2020 – Page 8

The Dominican Red Cross promoted its vice president Miguel Sanz Flores to preside the organization. He replaces Dr. Ligia Leroux, who died recently after having been the director for over 20 years. As reported, Sanz Flores has been the Red Cross first national vice president since 2019. Previously he held managerial positions at the agency. …

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The Justice Department announced the seizing of 22 luxury apartments in Boca Chica. The Specialized Anti-Asset Laundering and Terrorism Financing division of the Attorney General Office (PGR) said the Torre Boca del Mar apartments were part of a ponzi scheme that swindled around 600 people in Canada. The action is part of ongoing investigation underway …

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The US Justice Department reports that Vladimir Natera Abreu and Joset Rivera Verdejo were arrested in a joint law enforcement operation by the FBI, the Dominican National Police and the US Marshals Service. The defendants were fugitives since February 2019, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, US Attorney for Puerto Rico. Natera Abreu and Rivera Verdejo were …

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The headline might seem harsh, but readers already know that the Dominican Republic is perhaps the most dangerous place to drive in the Western Hemisphere. According to Dr. Julio Landrón at the Ney Arias Trauma Hospital in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic will finish with about 4,000 traffic fatalities this year. And this in a …

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The National Statistics Office (ONE) has issued its 2020 Demographic and Social Bulletin with new population trends. The 10.5 million population in the Dominican Republic is still relatively young, but the statistics show the average age of the population is rapidly increasing. In 1950, the median age was 17.1 years, but by 2010 it had …

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Carmen Quidiello, the widow of the late founder of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Juan Bosch, died early Saturday, 19 December 2020 in the early morning at the remarkable age of 105. She died due to natural causes at her residence, according to her family members. Most people expressed surprise she was still alive when …

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Christmas in the Dominican Republic is true party time, rivaled only by Easter Week. It is a time when people travel home from wherever, bringing presents from afar. It is a party in every sense of the word. However, the current pandemic situation has changed a lot of that. Curfews and restrictions on gatherings, even …

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Last week, the government convened the press three times to explain Decree 698-20 with its new measures to contain Covid-19, and the military and Police worked hard to restrain people partying on the streets for the holidays. Meanwhile, social media was abuzz with videos and comments on a 500-guest Friday, 18 December 2020 wedding at …

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Legendary merengue singer Vinicio Antonio Franco Rodríguez died on Saturday, 19 December 2020 at the Ramón de Lara Air Force Hospital where he was hospitalized with Covid-19. He was 87 years old. He is also known for his bolero and salsa performances. His biography indicates he recorded over 460 merengues. Read more in Spanish:Diario Libre …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #276 reports 1,322 new PCR confirmed cases. The 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases has increased to 813, reflecting a gradual rising trend in infections. Two new deaths are reported for the Saturday, 19 December 2020 deadline, including two in the previous 24 hours of …

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