2021 – Page 16

The Ministry of Energy & Mines (MEM) handpicked the Spanish public relations firm Llorente & Cuenca for RD$16,959,120 to “rescue the good reputation of Dominican mining.” The Ministry argues that mining is one of the five most important revenue sectors and has been a key sector in the economic reactivation after the Covid-19 pandemic. The …

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She had promised to do things right after the legal advisor of the Ministry of Youth told on an attempt to rig contracting in her personal favor at the Ministry. But on 6 December 2021, President Luis Abinader got around to signing the decree where Luz del Alba Jiménez Ramírez was removed from the position, …

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President Luis Abinader appointed Margarito de León Castillo as the new consul in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, after dismissing José Altagracia Valenzuela Arias, suspect of selling visas to Haitians. Decree 784-21 names De León. The decree is dated Friday, 3 December 2021 but was made known on Monday, 6 December. Margarito de Leon had been deputy director …

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The Dominican Republic placed 13th of 28 participants in the Pan American Youth Games that took place 25 November to 5 December 2021 in Cali, Colombia. Dominican athletes won four gold, eight silver and 10 bronze medals. Among the highlights of the Dominican participation in Cali was the gold won by Rosa Angélica Ramírez Santana, …

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Juan Marichal, Pedro Martinez and Vladimir Guerrero, the three Dominican members of the United States Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame got together for Baseball Legends Day on Sunday, 5 December 2021. The event was a fund-raiser for the David Ortiz Children’s Fund that helps children with heart problems. The foundation raised RD$1.5 million. The event …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #627 with the deadline of 5 December 2021 reports 232 new cases, down from the previous day. The low in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic is occurring at a time when the Delta variant dominates. Bulletin #627 reports active Covid-19 cases are at 1,909, another record low. …

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Dr. Jorge Marte, the medical director of the Cedimat hospital center in Santo Domingo, says a new University of Yale study (Heterovac) confirms what the Covid-19 epidemiological bulletin numbers have been showing. Two Sinovac (CoronaVac) Covid-19 vaccines plus one Pfizer booster shot have turned out to be the winning combination to prevent spread of Covid. …

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The Christmas season is upon us, in case you did not notice, and the government of the Dominican Republic has just launched its yearly program to reduce crime and violence during the holidays. Dominicans arriving from abroad loaded with cash and gifts, and employees receiving billions in the Christmas bonus are attractive crime targets. Over …

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The Yaque del Sur is the largest watershed in the South of the Dominican Republic. Its tributaries, the San Juan, Mijo and Los Baos rivers, are severely impacted by deforestation spilling over from Haiti. Late last week, President Luis Abinader renewed the agreement with the NGO Sur Futuro for the management of the entire watershed …

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President Luis Abinader and Foreign Relations Minister Roberto Alvarez presented the Oscar de la Renta Dominican Emigrant Award to 97-year old Dominican expat Casilda Luna. The awards ceremony took place at the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater on Thursday, 2 December 2021. Casilda Luna was recognized for being an outstanding Dominican emigrant. She …

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