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President Luis Abinader announced the first of a series of measures to contain rising prices in the country. He ordered a 30-day freeze on fuel prices. Other measures are:Inespre will make available farm and local manufacturer products at lower prices. There will be at least one Inespre market per province. Inespre markets enable farmer-to-consumer sales, …

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President Luis Abinader convened the military ranks to meet as the government enacted the border contingency plan following the murder of President Jovenel Moise in Haiti early this morning. What is known is that armed group with several Spanish-speakers raided the house of 53-year old Jovenel Moise and murdered the Haitian president at around 1am …

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President Luis Abinader received the Dominican team to the Tokyo Olympics at the Presidential Palace on 6 July 2021. The flag bearers are the captain of the volleyball team Prisilla Rivera and boxer Rodrigo Marte. “Sport, in this government and for this society, is necessary,” said Abinader during his motivational speech to the Olympic Games …

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President Luis Abinader says the national security plan is working and a pilot program in Cristo Rey has reduced crime and violence there by 50%. The program called for the doubling of police agents working in the uptown slum area. President Abinader says the security plan will continue as planned. Read more in Spanish:El Nuevo …

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Supreme Court of Justice president Luis Henry Molina Peña appointed Supreme Court judge Napoleon Ricardo Estevez Lavandier the special instruction judge for the Attorney General’s Office case against deputy Rosa Amalia Pilarte (La Vega-PRM). The charges of corruption against Pilarte Lopez will be heard by the Supreme Court judge in comply with the privileged jurisdiction …

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He had been hospitalized at the Cedimat in Santo Domingo for two weeks after testing positive for Covid-19. The announcement came on Tuesday, 6 July 2021. 72-year old Willy Rodriguez, the founder and director of the Z101 radio station, was not able to recover from complications from Covid-19. His doctors say his brain shut down …

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President Luis Abinader declared a day of official mourning for José Nicolás Almánzar García for his contributions to the Dominican education system. Decree 423-21 states that on 7 July 2021 the national flag must be flown at half-mast in military precincts and all public buildings in the country. A native of Hermanas Mirabal province and …

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The Chamber of Deputies accepted the request of Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Carlos Luciano Diaz Morfa to reinstate the privilege of military courts and jails for criminal offenses of the military and the police. The Constitutional Court had ruled the privilege violated the Constitution. Recently, Army Mayor Raul Girón Jiménez, the whistleblower in the …

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Puerto Plata celebrated the arrival of 3,974 cruise ship passengers on board the Carnival Horizon that docked at Amber Cove on 7 July 2021. It was the first ship to dock since the port was closed in March 2020. The ship had sailed from Florida. Each passenger and the 1,450 crew members presented their vaccination …

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The Dominican Professional Baseball League (Lidom) announced the 2021-2022 championship starts 27 October 2021 with the inaugural game at the Cibao Ball Park between the Gigantes del Cibao the Aguilas Cibaeñas. The championship is dedicated to the memory of sportsman Kalil Haché. The league approved a shortened championship. Forty games are scheduled for the regular …

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