Dolores Vicioso – Page 979

That the first year in government rendering took place this year on the steps of the Presidential Palace instead of at the National Congress could be a clue to the major differences within the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party. The President was introduced by his wife and three daughters, contrary to the traditional ceremony at the …

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The Senate-Chamber of Deputies bilateral committee is studying the different bills presented for the approval of the Dominican version of the Extinction of Domain Law. The law is in effect in many countries around the world as a key instrument to combat drug trafficking and corruption in government. The bill in general establishes that a …

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Dozens of persons learned the hard way that people need to file e-tickets before traveling. The e-ticket has Covid-19 related information as well as the usual information included in the traditional migration forms. The passengers seemed to be unaware that the airlines would not be boarding passengers that had not filed the documents online. The …

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The Specialized Corps for Land Border Security (Cesfront) reported seizing 110,000 units of cigarettes abandoned inside a vehicle left at a gas filling station in Dajabón on Tuesday, 31 August 2021. Cesfront C-2 agents confiscated the blue Honda SUV, license plate number G498901 at the gas station Los Cibaos, in the municipality of Partido, Dajabon …

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The spread of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic continues under control. The authorities, nevertheless, are closely monitoring the virus and its variants. The national 4-week positivity rate for the 1 September 2021 epidemiological bulletin report is at 5.85%, down from the previous day. The 24-hour positivity for the day is 9.08%, up from the day …

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President Luis Abinader participated in a presentation of Manzanillo Port. Engineers of the Civil Engineer Corps of the United States Navy made recommendations during the presentation that took place at the Hotel El Embajador on 31 August 2021. President Abinader stressed the importance of the rehabilitation and expansion of the northwestern port for Dominican competitiveness …

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The Dominican Republic is having to deal with a surplus of Covid-19 vaccines. The vaccines would be sufficient to vaccinate Dominican neighbors in Haiti, but with Covid-19 so far not a major health issue in Haiti, Haitians in Haiti and in the Dominican Republic have been reluctant to get vaccinated. As word gets out of …

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The Chamber of Deputies accepted that the Penal Code be discussed at the same time by senators and deputies. The bilateral committee will now gather members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The Penal Code had passed in the Chamber of Deputies, but it did not pass in time in the Senate and …

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The Migration Agency reminds Dominicans that to leave or enter the country data needs to be filed online. The form is easy to fill out and is available at the Migration Agency website. Until now, the Migration Agency had allowed people not previously filing the e-ticket to fill out traditional forms upon arrival or departure. …

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The National Statistics Office (ONE) presented findings of the 2019 National Household Survey (Enhogar) that show major challenges to improving Dominican children’s future. Unicef contributed to the survey. The results were presented on 1 September 2021 in the presence of First Lady Raquel Arbaje. The study revealed that only 47% of Dominican children live in …

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