2020 – Page 35

Senator Franklin Peña became the most recent defector from the former ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Peña split to join the People’s Force (FP), the political party that former President Leonel Fernandez formed at last minute. Fernández would then run for President on the FP ticket, winning 4.5% of the vote. The FP now has …

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Traffic jams in the city make getting around by bicycle faster than going by car, especially at peak hours. The Banco Popular continues to lead in making it easier to be a bicycle rider in Santo Domingo. The bank continues to add bike parking areas to encourage people to use their bikes. This past week, …

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An elderly man was assaulted about a week ago when bicycle riding in the Mirador del Sur Park. On Monday, 16 November 2020, the Ministry of Interior & Police announced 70 agents will be patrolling the park. The Police earlier had announced the arrest of the man who assaulted the 70-year old to rob him …

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Locally, there have been no leads whether the government or the agencies involved had reached a monetary agreement with Russian graphic artist Ivan Bobrov over a supposed plagiarism of his K mark logo. Local reports criticized that what appears to be a mirrored image of the K mark logo had been turned into the new …

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Culture Minister Carmen Heredia has not caught the disease, but there is a spread of Covid-19 at the Ministry of Culture. Deputy Minister Giovanny Cruz confirmed to Proceso online that the cases are of people employed at the main Santo Domingo office on the Malecon. All employees have been tested, even those that work outside …

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A story in Hoy by medical reporter Altagracia Ortiz reveals that almost 70% of Dominicans would seek the Covid-19 vaccine once it becomes available next year. The Dominican government has contracted for 10 million doses (two doses per person) with the University of Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine. The Dominican Vaccinology Society (SDV) and the Yunen Group …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #242 reports 479 new PCR confirmed cases. 3,511 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the 15 November report deadline. The 14-day average is 3,569 tests. President Abinader announced on 16 November that the country has the capacity to process 10,000 PCR tests a …

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The Presidency announced that President Luis Abinader will speak to the nation at 9pm to announce government advances in its first 90 days. The talk will be televised by a network of TV, radio and Internet platforms. President Abinader is the most communicative Dominican statesmen of all times. This would be his fourth wrap-up talk …

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President Luis Abinader was declared visitor of honor in San Francisco de Macoris, receiving the keys to the city from Mayor Siquio Ng de la Rosa during his visit this past weekend. It was one of the highlights of his two-day visit to Duarte province. During the visit, President Luis Abinader announced RD$25 million is …

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Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera and Inka Mattila, resident representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) were in Montecristi this past weekend for the inauguration of several improved facilities in the province’s national parks. The works were built with major contributions from the UNDP and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) that financed the improvements. …

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