2020 – Page 192

Nurses at the Francisco Moscoso Puello Hospital on Thursday, 16 April 2020, denounced the lack of protective gear at the large public hospital. Dayanira Payano, speaking for her co-workers, said: “We are working with bare hands.” The nurses demonstrated on Wednesday at the hospital entrance, as reported in Z101 Digital. Payano said she had “proof” …

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Gustavo Montalvo, the coordinator of the High Commission for the Prevention of the Coronavirus, says import and export of cargo continues. He said ships are arriving and departing from ports, operating under the preventive protocols of the Ministry of Public Health, including masks and gloves for port staff, as well as social distancing. He said …

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Indeed, the flower industry in the Dominican Republic is at loss as to what lies ahead. A report in Listin Diario says that the industry is “withering” and plantation owners project that their recovery will take long. Weddings and events, the restaurant and hotel industry are not expected to recover soon. “The whole sector is …

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A new regional director was appointed to San Francisco de Macoris after his predecessor was recalled for failing to comply with social distancing rules in the city. Brigadier General Vinicio Rosario Vicioso replaces General Jorge Mancebo Bautista. The Ministry of Public Health and the city government had ordered the total shutdown of the city fresh …

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Somos Pueblo reports that the mayor-elect of Bohechío in the province of San Juan de la Maguana, Luis Emilio De León (Nolio), has mild symptoms of the Covid-19 disease and has been seen wandering the streets of the municipality without using a facial mask, despite having tested positive. A video recently was shared on social …

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The 911 Emergency ambulance delivered the corpse of a man only identified as 59-year old Dani Oscar, supposedly a citizen from Belgium, to the morgue at the Marcelino Vélez Santana Public Hospital on the Av. Isabel Aguiar #141 Herrera, Santo Domingo West on 15 April 2020. The hospital hopes that a relative or other related …

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The city government of Santo Domingo and the Ministry of Public Works have teamed up to take advantage of the lack of traffic to clean up the boulevard located on 27 de Febrero Avenue between Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln avenues. In the center of the boulevard is a metallic clock that stands tall in …

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The Central Bank announced on 16 April 2020 that it is providing for the refinancing of debts at more favorable conditions for which a short-term liquidity window of up to RD$15 billion pesos is being set up. The funds will be available for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through the Banco de Reservas and …

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With the troy ounce of gold trading around US$1,747 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the Dominican Republic expects to cash in on the bonanza of its gold exports and rising export prices.Energy and Mines Minister Antonio Isa Conde said that with most hard currency generating sectors collapsed, gold exports will bring in essential cash. …

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A team of electoral experts from the Organization of American States (OAS) recently presented the conclusions of their investigation into the e-voting glitch that led to the cancelation of the 16 February 2020 election and automated voting in the Dominican Republic. The OAS mission concluded that there were no external attacks, sabotage or attempted fraud; …

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