2020 – Page 68

The Abinader administration has revealed wasteful spending and alleged corruption was normal in the past government. Actions are underway to make government spending more efficient. The Abinader government also announced it would sell government assets. It hopes to receive RD$96 billion for the sales. Yet when the new government incorporated revenues from new taxes in …

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Senator Bautista Rojas Gomez (Hermanas Mirabal-FP) became the second senator to test positive for Covid-19 last week. He is asymptomatic but will quarantine and follow health protocols. Earlier last week, Ricardo de los Santos (Sánchez Ramírez-PRM) had reported positive. De los Santos and Rojas are both members of the senatorial committee that is assessing the …

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Public Works Minister engineer Deligne Ascensión announced he tested positive for Covid-19. He said he is asymptomatic and will be keeping quarantine. Ascensión was last reported to have visited the Bayaguana Santo Cristo religious sanctuary to see the progress of that construction that was inaugurated by former President Danilo Medina. Ascensión is the second minister …

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Adriano Miguel Tejada announces his retirement as executive editor at Diario Libre. Tejada is one of the free newspaper’s founders and has been its director for 16 years. Tejada, who turns 72 this year, says his last day at Diario Libre will be Tuesday, 20 October 2020. Manuel Arturo Pellerano, president of the Grupo Diario …

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The National District’s Agora Mall shopping center is preparing several weeks of “Black Friday” sales. The intention is to activate shopping in the country in the month of November. Shopping for non-essential items has declined considerably despite the reopening of the stores in July.A press release from the store indicates that store sales have recovered …

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Three men accused of seriously injuring a 19-year old woman and the driver of a shared taxi vehicle were ordered to serve a year in preventive custody as their case is heard in court. Judge Alejandro Vargas of the Permanent Attention Office of the National District ordered Willy Antonio Javier Montero, Pedro Alexander Sosa Mendez …

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Two people died in Santiago and nine were seriously injured in the explosion of an LPG station in Licey al Medio, in Santiago. The deceased were identified as 66-year old security guard Francisco Trinidad and one-year old Baylin Ulloa. Trinidad had just arrived for work less than half an hour ago. The fire started in …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reports the seizing of more than 4,000 ecstasy pills which would be sent by mail to the United States. Ecstasy is the street name for a version of MDMA. It is an illegal, synthetic drug classified as a stimulant with potentially hallucinogenic properties. The authorities proceeded to check several …

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New Jersey prosecutor Craig Carpenito accused 35-year old Dominican Luis Velázquez Cordero (alias “El Pequeno”) of being the main collaborator of drug kingpin César Emilio Peralta (César el abusador) in a New Jersey court on Friday, 2 October 2020. Velázquez Cordero was charged with laundering US$80 million from drug trafficking operations over the past four …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #199 reports 554 new confirmed cases. The 24-hour positivity rate is at 12.71% and the 4-week positivity rate is similar at 12.50%, reflecting a consistent drop in the spread of the disease after the change of government on 16 August 2020. The Ministry of Public Health …

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