March 2020 get a simple pass grade. Those below this average get a conditional pass …

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The Medina administration insists on completing the mega bus terminal going up on grounds of the National Park of the East. New Mayor Manuel Jimenez opposes the construction that also recently received a thumbs down by the members of the City Council. The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) also ordered a stop to the construction. As …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas declined giving an opinion on a report on irregularities in Ministry of Defense procurement to combat Covid-19 epidemic presented by investigative journalist Nuria Piera on Saturday. Dr. Sánchez Cárdenas explained that each ministry is responsible for its own purchases. “Each ministry makes its purchases and the Ministry of Defense …

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