Dolores Vicioso – Page 959

Deputy Attorney General and chief prosecutor, Yeni Berenice Reynoso said on Friday, 1 October that several high-ranking military officers are being investigated for their possible participation in the Operation Falcon money laundering and drug trafficking network. The military and police have extensive surveillance capacity in the Dominican Republic. The past Medina government had enhanced this …

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Cases of the coronavirus have spiked over the past week with some 2,000 new cases being reported between last Monday and last Friday, 1 October 2021. In fact, the count continues with more than 500 daily cases being reported. The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) has issued a strike call for this week in public and …

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The apparent murder of a young architect in Boca Chica on Sunday evening is making headlines. What is known is that 36-year old Leslie Massiel Rosado Marte was driving with a daughter after attending the birthday of her father in the Andres, Boca Chica yacht club at around 8pm and was returning to Santo Domingo …

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Meteorologist Jean Suriel says that the sulphur dioxide clouds from the Las Palmas volcano eruption are not a threat for the Dominican Republic. In a tweet, he explained that the SO2 over long distances tends to rise into the upper atmosphere, even when traveling at an altitude of more than five kilometers. Nevertheless, the hot …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #563 reports 573 new cases, including significant increases for Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo. The authorities are tackling the rise in cases. President Luis Abinader on 30 September 2021 urged people to get vaccinated, and those that already have the two doses to get the booster shot. An …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #561 reports 550 new cases, including significant increases for Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo. The authorities are tackling the rise in cases. President Luis Abinader on 30 September 2021 urged people to get vaccinated, and those that already have the two doses to get the booster shot. An …

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President Luis Abinader, Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera, Education Minister Roberto Fulcar, Administrative Minister Jose Ignacio Paliza and Santiago senator Eduardo Estrella were together for the symbolic launching of the Covid-19 vaccination program at public schools nationwide. The event took place at a public school (Instituto Tecnologico Mexico) in Santiago because that province is below …

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The Constitutional Court (TC) established that public transportation routes are a legal asset of public domain and are part of the national patrimony, therefore they cannot, and should not, belong to private parties. In a recent judgment, the Constitutional Court highlights that by their very nature, public transportation routes are the exclusive property of the …

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The court sentencing in the US$92 million Odebrecht bribes case will be heard on Thursday, 14 October 2021. Judges Giselle Méndez, Tania Yunes and Jissel Naranjo of the First Collegiate Court of the National District concluded the case on Thursday, 30 September 2021. The accused Ángel Rondón, Víctor Díaz Rúa, Andrés Bautista García, Tommy Galán, …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic reported that cumulative inflation during the first eight months of 2021 was 5.41 %. Thus, interannual inflation has decreased from its peak of 10.48% in May 2021 to 7.90% in August. The Central Bank says that the monthly variation of the consumer price index (CPI) in August was …

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