2020 – Page 33

Traffic authorities are alerting drivers to pay exceptional care when driving near curfew cut times. The authorities say there is a spike in accidents and many are caused by reckless driving as commuters rush to get home before the evening deadline. The director of the Ney Arias Lora Trauma Center, Dr. Julio Landrón says they …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reported closing a marijuana plantation in an area of around 400 meters in the mountain municipality of Constanza. DNCD and Police agents, together with the public prosecutors, intervened the farm. A press release reports 769 plants and 134 pounds presumably of marijuana were seized at the plantation near Arroyo …

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The new management at the Palacio de Justicia temporary jail facility in Santo Domingo sent in a canine unit and a dozen surveillance agents on Wednesday, 18 November. The jail, a dependency of the National District Prosecution Office, was intervened late on Monday. The Attorney General Office ordered the jail to now operate under the …

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The La Romana Association of Hotels and the Tourist Cluster La Romana-Bayahibe announce the 9th edition of the La Romana Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held on Saturday, 5 December 2020 at the Dye Fore Golf Course in Casa de Campo. The organizers expect a participation of 100 golfers. The event seeks to remind …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #244 reports 460 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is now at 556 tests. 3,869 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the 17 November report deadline. The 14-day average is 3,581 tests. President Abinader announced on 16 …

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Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez announced the Dominican Republic will be part of the Clean Network spearheaded by the government of the United States. The network provides the country access to a network of telecommunications infrastructure and reliable standards of technology supply chains. The announcement was made after President Luis Abinader met for two-hours at the …

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US Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach visited President Luis Abinader at the Presidential Palace on the morning of 17 November 2020. He was accompanied by US Ambassador Robin Bernstein. Krach is known as an entrepreneur and is recognized for his contributions to robotics, engineering automation and electronic commerce. He …

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President Luis Abinader announces he will be in Santiago and Mao on Wednesday and Thursday. On his agenda in Santiago are meetings with city and town mayors, the North Association of Industries (AIREN), inaugurating the La Herradura aqueduct in La Canela, meetings with city neighborhood board presidents, and in Mao the inauguration of the 911 …

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By Decree 626-20 issued on 17 November 2020, President Luis Abinader named several Dominican ambassadors. These are: Iván Emilio de Jesus Ogando Lora as Dominican ambassador and chief of the Dominican delegation to the European Union. Ogando is a Dominican specialist on European and Caribbean matters. He was the director of the Latin American Faculty …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #243 reports 494 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is now at 509 tests. 3,221 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the 16 November report deadline. The 14-day average is 3,569 tests. President Abinader announced on 16 …

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