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Billboards throughout the National District are being used to exhibit the works of leading Dominican artists. The City Government and the Centro Leon is sponsoring “Art to Express Yourself,” turning the city into an open-air museum. More than 300 billboards, distributed all throughout the National District are being used. The exhibition has the backing of …

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A Dominican film won the award for Best International Feature at the NYLFF, the premier Latino film event held in the United States. Malpaso is a film directed by young Dominican film maker Hector Valdez. It tells the story of twins who live with their grandfather in the Dominican-Haitian border town of Malpaso, while their …

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Local authorities seized five kilos of suspected cocaine in the Cibao International Airport in Santiago de los Caballeros. The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reports that the suspected 5.3 kilos of drug were camouflaged in boxes of cigars. The drugs would be flown to Miami. There are two suspects under investigation. The substance was sent …

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The Ministry of Public Health and the National Health Services began on Sunday, 27 September 2020, to distribute facial masks at several of the countries main toll stations. The plan seeks to stress awareness in the population on the importance of using the masks. As reported, 300,000 facial masks will be distributed to drivers and …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #192 reports 429 cases of persons testing positive to PCR tests over the past 24 hours. The number of cases has kept under 500 for the first time in the past seven days. The health ministry announced the processing of 4,440 first PCR tests in time …

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President Luis Abinader has scheduled visiting San Pedro de Macorís for a day trip this Saturday, 26 September 2020. He will hold meetings with government, business and community members. On his agenda is a first 9am meeting with Bishop Santiago Rodríguez and then with evangelical Christian churches. He will meet with retired sugar cane workers …

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The president of the ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRM), Jose Ignacio Paliza urged legislators to not repeat the past error and choose persons with strong political ties for the Central Electoral Board (JCE). “There are many persons that are members of political parties and are honest and transparent, but they have political ties and that …

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Adjunct prosecutors Yeni Berenice Reynoso and Wilson Camacho, who presides the Anti-Corruption Agency (Pepca), announced that the Attorney General Office has a dual focus on the Odebrecht US$92 million bribery case. One is the case as handled by the former Attorney General Office, with six persons in the trial that continues on 30 September. And …

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President Luis Abinader denied the government has plans to privatize the Omsa, Santo Domingo Metro or skylift public transport operations. He also denied the privatizing of the National Cancer Institute (Incart) is also in the books. He said the government seeks to improve the efficiency of public services. He made the remarks after participating in …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #189 reports 385 cases of persons testing positive to PCR tests over the past 24 hours. The number of cases has been significantly declining. The health ministry announced the processing of 3,056 first PCR tests in time for the Wednesday, 23 September deadline. The 14-day average …

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