2020 – Page 19

President Luis Abinader has sent his government officials an open letter with a request that seems to reveal even he is surprised with the recent actions of the Specialized Anti-Administrative Corruption Prosecution Agency (Pepca). The Justice Department agency presented this week a comprehensive file in the recent corruption case that involves the younger brother and …

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The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) postponed the opening session last night. The representative of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Víctor Fadul requested the members wait for the ruling on an appeal the party has submitted to the Superior Administrative Court (TSA). The PLD protests that the Senate voted to name the representative of …

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The Justice Department reports that more searches have been carried out. The media reported on the search and holding of the apartment of former Dominican ambassador Victor Guillermo Libran at the Torre Wind Seralles. As reported, several boxes were removed from the apartment. At the time of the search, there was no person in the …

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Alianza Pais president Guillermo Moreno understands the government needs to investigate all the former Dominican Liberation Party administrations. He says the Justice Department needs to investigate government officials during the administrations of former President Leonel Fernández (2004-2012). The first arrests carried out by the new Justice Department cover accusations of corruption during the Danilo Medina …

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As the Justice Department continues with anti-corruption investigations, the case of corruption at the National Institute for Comprehensive Care of Early Childhood (Inaipi) is again making headlines. The former director, Berlinesa Franco lashed out at the former director of the Procurement Agency (DGCP), Yokasta Guzman. Guzmán called a press conference to defend herself on Thursday, …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #259 reports 812 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is 726. Labs carried out 4,819 first PCR tests in time for the Wednesday, 2 December 2020 report deadline. The 14-day average is 4,855. The country can process 10,000 PCR tests …

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President Luis Abinader accepted an invitation from the American Chamber of Commerce to participate in a virtual conference with Amcham members. It is the first time that President Abinader participates in the AmChamDR Encounter. The President will talk about his first 100 days in office and the challenges ahead in 2021. The event is scheduled …

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President Luis Abinader received the credentials of the ambassadors to Panama and Turkey on 2 December 2020 at the Presidential Palace. Vice President Raquel Peña and Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez were present. Pablo Javier Perez Campos has been ambassador of Panama all this year but had not presented credentials. A lawyer, previously he was the …

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The Senate passed the National Budget for more than RD$1.94 billion. The bill had already passed in the Chamber of Deputies. The Presidency had sent an amendment to the original bill submitted in October, removing the proposed taxes on digital services, Christmas wage, and others on financial assets and foreign currency purchases. The bill now …

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The Dominican Republic government announced on 2 December 2020 the commencement of a cash offer to purchase Existing Notes. The offer is not conditioned upon any minimum participation of any series of Existing Notes but is conditioned, among other things, on the concurrent (or earlier) closing of an additional issuance by the Republic of its …

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