2020 – Page 183

The vice president of the Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (Finjus), Servio Tulio Castaños Guzman is calling on the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies to end the use of the Fund for Social Management, much better known as the “little barrel” (essentially a slush fund for use by legislators with little or no accountability). Finjus …

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Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta convened government ministers and agency directors back to work. He said government departments should operate with a minimum staff. “This is not about opening,” he said. But he said that the institutions are important and there are urgent matters that need to be attended to. Read more …

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The Superintendency of Banks has announced that the Dominican Banking Association (ABA) reported that Banreservas, Popular, BHD-Leon, Caribe, Activo Dominicano, Scotiabank, Promerica, Santa Cruz, Banesco, and Banco BDI, are extending their hours as of Monday, 27 April 2020. The banks will be open from 8am until 2:30pm. Previously, banks had been closing at 12:30pm. This …

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The director-general of the National Police, General Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte has acted vigorously after a video of police brutality against a man looking for food after the curfew in San Francisco de Macoris went viral. First, the officers in the case were removed and demoted. Then the general sent the man food together with …

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Dominican ambassador to the United States, politician José Tomás Pérez urges that efforts be made to convince former President Leonel Fernández to give his support to PLD presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo in the event of a second round vote being needed. Fernández was the president of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) until he resigned …

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The Centro Económico Cibao (CEC) reports on results of a poll held 18-19 April 2020 nationwide. The poll shows Luis Abinader, the presidential candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) has a wide margin over Gonzalo Castillo of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and Leonel Fernández of the People’s Force (FP). Abinader leads with 53.4%, …

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Engineer Ramón Alburquerque announced he will no longer produce the “Los Sabios en la Zeta” Saturday radio talk show. In a statement he said he is quitting because he is not in agreement with the “political guidelines” the radio and digital TV station is requesting he adhere to. In a tweet, he expresses that he …

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The president of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), José Ignacio Paliza, called for the party’s Ethics and Control Commission to initiate a disciplinary process to expel Ronald Guillén in Puerto Plata. Guillén had posted a video on social networks to celebrate a new SUV assigned to him at the city government. They said they were …

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52-year old Diómedes Roque García (Roquelito) announced that he is committed to transparency in his new city government. During the virtual swearing-in ceremony, on 24 April 2020, he promised to work tirelessly to resolve “once and for all” the situation of the municipal dump and the municipal market. Present for the event was outgoing mayor …

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Upon taking office in a momentous event in times of the coronavirus at the city hall, the capital city’s new mayor Carolina Mejía stressed the city government will make great strides to continue to take measures to stop the advance of Covid-19 in the country. She acknowledged the limitations the virus imposes on city government …

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