2021 – Page 105

The central government announced several vaccination sites that are now open in the nighttime in August and September 2021. The sites will open from 6pm until 10pm Wednesdays through Fridays and from 7pm until 11pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The vaccination stations are open at shopping malls, and movie theaters — Caribbean Cinemas, Silver Sun …

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President Luis Abinader drove his Tesla into the new government parking garage on Atarazana Street in the Colonial City and plugged into the charging service. This was the inaugural event for the first dedicated parking structure in the area. The new parking area is part of a plan to relieve the parking scarcity in the …

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The Supreme Court of Justice issued a ruling that divests the Pro Consumer Agency of the power to impose fines. The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice ruled that the National Institute for the Protection of Consumer Rights (ProConsumidor) does not have the power to impose fines or administrative sanctions. In its ruling …

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The Dajabon market day on the border with Haiti was especially lively this past Friday, 6 August 2021. Binational markets are held every Monday and Friday in several cities along the Haitian border. According to newspaper accounts there was a “massive” participation of Haitians in the market, and lots of Dominicans also flocked to the …

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The Senate is expected to session on Monday, 9 August 2021 and the vote of the very contentious Penal Code is expected to be on the day’s agenda. Much of the adverse considerations center on the issue of abortion in the past, but the discussions now focus on several clauses that would weaken even more …

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The 14 provinces of the Cibao, and especially the central area of Santiago, Espaillat and La Vega have been hit hard by a series of recent long blackouts. Blackouts in recent years have been rare, but this past week they have returned with a vengeance. Ten, 12-hour blackouts have prevailed for the past 48 hours, …

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Liranzo Encarnacion and Bianca Garcia left Santo Domingo about 15 years ago to try their luck in what used to be called “truck farming” and is not a modern variety called “shade farming.” They went to a tiny place in Monte Plata province and began gardening as well as more traditional agriculture. Today they grow …

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Marileidy Paulino did in Tokyo what no other Dominican athlete has accomplished – win two medals in an Olympic Games. Yes, two. The first came in the historic first-ever 4 x 400 Mixed Relay, where the DR came in second behind Poland and ahead of the United States. Marileidy Paulino’s run made the biggest difference …

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Dominican athletes to the Tokyo Olympics delivered five medals, a new record for the Dominican Republic’s Olympic Game participation. Since the country began competing in the Tokyo Games in 1964, Dominican athletes have won 12 Olympic medals. In Tokyo 2020, the DR ranked 68th overall and 42nd in the number of total medals. The first …

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Russian cosmonaut had the Dominican Republic on his mind as he cruised by viewing Earth from outer space on the Sojuz expedition. For a second time, Oleg Novitskiy posted on the country. This time he tweeted: “Dominican Republic, hello again! This time I captured its capital alone – Santo Domingo. This is the oldest city …

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