2020 – Page 63

The economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 has not stopped major entities from continuing their expansion in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest in the Dominican Republic. All of this points to more growth for the region. A report in El Caribe looks into the recent large investments in supermarkets, banks …

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Diario Libre, the leading newspaper in the Dominican Republic, announced its managing editor, Inés Aizpún is promoted to executive editor. Aizpún is the director of the digital Diario Libre. At the printed newspaper, she replaces Adriano Miguel Tejada, who is retiring. Aizpún becomes the first woman to direct a major daily in the Dominican Republic. …

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The Carnival Vegana will not be happening this coming February 2021 in the city of La Vega. The carnival is the most renown in the country, with its outrageous costumes, street dancers and hard-as-rocks inflated pig bladders, used to beat the devil out of you. Kevin Cruz, the mayor, and Luisa de la Mota, the …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #206 reports 462 new confirmed cases, and 3,769 PCR tests carried out in time for the 10 October deadline. The 14-day average is now 3,508 tests. The Sunday bulletin’s 24-hour positivity rate is at 12.29%, down from the 19.37% reported for the Friday bulletin. The 4-week …

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President Luis Abinader was prompt to react to strong opposition and announced he would submit to Congress an amendment removing the proposed new taxes in the 2021 National Budget. In an address to the nation on the evening of Thursday, 8 October 2020, the President addressed the nation’s concerns. The taxes would have affected the …

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The Chamber of Deputies president convened those who aspire to be members of the Chamber of Accounts (CCRD) to apply. The members would be elected for the 2020-2024 term. The Chamber of Deputies would prepare the lists and the Senate would vote on these. The Abinader administration has protested the present members of the Chamber …

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The Odebrecht US$92 million bribery scandal case is again. The new date is 20 October 2020. The postponement this time around is because Jorge Lopez Hilario, the lawyer of former senator Andres Bautista is sick with Covid-19 Read more in Spanish: Hoy 8 October 2020

President Luis Abinader spent a good part of his campaign promising Dominicans he would deliver star in his prosecutor. He promised the Attorney General would be a person known for independence of criteria. He was quite open about all this when tweeting he had chosen former Supreme Court of Justice criminal court judge, the legendarily …

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The director of the Procurement Agency, Carlos Pimentel suspended the government procurement permits to 113 mayors and city councilors. He says these were in violation of Art. 14 of the Procurement Law 340-06. The law says that mayors and city councilors and their close relatives cannot be providers to the state. Pimentel did not specify …

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