2020News

Abinader asks Congress for another 45 days of the state of emergency

When the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) was opposition, the party objected the extensions arguing that the National Health Law had all the attributions needed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The National State of Emergency reduces red tape for government procurement and is a situation in which the government is empowered to be able to …

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Government, IDB and Asonahores agree to rescue 35 beaches from erosion and manage sargassum

President Luis Abinader was in Boca Chica on Monday, 23 November 2020 for the signing of two agreements for better coastal management with the National Hotel & Tourism Association. One of the agreements is for improvements at 35 beaches. It was signed between the Ministry of Tourism, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the National …

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Pro-Consumer Agency alerts consumers not to accept extra charges for paying with a credit card

The director of the ProConsumer Agency, Anina Del Castillo, reminded consumers in the Dominican Republic that they should not allow additional fees to be charged when they pay super sales prices for Black Friday. “Don’t let them charge you anything extra for paying with your credit or debit card,” said Del Castillo in a telephone …

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Manufacturing establishment and border industrialists reach an agreement on border incentives law

After years of debates and discussions, representatives of the Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD) and the Association of Border Industries (Adefro) have reached an agreement, as reported in the media. Juan Celso Marranzini, president of AIRD and Manuel Taveras, president of Adefro visited with the president of the Senate Eduardo Estrella to deliver the …

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Former priest named Ethics director for the Abinader administration

Former Jesuit priest Mario Serrano was appointed executive director of the Department of Government Ethics by the director general of that government body, Milagros Ortiz Bosch. Serrano is known for his activism against corruption and impunity from the platforms of the Center for Reflection and Social Action Father Juan Montalvo, the National Coordination of Haitian …

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President promotes policeman who stood up to the Montecristi senator

On Monday, President Luis Abinader promoted Montecristi police second lieutenant Salvador Sanchez, who resisted law-breaking demands by the Montecristi senator Ramón Antonio Pimentel Gomez (Moreno Arias). Sánchez refused to release a close friend of the legislator who was under arrest at the police station. A video went viral with the exchange between the senator and …

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Attorney General Office looks into the abuse of power by Montecristi senator

The Attorney General’s Office requested a report on the situation that occurred last Saturday, 21 November 2020 with senator Ramon Antonio Pimentel (PRM-Montecristi) from their office in the province of Monte Cristi. The request is in a letter signed by Deputy Attorney General Rafael Leonidas Suarez, responding to comments in the media on the alleged …

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