2020 – Page 31

President Luis Abinader inaugurated the National System of Emergency Care and Security 911 in the northwestern province of Valverde. The service offers health, security, traffic assistance and fire-fighting assistance to about 173,000 inhabitants in the province. Around 500 professionals are assigned to the new service, including 29 physicians, 29 nurses, 80 paramedics. Valverde is getting …

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The Ministry of Education has underway procurement processes to buy 940,000 laptops, tablets and netbooks. The Ministry expects to spend RD$15 billion to buy the devices to be distributed to pre-school, elementary, middle and high school students. The Ministry says the winner of the tender will be announced on 16 December 2020. The procurement contracts …

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The partial lockdown in the Dominican Republic lead to a reduction in imports this year. Customs Agency (DGA) reports total imports from January to October 2020 were US$13.96 billion, a decline of 21% compared to the same period in 2019. Exports are down slightly, too due to the economic and health crisis. The slide reflects …

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The Ministry of Tourism announces that the start of implementation of the Portal of Electronic Ticket of Entry and Exit of the Dominican Republic for 29 November 2020. Travelers will need to use it to register and fill out the information required by the Migration and Customs agencies and the Ministry of Public Health. It …

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for the Dominican Republic due to Covid-19. The US State Department upgraded the Dominican Republic from the red-colored level 4 travel advisory to the orange-colored level 3. The United States issues a travel advisory per …

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The Mayor of Santo Domingo East Manuel Jimenez inaugurated a water quality laboratory funded by the government of Japan. Japan ambassador Hiroyuki Makiuchi was present for the inauguration. Mayor Manuel Jiménez pointed out that the laboratory will be servicing all companies located in the municipality. The findings will be shared with the authorities at the …

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The four largest public maternity hospitals in Greater Santo Domingo report 5,326 teenage births from January to October 2020. Santa Pérez, the coordinator of the Adolescent Unit of the Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Maternity Hospital, the largest in the country, says that teenage pregnancies are more than 22% of all births. She says that …

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Merengue singer Eddy Herrera for “Eddy Herrera Ahora” and Daniel Santacruz for “Larimar” shared the Latin Grammy Best Merengue and/or Bachata Award during the virtual ceremony transmitted from Miami, Florida on Thursday, 19 November 2020 For both it is their first Latin Grammy. Follow the story in Spanish at:El Nacional Eddy Herrera Diario Libre Listen …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #245 reports 1,026 new PCR confirmed cases. The previous 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is 556 cases. The increase reflects more testing is being carried out. 5,875 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the 18 November report deadline. The government is …

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President Abinader told the people of Santiago that his government so far sees monorail technology the best solution to mass transport in Santiago, the country’s second largest city. He said studies are still being carried out. There is talk of going ahead with an eight-kilometer north-south monorail and seeing how it goes. Furthermore, during his …

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