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Rescue workers recovered the corpse of 10-year old Greimy Sterlin Suriel who drowned in flood waters filled with plastic garbage in the La 30 gully in Angeles de los Paralejos in northern Santo Domingo. It took crews of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) and Civil Defense four days to find the child’s body. Juan …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #482 reports 530 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 13 July 2021 deadline. Health authorities closely monitor the new variants and their impact in the Dominican Republic as curfew restrictions are reduced to a minimum. The Health Cabinet has challenged the people in the Dominican Republic …

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Goods exports were resumed to Haiti on 13 July 201 to avoid that the shortages generate greater instability and Haitian migration to Dominican territory. The land border was closed on 7 July 2021 following the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. A press release from the Presidency explains the exports are allowed for humanitarian reasons. …

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The key issues the political parties are dealing with are on the table as the National Council of the Magistracy began the assessments of judges that seek to be named to the five judge positions and alternates in the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Diario Libre made the point in its reporting on the participation of …

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Former attorney general Jean Alain Rodríguez was sent to custody in Najayo Jail for 18 months. He is to sent to jail regarding multiple criminal charges for his handling of the Attorney General Office (PGR) from 2016 to 2020. It is the first time that a Dominican top prosecutor is sent to jail. Rodríguez’s defense …

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Eduardo Martinez Lima, executive vice-president of Central Romana, died early on Tuesday morning, 13 July 2021 of a heart attack. He was 80 years old. Martinez Lima was born in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, yet he lived in La Romana most of his life and took on the Dominican citizenship. He took a job …

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Dominican-bred and trained Vladimir Guerrero Jr. became the youngest player ever to win the All-Star Game MVP award on 13 July 2021. He lead the American League to a 5-2 win over the National League in the game played at the Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Guerrero Jr. is the son of Vladimir Guerrero, a …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #481 reports 535 new PCR cases for the Monday, 12 July 2021 deadline. Health authorities closely monitor the new variants and their impact in the Dominican Republic as curfew restrictions are reduced to a minimum. The Health Cabinet has challenged the people in the Dominican Republic …

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The Presidency issued Decree No. 432-21 that reduces another hour to the curfew. The Presidency had announced on 7 July 2021 the Plan for the Relaxation of Restrictive Covid-19 Measures with the gradual increase in night-time opening hours for businesses. As of this Wednesday, 14 July 2021 and until the early morning of Wednesday, 21 …

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The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) begins on Tuesday, 13 July 2021 the job interviews with the 79 pre-selected aspirants to five judge positions and their alternates at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The TSE is the higher court that rules on presidential, congressional and municipal electoral matters. Current magistrates of the TSE Marcos …

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