Dolores Vicioso – Page 1003

Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera says the authorities are keeping tight scrutiny over recent cases of Covid-19 nationwide. The present controls have enabled the country to post the lowest number of cases since the pandemic started in March 2020. Only 163 cases were reported for Bulletin 487 with the 18 July deadline. The health cabinet …

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Tourism has been rebounding in leaps and bounds. The Ministry of Tourism says it is preparing to hire a new promotion company after 16 years with BVK of the United States handling the US, Canada, South America, and Made in Spain handling Europe. The Ministry says US$75 million is budgeted for promotion and improving the …

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Las Americas International Airport broke ground on Monday, 19 July 2021 for a K-9 canine kennel on the premises of the capital city airport. Monika Infante, director-general of Aerodom-Vinci Airports, the company with the concession to operate the airport, says the new facility will improve the quality of life of the dogs used to search …

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Las Americas International inaugurated on 20 July 2021 the mural exhibition, “The Colors of Santo Domingo” by 13 Dominican visual artists. The murals highlight iconic elements of Santo Domingo city as part of the first impression visitors get when landing here. The murals are located in the arrivals hall of the airport. They were painted …

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President Luis Abinader reported on the advances of the Police Reform and Security Work Task Group. He spoke to report on the work the public-private committee has carried out in its first 100 days. “We will soon be able to establish a clear and fair strategy in this area,” he promised. Meanwhile, the President announced …

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A man in the Bronx, New York arrested for drug trafficking had an ID of the Department of National Investigations (DNI), the local FBI. The DNI confirmed the department had issued the ID but in the past administration. On 19 July 2021, the DNI issued a statement explaining that around 8,000 IDs issued from 2016 …

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The events continue to unravel following the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moise on 7 July. Now, neurosurgeon Ariel Henry will get the position of acting prime minister, replacing Claude Joseph. He had already served in the Michel Martelly government in 2015. The late President Jovenel Moise had named Henry to succeed Joseph, just two …

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New record lows for cases have been set in the Dominican Republic. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #487 reports 163 new PCR cases for the Sunday, 18 July 2021 deadline. Health authorities closely monitor the new variants and their impact in the Dominican Republic as curfew restrictions are reduced to a …

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President Luis Abinader and Tourism Minister David Collado were in Punta Cana on Saturday, 17 July 2021 for the start of construction of Punta Cana’s Central Park with a 52-office corporate building and 424 apartment buildings in 13 buildings along the new park area of 6,000 m2. The park stretch is inspired by New York’s …

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This Wednesday the third phase of President Luis Abinader’s roll-back plan takes effect. Starting on Wednesday, 21 July, the curfew for the entire week will be 11pm with a two-hour grace period in order for employees and customers to get home. President Abinader has also announced that he plans to roll back all restrictions in …

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