2020 – Page 2

National District Mayor Carolina Mejía, Education Minister Roberto Furcal and BanReservas general manager Samuel Pereyra all have tested negative for Covid-19. The three were recovering from the virus. The three are high-ranking officers in the Modern Revolutionary Party. Read more in Spanish:Listin Diario El Nuevo Diario Diario Libre 28 December 2020

The Ministry of Women’s position is that the absolute penalization of abortion creates a serious social problem, one of public health and violence against women. Women’s Minister Mayra Jiménez joined supporters of exceptions being left up to physicians and patients to decide. Jiménez said the present absolute ban on abortion fundamentally affects poor women, those …

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The ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) announced an investigation into the case of deputy Sadoky Duarte accused of slapping a woman policeman, Disleidy Heredia Figueroa, who had detained him during a curfew operation in Cotuí on Sunday, 27 December 2020. Duarte is a legislator for the PRM for the province of Sánchez Ramírez. He faces …

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The Office of Permanent Attention of the Judicial District of Valverde imposed three months preventive custody to the two police agents that are accused of killing Air Force pilot Colonel Ramon Israel Rodriguez Cruz. The incident is confusing. Judge Yarixa Alexandra Cabral de la Cruz accepted the request made by the Justice Department against police …

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The man responsible for the Dominican Republic women’s volleyball team being top 10 in the world understands what has been done for volleyball can be replicated for other sports. As a step in this direction, Cristóbal Marte calls for better accountability of public funds delivered to sports federations. He also wants the government to restore …

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The Dominican Football Federation (Fedofútbol) announced that the men’s national team will face the Serbia national team on 25 January 2021. The game will be played starting at 5pm at the Felix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo. The match is part of national team preparations for the Concacaf Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifying Round …

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The Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship semifinals will be played between the Aguilas Cibaeñas, Gigantes del Cibao, Toros del Este and Estrellas Orientales. The Estrellas Orientales defeated the Leones del Escogido twice in the 3-2 series to win the last slot in the semifinals. The two capital city teams, the Leones del Escogido and Tigres …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #284 reports 641 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases is 907. Zero new deaths are reported for the Sunday, 27 December 2020 deadline, no deaths have occurred in the previous 24 hours of the deadline. Labs carried out 2,040 first …

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The impact of Covid-19 on Dominican tourism is clear. While as of November 2019 non-resident air arrivals to the Dominican Republic were 5,821,768, this 2020 as of November, only 2,056,856 air arrivals have come. This is a 65% decline compared to last year. Central Bank statistics say that Dominicans living abroad made up 58% of …

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In an interview with El Pais, President Luis Abinader spoke about efforts to bring welfare to the poor and back creating jobs in the private sector. “The best social program is creating jobs,” he said. He spoke of making government more efficient, improving institutions and independent administration of justice. He also mentioned he and his …

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