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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #454 reports 1,442 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 15 June 2021 deadline. There is a spike of Covid-19 cases attributed to the entry of the more transmissible variants of the original coronavirus and the increased mixing of young people. As has been happening since the …

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The Health Cabinet cleared Dominican businesses that can now stay open three more hours on Saturdays and Sundays. That is, from 5am to 6pm, the same as on weekdays. There is a three hour free transit period. That is, full curfew applies as of 9pm every day. This schedule is in place for the National …

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Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera issued a resolution that reaffirms the ban on farming activities in the Valle Nuevo National Park in La Vega province. While for the most part farming has been eradicated in the north side of the park, it had continued in the south. The new ban seeks to fully rescue the …

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The National Hemocenter, the government blood bank, opened this week to serve the population. The blood bank receives blood donations that are stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The center’s director, Dr. Pedro Sing said that it will begin servicing blood to the Ney Arias (400 units per month), Reynaldo Almánzar (250 …

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President Luis Abinader confirmed Teófilo José Abrahán Leo Tabar Manzur (Quico Tabar) as the administrator of the National Lottery. The appointment is in Decree 379-21 issued on Tuesday, 15 June 2021. Tabar replaces Luis Maisichell Dicent, who was recently arrested for involvement in fraud at the government entity. The case is known as Operation 13. …

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The Dominican Association of Exporters (AdoExpo) president, Elizabeth Mena, reports a record of exports for the first four months of 2021. She says exports were US$3,752,219,096, up 23.1%. Exports in March 2021 were US$1,115,276,658, making it the highest export total ever. Mining and free zone exports made up most of the difference. Speaking on the …

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The Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses La Vega province congresswoman Amalia Pilarte of irregular transactions for RD$2.59 billion through the banking system. Pilarte won the seat for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) in the 7 July 2020 congressional elections. The PRM is the ruling party. In the indictment, the prosecutors allege that Rosa Amalia Pilarte López …

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State prosecutors filed charges against the former executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Rubén Jiménez Bichara, and a brother and two brothers-in-law of former President Danilo Medina for fraud, coalition of officials and money laundering. Jiménez Bichara was the campaign manager for Gonzalo Castillo, the Danilo Medina-backed candidate of the former ruling …

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Lawyers of the former head of the Presidential Security Corps (Cusep), Major General Adan Cáceres denounced that the Najayo Jail authorities require a person to be present taping the conversations when they meet with their client. Lawyers Cristian Martínez and Romer Jiménez complained that the imprisonment of the major general at the Najayo Jail is …

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In a night-long gala on Tuesday, 15 June 2021, the Dominican Republic recognized the best in show business for 2019 and 2020. The Soberano Awards take place in March of every year, but the Dominican Oscars-like ceremony was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The winners of the Grand Soberano were Niní Cáffaro for 2019 …

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