2020 – Page 21

Minister of Interior & Police Jesus (Chu) Vasquez told Dominicans to forget about the traditional lifting for alcoholic drinking during the Christmas and New Year holidays. He said the government will maintain the ban on alcoholic sales as part of restrictions that seek to control the coronavirus’s spread. Traditionally in December, the government had removed …

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President Luis Abinader delivered on his campaign promise to provide pensions to former sugar cane workers. The workers had protested for around 30 years demanding pensions. With Decree 692-20, President Abinader announced 295 sugar cane mill workers would receive a special pension for RD$10,000 a month. The beneficiaries need to complete paperwork but the government …

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President Luis Abinader convened on Tuesday, 1 December 2020 the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) to assess judges and appoint the high courts’ members. The high courts are the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Justice, the Superior Electoral Court and the Superior Administrative Court. The legal advisor to the Executive Power, Antoliano Peralta …

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Defense lawyers of 10 arrested in “Anti-Octopus” (Operación Anti-Pulpo) Operation are getting six days to study the accusations against their clients. The accusations are documented in a 267-page prepared by prosecutors at the Justice Department and the Specialized Anti-Administrative Corruption Agency (Pepca). The case would resume on Sunday, 6 December 2020. The corruption case focuses …

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The city government of the National District has passed new rulings that facilitate construction in the city. While the Polígono Central and Gazcue areas of the city are excluded, the new regulation applies to most of the capital city. The new regulation authorizes a 20% increase in the density of the city areas. The increase …

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A great of Dominican journalism, Adriano Miguel Tejada passed away on the early morning of 2 December 2020. He would have celebrated his 72nd birthday on that day. Julissa Cespedes was the first to share the news on El Despertar con CDN. Tejada was the executive editor of Diario Libre from 2004 to 2020. He …

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President Luis Abinader was present for the official start of the expansion at the Mauad Hotel Boutique in Gazcue. The 20-room hotel is located on Calle Jose Maria Heredia No. 6 almost corner Malecón. It will be expanded to have 10 floors and 125 rooms.  Read more:  Presidency 1 December 2020 

Sports Minister Francisco Camacho delivered the Association of Santo Domingo Sports Writers (ACD) award to athlete María Dimitrova for her achievements in karate. Dimitrova is a two-time Pan American Games medalist. The award ceremony took place at the Sports Hall of Fame auditorium at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. Also present for the awards …

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Thursday and Friday, 4 and 5 December 2020 marks the reopening of the National Theater that closed in March 2020 at the onset of Covid-19 in the country. Stephanie Bauger and Carlos Veitia direct the dancers from several ballet companies. “50 Minutes of Dance and Music, the Great Reopening” is the show’s name with dancers …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #257 reports 314 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is 743. Some 2,070 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the Monday, 30 November 2020 report deadline. The 14-day average is 4,703. The country can process 10,000 PCR …

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