2020 – Page 55

The Chamber of Deputies passed two loans from the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB). The Ministry of Hacienda and the multilateral bank signed the loan agreements on 20 August, in the first week of the Abinader administration. The funds will strengthen public policy and fiscal management to address the health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19 …

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The country brand of the Dominican Republic is getting media coverage but not because of its creativity. A Russian graphic artist Ivan Bobrov is claiming that his graphic created for a small company in 2014 was copied. He says he is from a small town in Russia and his life is very complicated with Covid-19, …

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Minister of Health Plutarco Arias is in quarantine after testing positive for the Covid-19 virus. Engineer Robinson Díaz, director of the Public Health Cabinet, said that the minister is asymptomatic. Dr. Arias found out when undergoing a routine test. “The minister is very stable, relaxed and well cared for. From now on he is under …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #216 reports 425 new PCR confirmed cases. The number might well include the case of Public Health Minister Plutarco Arias. On Wednesday, 21 October 2020 it was reported he had tested positive. 3,304 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the deadline of Bulletin …

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By Dolores Vicioso For years, country marketers had considered changing the name of the Dominican Republic. The “republic” in the name just didn’t cut it, was the conclusion, time after time. Many have called the country, “The Dominican”, or just Dominicana. Then enter 2020, the year when anything and everything has happened and can happen. …

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Past and present corruption in government is headline news in the Dominican Republic these days. President Luis Abinader won the election promising change, and the people are holding him up to the commitment. On Tuesday, the Abinader administration took a step to strengthen institutions that are being held responsible for combatting corruption and impunity. The …

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The People’s Force (FP) was born in 2020 when former president of the then ruling Dominican Liberation Party split from the party arguing fraud in the PLD primary in October. But now the leadership of the PLD and that of the FP have something they agree on. They oppose President Luis Abinader’s proposal that political …

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The Ministry of Environment took action and backed the evicting of hundreds of squatters in a protected area in Santo Domingo East. Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera said he will be taking several people to court for the invasion. Twelve persons were arrested and 43 families evicted. 153 improvised dwellings were dismantled in an area …

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The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant) authorized Conatra bus company, to acquire 31 bus units with a capacity of 90 passengers to exclusively operate the Nuñez de Caceres bus corridor in the National District. The president of the company is senator Antonio Marte (Santiago Rodriguez-PRM). In a note sent by the Intrant …

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The Dominican Baseball League (Lidom) Professional Winter Baseball Championship starts 15 November 2020 and ends 15 January 2021. This year, the games will be televised and streamed on weekdays starting at 7 and 7:30pm. On Saturdays and Sundays, games are scheduled to start at 5pm. The games will be played to empty ball parks. Vitelio …

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