2020 – Page 78

The Trump administration has not been getting along with TikTok even when US companies prepare to take a majority stake in the company. Oracle, Microsoft and Walmart are reported to be in buying mode to oversee the video app’s global business. President Trump gave the companies hope when he said over the weekend that the …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #184 reports 968 cases tested positive to PCR tests over the past 24 hours. This relatively high number reflects an increase in tests. Some 5,037 first PCR tests were processed for the 19 September deadline, up from 3,469 the previous day. The 14-day average for first …

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José Jaquez, Deputy Administrative Minister revealed that the hard disks with information on the Sunday “surprise visits” of President Medina were erased. The Administrative Ministry denounced that the information on about 2,500 projects initiated during the community visits of President Danilo Medina was erased with the computers’ formatting Jáquez said an investigation is ongoing “to …

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Journalist Vianco Martínez writes in Acento that now that there is a new global awareness of who should be our heroes, it might be time to remove the statue of the first Spanish governor of the island of Santo Domingo, Nicolás de Ovando. Ovando is credited with constructing the first Spanish city in the New …

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The Pontifical Madre y Maestra Catholic University has recruited José Armando Tavarez to be the first director of its new Centro de Tecnologia y Educación Permanente (TEP). The Center for Technology and Permanent Education is a joint venture by Inicia Educación (Grupo Vicini) and the Santiago branch of the university. Formerly, Tavarez was the rector …

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The president of the Puntacana Group, Frank Rainieri is advocating for reducing curfew hours on weekends. He wants weekend hours to be equated to the 7pm deadline that applies Monday to Friday. He argues that it will give Dominicans more travel time on weekends. Domestic tourism is the main source of business for resorts this …

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The Public Ministry announced it will be checking the veracity of worth statements submitted by the new and outgoing government officers. By law, high-ranking government officers are required to present their worth statements at the start and end of each term As the government officers comply with the requirement, the media wonders if the time …

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The Ministry of Hacienda announces the government placed US$3.5 billion in sovereign bonds and RD$17 billion in bonds in local currency. The bonds are for payment terms from six to 40 years. The funds will be used to meet the government deficit caused by the impacts of the Covid-19 in the Dominican economy. The placements …

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The general administrator of the Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company (EGEHID), Engineer Rafal Salazar, announced government plans to build two dams to generate 52 megawatts of energy and control flooding in Elías Piña. The construction would also contribute to reduce sedimentation of the Peligre Dam in Haiti. The Artibonito Project would be contracted to a Brazilian …

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The Judicial Branch is leading a process to transform justice in these Covid-19 times. The Dominican Republic is following the global change where most hearings will only be in person when there is no other alternative. Most parties will be able to engage virtually or online rather than in person. It’s already happening here. Supreme …

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