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Samaná continues to be a leading film destination in the Caribbean. The next big production to be filmed there is “Lost City of D,” a romantic comedy starring Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. The production has a budget of US$74 million for the filming in Samaná, as reported in El Caribe. Overall, N …

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The popular international talent show, The Voice will air as of 4 July 2021 to Dominican audiences. The broadcast will be from 8 to 10pm on Sundays. The organizers have yet to announce the television channel. Jhoel López and Luz García are the show’s co-hosts. Musicólogo “El Libro,”Milly Quezada (“La reina del merengue”), Venezuelan singer …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #399 reports 531 new PCR cases for the Wednesday, 21 April 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 470. As per Bulletin #399, with the deadline of 21 April 2021, the Ministry of Public Health has registered …

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President Luis Abinader accepted that the Dominican Republic be the temporary headquarters for the 28th Iberoamerican Summit. Abinader traveled to Andorra for the event. This is the second time the country is in charge of organizing the event. The first time was in 2002. The Iberoamerican Summit gathers together 22 Iberoamerican countries and nine observers …

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The Presidency reports that during the 27th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, President Luis Abinader met with the heads of government of Guatemala, Portugal and Andorra. The Presidency reports that during the bilateral meeting with the President of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, the importance of strengthening diplomatic, trade and mutual collaboration ties were …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera said in the Ministry of Public Health press conference yesterday that the number of deaths due to adulterated alcohol are declining. He attributed this to an increased awareness in the population, people seeking early medical attention and government efforts to close down shops where the clandestine beverages are sold and …

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National District senator Faride Raful (PRM) says that most senators are against the including of the globally accepted three grounds for abortion in the Dominican Penal Code. She says that if the deputies pass the Code without the three grounds, she will do all possible to get the Senate to include these. She said so …

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The president of the Academy of Sciences in the Dominican Republic, Luis Scheker Ortiz joined voices in favor of instating the three grounds for abortion in the Penal Code. Schecker made the statement when visiting protestors that have camped out in front of the Presidential Palace. Schecker says that the three grounds are in harmony …

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The Embassy of China sent a written statement to the Listin Diario to respond to statements made by visiting US Admiral Craig Faller, commander of the US Southcom, in an interview with Listin Diario. In the document, China says that there is democracy in China, but it is one in the Chinese way. During the …

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Vice President Raquel Peña, Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera and China ambassador Zhang Run were at Las Americas International on Wednesday, 21 April 2021 in the afternoon to receive the batch of 500,000 Chinese Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines that arrived. The doses arrived on board a TUIFly flight via Brussels, Belgium. The shipment also included 2 million …

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