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President Luis Abinader has convened the Economic and Social Council (CES) on 30 August 2021 to begin to discuss reforms the government considers essential for the country’s development. The Presidency says that all the political parties have confirmed their participation in the dialogue. The Economic and Social Council was created in National Development Strategy Law …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera said over the weekend that the government is intensifying efforts in 13 provinces where the percentage of vaccinated persons is below the national average. These provinces include the minister’s hometown of Santiago and San Cristóbal, the third most populated province in the country. La Vega and the province of Santo …

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The people of San Jose de las Matas held a large protest march to say “no” to any plans to build a tailings dam in that area. As reported in El Caribe, the Coalition of Socio-Environmental Organizations of the Sierra held a massive march in rejection of the construction of the Placetas Dam in San …

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The National Zoo in Santo Domingo invites to meet the newly born baby zebra (Subspecies Equus quagga boehmi). The species is also known as Grant’s zebra and is one of the smallest zebras. The Zoo is asking for help to name the baby zebra. The sprawling National Zoo is located in northern Santo Domingo and …

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Fernando Ferran of the Padre Jose Luis Aleman Haiti Studies Unit at the Pontifical Catholic Madre y Maestra University publishes a historical overview in Acento on the trajectory of crisis. The overview gives a historic perspective to the social, economic and political crisis in the neighboring country. Read more in Spanish:Acento 30 August 2021

A Dominican migrant to the United States, 25-year old US Army sergeant Johanny Rosario is among the military that died in the Kabul International Airport suicide blast on 26 August 2021, tweeted Dominican ambassador to the United States, Sonia Guzmán. Rosario was a resident of Lawrence, Massachusetts. She was attached to the 5th Marine Expeditionary …

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Dominican Republic’s outstanding middle-distance runner, 24-year old Marileidy Paulino grabbed the Wanda Diamond League Meeting 400m track event in Paris, France with a 50.21 time. The runner-ups in the race were Sada Williams of Barbados (50.30) and Olympian gold medalist Alyson Felix of the USA (50.47). In Lausanne, Switzerland, Paulino had won the same race …

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The private-sector-backed effort to build the Dominican Republic into a future basketball powerhouse are showing fruit. On Friday, 28 August 2021, the DR defeated Brazil to win a slot in the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup that will take place in Spain. The DR team played Brazil in Xalapa, Mexico. The U-16 national team defeated …

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A combination of Sahara Dust and summer heat is bringing humid and sweltering days and nights to most of the Dominican Republic as of 30 August 2021. Weather and health authorities recommend people to wear light clothing, use sunscreen and drink lots of water to better survive the heatwave and humid conditions. The public health …

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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 28 August 2021 epidemiological bulletin report is at 5.55%, now showing a slow upward trend after weeks of decline. The 24-hour positivity for the day is …

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