2021 – Page 116

Follow the inauguration of the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the participation of 62 Dominican athletes in 10 sports on local television on Claro TV. Given the time difference, many of the most important events will be seen on primetime TV much after they have passed. Rower Ignacio Vasquez was the first to perform for …

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Restrictive measures have been effective and have controlled the May spike in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #489 reports 611 new PCR cases for the Monday, 20 July 2021 deadline, almost double the cases of the previous day. Health authorities closely monitor the new …

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The Chamber of Deputies passed the bill that creates the Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Constructions (Mivhed). The new government entity merges the Presidential Supervisory Office of Public Works (Oisoe) and the National Housing Institute (Invi). The bill had already passed in the Senate. After its approval in the Chamber of Deputies on 21 July …

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The Abinader government is going to the rescue of the city government of Santo Domingo East, the largest municipality in the country. Manuel Jiménez is the mayor, elected on the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) ticket. A well known singer-composer, Jiménez had no previous experience in government or management. Jiménez announced that a new fleet …

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The Senate approved the contract with Apache Dominican Republic Corporation for petroleum exploration and exploitation of the southeastern San Pedro de Macorís coastal basin. The contract had already passed in the Chamber of Deputies and now passes to the Executive Branch for its enactment. The Senate approved the contract with Apache Dominican Republic Corporation for …

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Doña Yolanda Reyna, the aging mother of former President Leonel Fernández passed away on Wednesday, 21 July 2021 at the Centro de Medicina Avanzada Doctor Abel González. She had been hospitalized after suffering a fall on 7 July 2021 and undergoing surgery of the hip. She would have been 95 on 25 August of this …

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Judge Kenya Romero authorized a search warrant to verify contamination levels caused by the electricity barges Estrella del Mar II and Estrella del Mar III operating in the Ozama River. Seaboard Transcontinental has the contract for the operation. Inspectors from the Specialized Attorney’s Office for the Defense of the Environment tested the waters and air …

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The former municipal director for Las Galeras, Samana, Erquidenio Balbuena Agueda (Putin) accepted voluntary extradition to Puerto Rico to stand for drug trafficking charges. He was the municipal director for Las Galeras from 2010 to 2016 for the Dominican Republic Liberation Party (PLD). Balbuena’s defense lawyer said his client accepted the extradition request in order …

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Restrictive measures have been effective and have controlled the May spike in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #489 reports 316 new PCR cases for the Monday, 20 July 2021 deadline. Health authorities closely monitor the new variants and their impact in the Dominican Republic as …

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The government confirms the start of phase three of the thawing of lockdown, with businesses allowed to remain open until 11pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The curfew already allowed businesses to remain open Monday to Friday until 11pm. There is a two-hour grace period, from 11pm to 1am for people to get home. The extension …

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