2020 – Page 187

The Public Health Minister, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, continues to express his anger that procurement during these times of emergency be questioned. Dr. Sánchez and the coordinator of the High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus, Gustavo Montalvo, have energetically defended the transparency in Public Health purchases by the Medina administration during the emergency situation. …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) and the People’s Force (FP) party are requesting that the Central Electoral Board (JCE) call a meeting with political parties to discuss various issues related to the organization of the extraordinary presidential and congressional elections now scheduled for 5 July 2020. The political parties want to learn more about the …

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A European Union Election Expert Mission (EEM) is scheduled to arrive to the Dominican Republic on 6 June 2020 to back the organization efforts of the 5 July presidential and congressional election. The arrival of the mission was rescheduled from 17 April after the coronavirus epidemic led to the rescheduling of the election that originally …

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Remittances are a top hard currency producer for the Dominican Republic. Hundreds of thousands of Dominican expats religiously send back cash to help their relatives. Now hundreds of thousands of these are expected to be among those who lose their jobs. The World Bank is forecasting that remittances will drop 20% due to the economic …

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The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has released dire growth projections for the region. A -5.3% drop is forecast, according to the report published on Tuesday, 21 April 2020. The Dominican Republic is listed as the country to fare the best in 2020, with a 0% growth rate. This …

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The collapse of demand for fuel is leaving the Dominican Oil Refinery without work to do. Felix Jimenez, president of the Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo, explained that the three tanks with capacity for 900,000 barrels of oil located in Nizao, Peravia province are full of fuel. He said refining activities have been suspended. Jimenez says …

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The Metro Office (OPRET) says three new cars are arriving to be incorporated into the Santo Domingo Metro service. The Metro service is suspended at the present time due to the coronavirus general shutdown. The three subway cars are coming from Spain and are part of an 18 car purchase order made to expand the …

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The Council of the Judiciary approved during session 014-2020 on Tuesday, 21 April 2020 the use of electronic signatures in jurisdictional and administrative processes. This will reduce the time needed to approve decisions and speed up their delivery to the interested parties. Its implementation does not replace the procedures established in current regulations. The Electronic …

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The Minister of the Presidency reported that Chambers of Commerce have been authorized to reopen to facilitate business registration services. “This operation will be supervised, under strict safety and hygiene protocols, with a minimum number of collaborators in the plant, and all of them under 35 years of age”. He explained that there will be …

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The Dominican Republic crossed the benchmark of 5,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases from PCR diagnostic tests. According to Coronavirus Bulletin #33 of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 5,044 confirmed cases, 80 new cases and 245 deaths. There are 964 patients hospitalized, including 126 in intensive care units. Bulletin #33 carries …

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