2020 – Page 217

The National Police and the Justice Department are preparing for hearings that would levy severe fines on violators of the quarantine period. Police director Ney Aldrin Bautista has complained that upwards of 7,000 persons have been arrested for violating the curfew. The Police director said that the numbers of arrests were so many that they …

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The Judicial Branch announced it is continuing with scheduled hearings by using online technologies. The parties are convened to enter the online platforms for the hearings. Previously, the Justice Branch had suspended court cases from 19 March through 13 April 2020. The justice department has reported that since the declaration of the State of Emergency, …

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Presidency announces President Danilo Medina will speak on Wednesday, 25 March 2020 in the evening. To date, the Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, and Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo, together with legal advisor to the President Flavio Darío Espinal have been coordinating actions for the High Commission for the Prevention of the Coronavirus. The government …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas confirmed on Tuesday, 24 March 2020, that there is now community spread of the novel coronavirus disease in the Dominican Republic. He said this is the time to insist on hygiene measures, self-isolation and social distancing, keeping at least two meters from another person. He announced there are 67 …

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Fashion designer Jenny Polanco passed away from complications caused by Covid-19. She was 62 years old. She is credited with taking Dominican fashion design to new levels with her designs. She embodied the country’s fashion country brand and was a trailblazer and innovator for the design and arts and crafts worlds. Her free-flowing white tunics …

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Economist Pavel Isa Contreras says the Dominican Republic is already feeling the severe effects of what he estimates is the worst economic crisis to affect the world as we know it today. In an interview on AN7 TV channel, he said that the drastic restriction of travel and the closing of borders will have a …

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The United States and Europe are the leading trading partners of the country and are expected to experience recessions due to the effects of the Covid-19. An economic analysis in Diario Libre headlines that what at best would be a severe cold in the United States could turn into pneumonia for the Dominican Republic. The …

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Reports are that raw food rations are being distributed to public school children nationwide. The children had been studying at extended hour schools where they received breakfast and lunch at the school. The parents are now authorized to pick up ingredients to prepare the lunches for their children. Reports are that the queues at the …

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Banco de Reservas announced that as of 1 April 2020 it will grant customers a grace period of up to three months on their loans. The deferred payments would be made in a period added to the current term of the loan. The new facilities benefit those who have a mortgage, consumer, vehicle and SME …

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BHD León Bank announced new and improved conditions for its customers. The bank announced it is eliminating the advance fee for 30-day cash advances. Customers will now have 28 days to pay their credit card from the cut-off date. Customers have the option of paying the debt through deferred fees in up to 48 installments. …

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