2020 – Page 92

President Luis Abinader revealed the government is contemplating the construction of a monorail transportation system in Santo Domingo and Santiago. The plan is to remove thousands of vehicles that serve as multi-fare paying taxis (conchos). These would be removed and scrapped. The plan was shared with the media directors that met with President on Wednesday, …

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President Luis Abinader told media directors during a lunch at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 that the government has signed an agreement with the Clinton Foundation and the Carlos Slim Foundation to cover the cost of Covid-19 vaccinations. Once the coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Oxford University is on the market, the Dominican …

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President Luis Abinader announced that high-ranking government officers need to present their balance sheet by 15 September. The law gives officers 30 days after taking oath to do so. Abinader said that those officers who do not comply with the formality will be suspended from their position. He spoke in the presence of former Vice …

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President Luis Abinader has named Rafael Evaristo Santos Badía to be the new director of the National Technical Training Institute (Infotep). Infotep is a shining star in the past Medina administration. Hundreds of thousands of young adults receive quality vocational training there. Its past director Rafael Ovalles is credited with innovations that have turned Infotep …

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Erasmo (Niní) Caffaro was director of the National Theater at the time of his removal. The theater has been closed since the declaration of the National State of Emergency in March 2020. There is no opening date for the National Theater. The Presidency says that newly named deputy director, actor Carlos Espinal will take charge. …

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Minister of Public Administration Dario Castillo Lugo says 6,396 government employees hold two jobs in government. This is against the law. He said each case will be reviewed and the persons may be asked to choose between the two jobs. Interviewed on El Despertador (Noticias SIN) on Color Vision, Castillo Lugo added that 3,000 government …

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Haiti has appointed jurist and sociologist Smith Augustin as ambassador to the Dominican Republic. As reported in Ici Haiti, the designated ambassador met with Haitian President Jovenel Moise to discuss government priorities in the Dominican Republic. Present was Minister of Foreign Affairs Claude Joseph. Augustin is a graduate in …

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Coronavirus Bulletin #161 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology shows the Dominican Republic has 92,964 confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 407 new cases. The lull in cases has more to do with problems in testing at the government and private labs, rather than a decline in cases. The official accumulated incidence of the …

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President Luis Abinader met with representatives of the media at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, 26 August. The meeting is part of the President’s promise for better two-way communication. During the meeting, the President summarized the government’s action plan in the short and medium term. He said the government finances are further affected by a …

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Rafael D. Toribio Domínguez, replaces long-standing Monsignor Agripino Núñez Collado at the helm of the Economic and Social Council (CES). The CES is in charge of implementing the National Development Strategy (END). The decision is in Decree 393-20. Toribio is known for his academic activities. He served as rector at the Santo Domingo Technological Institute …

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