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The prevalence of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic continues on the downward trend begun in July after the Mother’s Day spike. The national 4-week positivity rate has dropped again and is now at 5.87%. The 24-hour positivity for the day is a record 1.47%, down from the previous day. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology …

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Grace would have been a tropical storm, then it became a tropical depression. At the end, the storm brought lots of rain that caused street flooding, damaged aqueducts and forced the evacuation of hundreds. It did cause the cancellation of several flights out of Las Americas International Airport. Airport activity was back to normal mid-morning …

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The unexpected has marked the Abinader presidency from its start. President Luis Abinader took office during lockdown for Covid-19. He then completed his first year in government, having to postpone his rendition of accounts due to the passing of Tropical Depression Grace on 16 August 2021. President Luis Abinader will now be speaking to the …

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As had been announced, Eduardo Estrella (Dominicanos por el Cambio-Santiago) was elected for a second consecutive term to preside the Senate. Despite the Tropical Depression Grace, the senators decided not to miss a day at work and installed the board of directors for the 2021-2022 term on 16 August 2021. Other members of the presiding …

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If government ministers or officers authorize more spending than their budget allotments, these may be held personally liable. A report in Listin Diario makes the observation that Budget and Public Expenditures Law 237-2020, amended this year with the complementary budget, obliges officials to take full responsibility for spending beyond what is budgeted. Articles 61, 62 …

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Senator Ramon Rogelio Genao (PRSC-La Vega) promptly resubmitted the Penal Code as received from the Chamber of Deputies to the Senate floor on day 1 of the reopening of legislative sessions — 16 August 2021. The bill had to be resubmitted because it had expired after not having passed in two consecutive legislative terms. Genao …

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Actor Channing Tatum celebrated the finishing of the filming of “Lost City of D” in the Dominican Republic with a jump into the waters of the Lantica Studios tank in Juan Dolio with movie star Sandra Bullock. The romantic comedy tells the story of a reclusive romance novelist (Bullock) who was sure nothing could be …

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The prevalence of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic continues on the downward trend begun in July after the Mother’s Day spike. The national 4-week positivity rate is now 6.05%. The 24-hour positivity for the day is a record 2.78%, down from the previous day. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #515 reports …

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The good news: Tropical Storm Grace became Tropical Depression Grace and then a “no show.” This means rains and mudslides will be considerably less than forecasted for Monday, 16 August 2021. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has forecast heavy rains for the northeast, southeast, Greater Santo Domingo, Central Mountain Range and the border with Haiti. …

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The forecast had been for heavy rains as Tropical Storm Grace was on the same path as TS Fred. The Abinader administration announced the postponing of the National Assembly events and rendering of accounts for its first year in government. The events were postponed for Wednesday, 18 August. The President also canceled his weekend agenda …

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