2021 – Page 135

The Chamber of Deputies approved the extension of the National State of Emergency. The extension first passed in the Senate. The current National State of Emergency ends 14 July 2021. The extension will bring it to 26 August 2021. As of Sunday, 27 June 2021, the Presidency had not published online the executive act that …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) will require proof of full vaccination or a negative PRC test for entry into the Dominican Republic, starting 28 June 2021 for citizens or arrivals from 18 nations. The measure is in JAC Resolution No. 133-2021. The resolution requires the traveler present results of a negative PCR test taken no …

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The UK government is discouraging vacations of its citizens to the Dominican Republic. The country is being added to the UK red list where holidays are not allowed as of 30 June 2021. Anyone needing to travel to a country on the red list for essential reasons must quarantine at a government hotel at their …

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The United Arab Emirates has joined the Central American Integration System (SICA). Central American countries and the Dominican Republic make up SICA. The new relationship with the UAE will allow working on a regional strategic agenda that includes issues such as food and nutrition security, digital transformation, strengthening trade and capacity building in SICA member …

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The geographical location, stable governments and policies for industrial free zones have allowed the Dominican Republic to become a major player in the manufacture of medical devices in the region as well as in the Americas. Different policies in the United States contributed to this growth, but it was Dominican manpower, executive leadership and government …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera reports that a deputy for Santiago province for the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Luis René Fernández, uses two names and two identity cards. She presented evidence he has an identity as Luis René Fernández Tavárez and another as Luis René Guzmán Fernández As reported, the deputy was registered at birth …

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The Dominican Republic will be one of the six teams to play in the Tokyo Olympics baseball championship. The other team are Mexico, Japan, Israel, South Korea and the United States. Baseball is to be featured at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. The baseball tournament …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #465 reports 707 new PCR cases for the Saturday, 26 June 2021 deadline. The new restrictions have apparently controlled the spike of Covid-19 cases that is attributed to the entry of the more transmissible variants of the original coronavirus and the increased mixing of people, confounded …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #463 reports 937 new PCR cases for the Wednesday, 24 June 2021 deadline. The new restrictions have apparently controlled the spike of Covid-19 cases that is attributed to the entry of the more transmissible variants of the original coronavirus and the increased mixing of people, confounded …

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Vice President Raquel Peña says that the public health authorities are giving the go ahead for a third dose of vaccination to Dominicans. The Vice President is the head of the Health Cabinet of the Abinader administration. The booster is to increase local immunity against the new Delta variant. The vaccines would be applied at …

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