2020 – Page 201

The president of the Christian Social Reformist Party (PRSC), Federico Antún Batlle, said today that it agrees with the Central Electoral Board (JCE) decision to postpone the presidential and congressional elections, given the current health crisis. The presidential and congressional election had been scheduled for 17 May 2020. A second round had been set for …

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Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) central committee member Melanio Paredes says the nation should hear about the findings of the Organization of American States (OAS) commission that was entrusted to investigate the aborted municipal election. The investigation would be carried out by electoral experts of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (Ifes) and the Inter-American Union …

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The Office of the Attorney General reported three men were sent to preventive custody for the murder of French citizen Jean Paul Laurent Schneider. The state prosecutors accuse Jose Enrique Alcántara (Guandel), Aderly Alcántara (Esteban) and Jinol Bastiene (El Haitiano) of robbery and murder. The French citizen was murdered on 27 March 2020 after the …

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Pedro Bazil of Diario Libre shares photographs and notes on kite flying off roofs in Santo Domingo. Read more in Spanish:Diario Libre 9 April 2020

Coronavirus Bulletin #19 shows the Dominican Republic with 1,956 confirmed cases and 98 deaths. Some 5,768 PCR diagnostic tests are accounted for in the official statistical bulletin. During the press conference on 7 April 2020, the Public Health Minister, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, said the National District, Santo Domingo Province, Santiago, Duarte and La Vega …

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Public Health Minister Sánchez Cárdenas says that hundreds of inmates in the Alaska pavilion are being relocated. As reported, 1,000 inmates in the privileged jail area at La Victoria jail were administered a rapid response blood test. El Dia describes Alaska as an area in the jail where drug traffickers and others who can pay …

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The Chamber of Deputies announced that it will meet on Thursday, 9 April 2020 to pass the resolution approved on Monday, 6 April in the Senate that would extend the present State of Emergency through 8 May 2020. The emergency state removes control red tape so that the government can make expedited purchases and build …

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The Coordinator for the High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus, Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo, has insisted that criticism of recent contracting of medical supplies and equipment by the National Health Service (SNS) is “unfounded.” The Public Health Minister, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, has said that those criticizing the contracts are “irresponsible.” While defending the …

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The Ministry of Public Health is promoting its health care help platform, the app Aurora MSP Covid-19. The app can be downloaded for Apple or Android systems. In the press briefing on Tuesday, 7 April 2020, the Public Health Minister, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, said that the platform had 104,750 interactions. He said 92 emergency …

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The High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus in the Dominican Republic prohibited access to beaches, pools, rivers and vacation sites as part of preventive measures during the pandemic. Easter Week is traditionally the peak vacation time for domestic tourism. Not this year. The ban on inter-provincial travel has been extended beyond the 5pm to …

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