2020 – Page 196

The Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu and Hacienda (Treasury) Minister Donald Guerrero say they have a economic stimulus plan in the making. In a video on 13 April 2020, the top financial authorities of the nation stated: “We want to bring a message of confidence that we are going to get out of this, …

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Monday, 13 April 2020 that it would provide immediate debt service relief to 25 member countries under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust to allow them to focus their scarce resources on fighting the coronavirus pandemic. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in a statement said the Fund’s executive …

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The Office of the Attorney General (PGR) reports that 45 inmates at the National Penitentiary La Victoria are infected with Covid-19. The statement by the PGR explains that the prisoners who tested positive were isolated and are receiving health care. “There are 23 who are also isolated because they had contact with the positives, and …

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Laboratorios Alfa, Farach S.A., Plastifar S.A. and Cofaca, companies under the Farach Group holding, said they will deliver medical supplies, including protective gear, to public health centers nationwide. The distribution will be to the Hospital Materno Dr. Reynaldo Almánzar, Hospital Dr. Vinicio Calventi, Hospital Marcelino Velez in Santo Domingo; Hospital San Vicente de Paul in …

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Jacqueline Cruz, the proud Dominican mom of Minnesota Timberwolves player Karl-Anthony Towns, has died after battling complications due to coronavirus in New York for around a month. Her son was the star center of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Towns was named to the Dominican national basketball team when he was 16 years old. Towns said his …

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David Ortiz, the retired Boston Red Sox legend, announced the team would be giving Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center staff tickets for life to watch Boston Red Sox games. The hospital is located in Boston. As reported, actor and Boston native John Krasinski and the Red Sox teamed up to give the special gift to …

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In a plenary session, the judges of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) have rescheduled the general presidential, senatorial and provincial elections in the Dominican Republic and abroad for 5 July 2020. The election would have been held on 17 May. A runoff election date is set for 26 July 2020. The second-round vote is scheduled …

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Somos Pueblo online portal reports that the Administrative Ministry of the Presidency issued a purchase order to Sigma Dos República Dominicana SRL dated 30 July 2019, on the same date that the then Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo announced he would compete for the presidential pre-candidate for the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). The …

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Many times regarded as the Dominican Salvador Dalí, master artist Ivan Tovar died on 13 April 2020 in Santo Domingo. He was 78. Culture Minister Eduardo Selman expressed his sorrow: “An illustrious Dominican has died, probably our most internationally-renowned artist.” Tovar had been awarded the National Visual Arts Award in 2018. Born in San Francisco …

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Dominican-born author Julia Alvarez is promoting the release of her new book “After Life.” The novelist spent the first 10 years of her childhood in the Dominican Republic before migrating to New York in 1960. She is best known for her writing that bridges the Dominican and American cultures. Among her past books are: “In …

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