2020 – Page 99

President Luis Abinader swore in 27 provincial governors of 31 on Wednesday, 18 August. Abinader had announced he would be appointing all women governors. The governor’s role is to represent the President in the province. The newly named governors were at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 for the swearing-in ceremony. Present for …

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President Luis Abinader appointed 42-year old Felipe Antonio (Fellito) Suberví Hernández as the new director of the Santo Domingo Water and Sewage Corporation (CAASD). He takes over from engineer Alejandro Montas who had eight years in the position. He is a civil engineering graduate from the Santo Domingo Technology Institute (Intec) in 2001 with graduate …

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N Digital publishes a compilation of the appointments that benefit families known for their careers in politics. The new incumbents are the new generations behind former President Antonio Guzmán (1978-1982); President Salvador Jorge Blanco (1982-1986); Hatuey de Camps, former Minister of the Presidency during the government of President Salvador Jorge Blanco; and former President Hipólito …

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President Luis Abinader appointed consuls in New York, Miami and Port au Prince with Decree 354-20. Eligio Jaquez is named general consul in New York City, USA. He was previously minister of agriculture during the former President Hipolito Mejia administration (2000-2004). Jaquez replaces Carlos Castillo Almonte, in the position since 2016. Jacobo Eugenio Fernández is …

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The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco (PRM-National District) received sufficient votes for his plan to create a new bill for the abortion articles that are now included in the Penal Code under review in the Chamber. The legislators voted in favor of the separation of the abortion bills from other articles in …

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Neyvi Tolentino, a Dominican lawyer who migrated to Spain, has found a way to integrate robotics and technology with information provision and legal services in Spain. The successful practice of the immigration lawyer recently was recognized when she was included in the Top 100 Influential Women list of Forbes Magazine, in Spain. Read more in …

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The murder of a 9-year old girl has made headlines in the Dominican Republic. Little Liz Maria Sánchez who lived with her mother, grandmother and siblings in Isabelita Segundo in Santo Domingo East was reported missing on Sunday. 40-year old Starlin Francisco Santos, known as “The Baker” would confess he raped the child and then …

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The good news is that the only drug approved by the US FDA for treating Covid-19, Remdisivir, is now available in the Dominican Republic. The bad news is that if you need the treatment, it is likely your insurance will not cover it. The drug costs RD$120,000 and is only covered by those affiliated to …

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As per Ministry of Public Health Bulletin #152, the Dominican Republic has 87,123 confirmed cases, including 380 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 2,376, Pedernales (1,231), La Altagracia (874), Santiago (874), Sanchez …

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Last year, the nation watched as Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez blasted accusations against Supreme Court of Justice judge Miriam German Brito, impeding her to continue in the Supreme Court where she was the presiding judge of the Penal Chamber. German had been critical of Rodríguez’s actions regarding prosecution of the Odebrecht US$92 million bribery …

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