12:00 PM EST - Barrick Gold Corporation : Has announced a $1.5-million support program to help combat and contain the Covid-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Barrick’s chief operating officer for the company’s Africa and Middle East region, Willem Jacobs, says the company believes the current situation requires a national response from all who have the DRC’s interests at heart. Barrick, as a committed partner to the DRC, has structured a detailed COVID-19 support program for the country, which was communicated to the government at the beginning of the month by Barrick president and CEO Mark Bristow. Barrick Gold Corporation
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