Dolores Vicioso – Page 1110

The government of Panama established new regulations for the granting of tourist visas to Dominicans. The visa application mechanism for those interested in traveling to Panama now needs to be made in the person’s country of origin and/or residence or through legal proxy before the Panamanian National Migration Service. Since 2018, only a tourist card …

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The judges of the Second Collegiate Court of the National District sentenced 26-year old Gabriel Villanueva to 20 years in prison on Wednesday, 24 March 2021. He was found guilty of causing the death of his girlfriend, 21-year old Andreea Celea by throwing her from the eighth floor of the hotel where they were staying …

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The Ministry of Culture, the Delegation of the European Union in the Dominican Republic and the Fundación Sinfonía, Inc. announced the winners of the Festival Lírico del Caribe 2021. The event promotes cultural exchange among young, up-and-coming lyric singers in the Caribbean. 116 lyric singers participated and eight were chosen for the closing concert performance. …

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The Covid-19 advisor of the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Eddy Pérez Then, explained that the country registers a “slight increase” in the transmissibility of Covid-19. Dr. Pérez urged people to keep the protective measures of physical distancing, mask-wearing, keeping in areas with good ventilation, and hand hygiene. Dr. Perez Then said that the rate …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #370 reports 402 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 23 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 459. For more than a month now, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. As per …

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President Luis Abinader was in La Romana on Tuesday, 23 March 2021 to inaugurate the Paseo Marítimo La Caleta. The promenade is located at the beach of La Caleta in the center of La Romana city. For years it has been popular for eating fried fish. Now renovated, it is a worthwhile place to go …

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President Luis Abinader, together with Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez, met on 23 March 2021 with several ambassadors who have shown an interest in helping build hospitals in Haiti. The lack of and cost of medical services in Haiti has resulted in thousands traveling to the Dominican Republic to receive free services at Dominican public hospitals. …

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The director of the Customs Agency (DGA), Eduardo Sanz Lovaton announced the installation of state of the art X-ray technology at the Port of Haina. He said the Eagle P60-s equipment was donated by the company HIT Puerto Río Haina. The new technology will expedite freight container cargo clearance operations. HIT invested more than US$3 …

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Spain’s Secretary of State for Trade, Xiana Margarida Méndez Bértolo arrived on Tuesday, 23 March 2021 for a two-day visit to boost Spanish trade and investments in the country. The economist says her visit is motivated by the new Abinader administration’s pro-business attitude and the outlook for a prompt recovery of the Dominican economy. After …

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The Chamber of Deputies sent the shortlists to the Senatefrom with the names of pre-selected candidates for the nation’s ombudsman. The candidates are politicians Fidel Ernesto Santana (Frente Amplio), Henry Modesto Merán (Fuerza del Pueblo) and Pablo Ulloa Castillo, former executive director of the Constitutional Court. The Chamber of Deputies says the shortlist of alternates …

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