2020 – Page 181

The new mayor of Santo Domingo East, Manuel Jiménez announced he appointed lawyer Jehimy Núñez as the new secretary-general of his city council. She is a youth leader of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). The secretary-general serves as a right hand to the mayor at the city government. The secretary-general advises and assists the Mayor …

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Using the platform of the Show del Mediodía on Channel 9, Education Minister Antonio Peña Mirabal announced that the 2019-2020 school year will end as scheduled on 19 June 2020. In the Dominican Republic, classes had closed on 12 March in order to give time to prepare for the 15 March municipal election. Several schools …

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The main garbage dump for Greater Santo Domingo was ablaze on Tuesday, 28 April 2020. Diario Libre reports this is the second fire in less than a month. The fires are attributed to the high temperatures in that area that combined with methane gas to ignite the solid waste. Colonel Meinardo Peña Fontana, head of …

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The commercial representative of Odebrecht in the Dominican Republic, Angel Rondón is demanding the payment of US$25,669,563 million claim for his services. He argues that the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) and the Ministry of Hacienda and judge Jorge Reyes Lara, president of the Civil and Commercial Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the …

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Tune in to what surely will be inspiring tales and performances of talented Dominicans. Dominicana’s Got Talent, the reality show, announces two productions on 29 and 30 April 2020 at 9pm on Color Vision, Channel 9. Instagram 29 April 2020

According to Coronavirus Bulletin #39 of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 6,293 confirmed cases, 158 new cases and 282 deaths. There are 1,121 patients hospitalized and 143 persons in intensive care units. Bulletin #39 carries statistics up to 26 April 2020 at 6pm. The tally includes only the results …

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Public Health Minister Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas says that around 140,000 rapid response serologic tests have been carried out nationwide. He said the tests are part of a nationwide random population testing, so the government can then have the parameters to tell the real incidence of the virus in municipalities around the country. “With those …

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Amado Alejandro Baez, executive director for the Presidential Committee on Covid Response, announced the creating of the “International Council of Advisors of the Emergency and Health Management Committee for the Combat of Covid-19.” The new entity seeks to promote the exchange of experiences, updates of protocols, information, as well as case studies, scientific and epidemiological …

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The new mayor of Puerto Plata, Diomedes Garcia (Roquelito) said on Monday, 27 April 2020 that his office did not send out an invitation to participate in the crusading for God’s support against the coronavirus led by self-proclaimed prophet Migdomio Adames, ¨el Peregrino¨. On his Instagram page, the new mayor denies having sent out the …

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A local citizen’s group, Santo Domingo en Bici that promotes getting around Santo Domingo on a bicycle has opened talks with the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant) and the National District Municipality (ADN) to promote the use of the bicycle to get around during the coronavirus quarantine. Santo Domingo on Bike points …

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