2020 – Page 89

A former president of the Dominican Academy of History, Mu-Kien Adriana Sang Ben lamented on her Instagram account that the Ministry of Culture had fired Margarita González Auffant from her position of director of the Museo Alcázar de Colón, the Columbus Palace in the Colonial City. Sang Ben said the firing is unfortunate because Margarita …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) forecasts showers will continue nationwide through the weekend. The weather systems have also brought relief to the hot summer temperatures. Onamet says that the humidity and instability will prevail, with on and off downpours forecast for most of the country. The 3 September forecast mentions the southeast, including Greater Santo …

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National Drug Control agents and Armed Forces members intercepted a truck transporting what is suspect to be 300 packages of cocaine near Batey Gato in La Romana. The packages of drugs were hidden in the back of the seats. The capture of the drugs followed intelligence operations. Counter-narcotics agents and members of the Public Ministry …

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Coronavirus Bulletin #167 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology shows the Dominican Republic has 95,627 confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 648 new cases. The lull in cases has more to do with problems in testing at the government and private labs after the changes in command at the Ministry of Public Health, rather …

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President Luis Abinader granted his first interview to Camilo Egaña of CNN Español. During the interview, he addressed issues regarding justice, wasteful government spending, the economy and development, Covid-19, security, tourism and migration. These positions he has already presented to the people in the Dominican Republic. Speaking on justice, Abinader highlighted the naming of “an …

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The government has said that all Dominicans that are at present uninsured will be affiliated to the Senasa medical plan. The goal is for universal coverage of citizens. This means, an estimated two million people that at present do not have insurance will be affiliated from now to December 2020. For hundreds of thousands, the …

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The Customs Agency (DGA) announced the seizing of US$2,174,340 at the East Haina Port. The cash was hidden in two sound system speakers imported from Brooklyn, New York. The previous week, Customs agents seized US$2,174,750 camouflaged in other speakers declared as part of household wares. This shipment was also from Brooklyn, New York. Read more …

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President Luis Abinader named Daniel Antonio Liranzo, the executive director of the National Council of Free Export Zones (Decree 423-20). For years he has served as deputy director under Luisa Fernández Durán, whom he now replaces.  He was chosen from three candidates – Daniel Antonio Liranzo, José Manuel Torres (who is the executive vice president …

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The Senate expects to choose new judges of the Central Electoral by this October. A special committee was named to assess the members of the Central Electoral Board and their alternates. The members of the committee are senators Ricardo De los Santos (PRM-Sánchez Ramírez), Bautista Rojas Gómez (FP-Hermanas Mirabal), José Del Castillo Saviñón (PLD-Barahona), Ramón …

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The Abinader administration issued Decree 431-20 that calls for extending the curfew through 27 September 2020. The same executive act extends the National State of Emergency for 45 days, as of 3 September 2020. This is the seventh postponement of the National State of Emergency since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic.  Curfew is Monday …

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