2020 – Page 81

Dominican law requires that high-ranking government officers present their personal worth statements at the start and end of their terms in government. The law gives the officers 30 days to do so after being sworn in. The Chamber of Accounts extended the period for delivering the worth statements to the end of the month. Among …

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The National Police says Orlando Santos Ramírez (Ariel) also known as Pedro Pablo (Pototo) admitted to the gunpoint assaults he committed on Saturday, 12 September to TV host Mariasela Alvarez and her daughter Rebeca Fernández in Serrallés and less than an hour later to Sheila Paulino, wife of TV and film producer Tuto Guerrero, in …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #180 says 693 cases were reported positive to PCR tests in the past 24 hours. Some 3,432 first PCR tests were processed for the 14 September deadline. This is below the 14-day average for first PCR tests that is at 3,769 PCR tests. The 24-hour positivity …

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The new Customs Agency director Eduardo Sanz has been busy cutting wasteful spending at the department. Sanz says the department has orders to reduce taxes to help businesses survive Covid-19 pandemic and thousands of others that paid taxes are now being imported tax-free. He says taxes are down 40% mainly due to less imports as …

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The president of the Dominican Association of Public School Teachers (ADP), Xiomara Guante says she backed the naming of new regional directors because former Education Minister Andres Navarro handpicked many of the past directors. She understands the contest held in 2018 was plagued by irregularities. She has told local media that many of those chosen …

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Valentín Medrano Peña, Julio Miguel Cury, José Martínez Hoepelman and Eduardo Jorge Prats were hired separately as counsel to the Attorney General Office under Jean Alain Rodriguez. These agreed by contract on 17 March 2020 to provide “free counsel” to the Attorney General regarding the contest to name new prosecutors called by the Superior Council …

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The Abinader administration announced that it will be using the Public-Private Partnership mechanism under Law 47-20 to build the 35-km short cut from Santiago to Puerto Plata. The route will reduce to half hour the time to get to Puerto Plata from Santiago and brings to just two hours the drive time from capital city, …

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The government sent most people back to work during day time hours, but imposed curfew at 7pm. This has resulted in the worst possible traffic jams as everyone heads home at the same time. Social media is abuzz with campaigns for the government to remove the curfew. Curfew for most provinces is from 7pm to …

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Altice Triple Play clients are getting access to Netflix. This applies to already paying clients and to those who sign-on. The company has different plans. Altice is the main competitor to Claro. Altice had signed the agreement with Netflix in 2017 to offer its clients in France, Portugal, Israel and the Dominican Republic. 15 September …

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The Punta Cana area is gradually getting back to normal. The Barceló Bávaro Grand Resort announced it has honed the protocols for reopening its Casino Bávaro and its The Lakes Barceló Golf Course. These were among the few remaining facilities not to be open at the multi-hotel complex in central Punta Cana. Barceló Bávaro Grand …

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