2020 – Page 56

According to data from the Permanent Observatory of Road Safety, (Opsevi) of the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transport (Intrant), deaths in traffic accidents were 3,024 people not the 2,095 reported in the Transit Safety Agency (Digesett) Bulletin No. 01-2020 in 2019. El Caribe newspaper reports that traffic accidents from January to December 2019 …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #215 reports 306 new PCR confirmed cases. A low of 2,245 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the bulletin deadline. The previous 14-day average is 3,521 tests. The 24-hour positivity rate is at 13.63% and the 4-week positivity rate continues to decline and …

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President Luis Abinader said his administration works fast when it comes to creating jobs to benefit the Dominican Republic. He said the government is cutting red tape so that companies can get to work. The President was in Barahona for the start of the construction of renovations at the Barahona Port. Belfond Enterprise is carrying …

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On Monday, 19 October, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced it had reduced the age for the first identity card to 12 years down from 16 years at present. The JCE is responsible the nation’s civil registry. On the same day, the JCE announced it would be issuing ID cards to girls under 12 years …

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Youth Minister Kinsberly (Kimberly) Taveras said on Monday, 19 October 2020, she has requested a leave of absence without pay from her duties at the Ministry of Youth to dedicate time to the investigations into her worth statement and her private businesses, as reported in Acento. The case is being reviewed by Wilson Camacho, the …

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No questions asked. It’s as simple as that. Senators and deputies get a free hand in deciding who to favor, or how much to distribute of their monthly allotments with RD$691 million a month in taxpayer money. As reported in El Dia, the senators will receive RD$461 million for their “little barrels,” and the deputies …

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Public ministry, police and military raided the Tony Car Wash in La Romana in time to arrest dozens of persons who were there in violation of curfew. Last week, the commander of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Program (COBA) of the Ministry of the Interior and Police in La Altagracia, Roberto Antonio Silverio Castillo, had denounced …

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As part of the efforts of the Abinader administration to reduce wasteful spending in government, as reported the US$10,000 credit card that was allocated to each of the general managers of the three government utilities (EdeNorte, EdeSur and EdeEste) is canceled. As reported, the government power utilities managers’ base wages per month range from RD$575,000 …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #214 reports 320 new PCR confirmed cases. 3,265 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the bulletin deadline. The 14-day average is 3,521 tests. The 24-hour positivity rate is at 9.80% and the 4-week positivity rate continues to decline and is at 12.19%, a …

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The Presidency announces President Luis Abinader and several cabinet officers will be in Barahona this Monday, 19 October 2020. Abinader has been traveling to visit with community leaders in each province. In his first two months in government, he has visited Pedernales, Monte Cristi, Santiago de los Caballeros, La Altagracia (Punta Cana), San Pedro de …

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