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The Epidemiology Department of the Ministry of Public Health Bulletin #174, numbers show less persons are testing positive for Covid-19. For Bulletin #174, 3,617 first time tests patients were tested with a 22.28% positivity rate. The positivity rate over the past four weeks is still at 27.47% As per Bulletin #174, with the deadline of …

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Ricardo de los Santos, the coordinator for the Senate commission in charge of preparing for the Senate vote for the new members of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), says online applications will be received from 11 to 21 September. The Senate has yet to announce the evaluation criteria that will be used to choose the …

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The Chamber of Accounts president, Hugo Francisco Álvarez, said on Wednesday, 8 September 2020, that the report and final resolutions of the audits carried out on 11 works executed by the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in the country will be ready before the end of this month. When interviewed for El Despertador, of the SIN …

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The filming of “Geechee” by Lantica Media is on hold after a confusing incident when a scout for the film was superficially injured by National Drug Control Agency agents when out during the Covid-19 curfew. The DGCine government film commission issued a statement regretting the incident and explaining the case is under investigation by the …

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The Medina administration invested billions to build the 70-km Santo Domingo beltway, but unfortunately it is not being used as expected, as reported in El Caribe. A short stretch is still pending for completion. The construction of the Greater Santo Domingo bypass road was begun in 2013. The intent is to decongestion the chaotic traffic …

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The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) is expected to be convened in mid-2021 to vote on the higher courts’ new members. The CNM needs to meet to replace all five members of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), four members of the Constitutional Court (TC). The CNM needs to assess whether judge Francisco Ortega Polanco …

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Weather forecasters expect both Tropical Storm Paulette and Tropical Depression Rene to take turns to the north and not affect the Caribbean. The storms are moving west from Africa. The storms are expected to dissipate in the Atlantic Ocean before reaching Caribbean waters. MikeFisher, reporting for the DR1 Weather Forum, stresses that the 2020 Hurricane …

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The Epidemiology Department of the Ministry of Public Health Bulletin #173 numbers show less persons are testing positive for Covid-19. For Bulletin #173, 2,493 first time tests patients were tested with a 9.35% positivity rate. The positivity rate over the past four weeks is still at 27.42%. The cumulative incidence continues to rise, indicating restrictive …

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Tourism Minister David Collado announces the government is ready to start the travel and trip insurance plan to visitors this 15 September 2020. The Dominican government is paying. All short-stay tourists (non-resident foreigners) entering the country from 15 September to 31 December will be covered for Covid-19 infection. The insurance is part of the Responsible …

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President Luis Abinader is restoring the Economic and Social Council as the country’s leading platform for talks and discussions on development policies and actions. The entity is entrusted with the follow up of the National Development Strategy Law 1-12. Toribio was sworn in by Presidency Minister Lisandro Macarrulla on Monday, 8 September. He replaces Monsignor …

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