2020 – Page 59

The Brazilian construction company, Odebrecht compensated the Dominican government for US$60 million in payments made in 2017 and 2018. The Brazilian corporation, nevertheless, has defaulted on the remaining eight payments as per the agreement. It was known at the time that if the payments were defaulted, the agreement could be revoked. The agreement established that …

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Soberano Awards producer Rene Brea wasn’t going to sit out the pandemic. The mega concert and event producer said he accepted the challenge and has reinvented the business. He is now staging mega concerts for streaming online. He is betting that the public will recognize the new reality and the effort and pay to back …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced 444 packages containing cocaine were seized on board a ship detained off San Pedro de Macoris’s coast. The packages weighed 456.22 kilograms and tested positive for cocaine, as determined when analyzed at the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) Read more in Spanish:DNCDN Digital 15 October 2020

A warehouse employee was sent to the Najayo Women’s Jail in San Cristobal for preventive custody as the case of robbery against her is prepared. She stole 710 televisions and an undetermined number of fans from the warehouse of the Attorney General Office (PGR). Two other employees are under arrest. The TVs and fans were …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #210 reports 404 new PCR confirmed cases. 2,679 first PCR tests were carried out in time for the bulletin deadline. The 14-day average is 3,619 tests. The 24-hour positivity rate is at 15.08%. The 4-week positivity rate continues to decline and is at 12.88%. The 26 …

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The National Senate passed the 45-day extension of the National State of Emergency on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, in the evening. The bill had already passed in the Chamber of Deputies. The status provides short cuts for government procurement and facilitates the enforcing of the curfew. The National State of Emergency will start on 18 …

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President Luis Abinader was in Punta Cana for the inauguration of the Edificio Profesional de Artes Médicas at the Centro Medico Punta Cana in the Ciudad Sanitaria Rescue Punta Cana. The facility is the largest medical center serving both residents and tourists in Punta Cana President Abinader congratulated Dr. José Natalio Redondo and other owners …

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During the 14 October 2020 weekly press conference, Deputy Minister for Public Health Ivelisse Acosta announced the Covid-19 virus mitigation measures are working. She said with Covid-19 under control, the authorities are again focusing on seasonal diseases, such as dengue. Dr Acosta said that regarding Covid-19, positivity has dropped to around 12% down from 30% …

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National exports increased 3.1% this September 2020 compared to the same month in 2019. Exports were US$891.9 million, according to Customs Agency data. Exports increased from US$864.7 million in September 2019 to US$891.9 million in September 2020. ProDominicana, the national export and investment agency, had reported increases in exports for August 2020 also. Biviana Riveiro …

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National Budget director Jose Rijo Presbot said on Wednesday, 14 October 2020 that the new government has cut wasteful spending by almost half. Interviewed on Telematutino 11 (Telesistema Canal 11), Rijo said that the Medina government spent RD$102 billion in July 2020. In September 2020, the first month of the Abinader administration, spending is down …

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