2020 – Page 93

Interior & Police Minister Jesús (Chu) Vasquez called a high-level meeting to analyze citizen security and find definite ways to control crime originating from Dominican prisons. The participants: Defense Minister Carlos Díaz Morfa, Attorney General Miriam Germán, Adjunct Prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso, director of the Police Edward Ramón Sánchez met with Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) …

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President Luis Abinader had an appointment to meet with the Rector Emma Polanco of the Santo Domingo Autonomous University (UASD). As reported, previously, he made sure a bank transfer for RD$234 million was sent to the state university. He had met earlier with the university authorities and was told the cash was needed so that …

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) delivered a US$1.6 million donation of medical supplies to help the country combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Dr. Alma Fabiola Morales Salinas, representative of PAHO in the Dominican Republic was at the Presidential Palace to make official the donation. She later met with President Luis Abinader and …

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President Luis Abinader becomes the first Dominican President to reject placing framed photographs of himself as the President of the Republic in government offices. The practice has been continued since the days of President Joaquin Balaguer in 1966. Historian Juan Daniel Balcacer, interviewed for Listin Diario, says the practice dates back even before then. President …

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As the new government authorities dive deep into the Medina administration finances, colorful expressions are being used to be politically correct. In an interview at the Listin Diario, Administrative Minister of the Presidency, 39-year old Jose Ignacio Paliza said government was a piñata for the past administration. He explained: “All went to government to beat …

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The Senate voted on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 to extend the present National State of Emergency. The extension requested by President Luis Abinader will run for another 45 days. It would have expired on 3 September. This will bring the curfew and other emergency measures through 18 October 2020. The Abinader administration is expected to …

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Coronavirus Bulletin #160 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology shows the Dominican Republic has 92,557 confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 340 new cases. The continuing lull in confirmed cases is because the number just includes tests carried out at private labs. The number of tests carried out at private labs is also at …

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Coronavirus Bulletin #159 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology shows the Dominican Republic has 92,217 confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 609 new cases. The accumulated incidence of the disease per 100,000 inhabitants as per confirmed PCR tests is highest in the National District and these top 10 provinces: National District (2,515), Pedernales (1,231), …

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As director of the National History & Geography Museum’s helm, historian Vilma Benzo de Ferrer spearheaded probably the country’s greatest effort ever to get Dominicans to get to know their country. The bus tours took Dominicans to places off the beaten track. The participants were lectured to by historians, sociologists, and destination experts that would …

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The Customs Agency (DGA) reported the finding of US$2,174,750 or around RD$126 million pesos in an operation at Puerto de Haina Oriental. The cash was hidden in three sound systems that had arrived on 20 August from New York. The news was shared in a tweet from the DGA. 26 August 2020