2020 – Page 62

The popular reality show MasterChefRD returns to Telesistema, Channel 11 this coming Sunday, 18 October 2020 at 7pm. It is in its third amateur season. Show host is Hony Estrella. The show opens with the pre- selection of 40 amateur cooks. The original judges are all back — Chef Saverio Stassi is back, Ines Paez …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #207 reports 366 new confirmed cases. This is a low for the past seven days. 2,746 PCR tests were carried out in time for the 11 October deadline. The 14-day average is now 3,649 tests. The 24-hour positivity rate is at 13.33%. The 4-week positivity rate …

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With the argument that the National State of Emergency declaration is necessary to keep the curfew, President Luis Abinader has asked Congress for a 45-day extension. The National State of Emergency has practically been in effect since mid March. Abinader sent the request to the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, 8 October 2020 The Presidency …

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President Luis Abinader was in Puerto Plata on Saturday and Sunday, 10-11 October 2020. He is giving priority to promoting Puerto Plata’s tourism destinations for both domestic and international travelers. He met with tourism sector leaders. “It is Puerto Plata’s turn for development,” said Abinader, promising support to the destinations of Puerto Plata, Sosua and …

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The Council of the Judicial Branch (CPJ) ordered hearings to be face-to-face again. The judiciary informed it will abide by the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) ruling that ordered the opening of all the courts for in-person hearings. The courts must be equipped with the necessary personnel to guarantee real, agile, and timely access to all …

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According to the Dominican Republic’s chief taxman, Luis Valdez Veras, the Barrick Gold mining company has advanced some US$45 million to the Tax Agency (DGII). This is about RD$2 billion. The official said that the payment is an advance payment on taxes that come due in 2021. President Luis Abinader had announced the advance payment …

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The government has just cleared the new law on solid wastes. Former President Danilo Medina had vetoed the bill, but now it is law since 2 October 2020 on a rare technicality. Diario Libre reports on the good, bad and ugly parts of the General Law for Integral Management and Co-processing of Solid Wastes in …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera has uncovered a business scheme that explains the new wealth of a rising star in the now ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Kinsberly (Kimberly) Taveras. Taveras’ modus operandi is reminiscent of corporate schemes by former Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) politicians. These schemes were one of the reasons that party was voted …

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The Abinader administration announced on Thursday, 7 October 2020 that it would remove the chapters for new taxes in the 2021 National Budget bill. Abinader has promised efficiency in government purchases. The population is closely following the promise.  Marien Aristy Capitán writes about 803 purchase orders posted by the Procurement Agency in just four days, …

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No more big bumpers. The National Traffic Safety Institute (Intrant) will begin enforcing the resolution that will require the removal of all “added-on” bumpers, whether front or back, from all vehicles as per Traffic Law 63-17. In Article 195, the law requires the removal of the prevalent “defenses” used by buses, SUVS, cars and trucks …

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