2021 – Page 165

This May, the former chief of the presidential military assistance corps (today Cusep), Major General Adan Cáceres is awaiting trial in the Najayo Jail. He is accused of taking advantage of his position and profiteering through corrupt practices in the military. Julián Herrera writes in Acento on 18 May 2021 on how the corruption schemes …

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Prosecutors from the Southern District of Florida’s International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section handling the case of Dominican deputy Miguel Gutierrez Diaz are also accusing his brother. Miguel Emilio Gutiérrez Díaz (alias El Alemán) is included in the case accused of the same charges of drug trafficking, as reported in El Dia. Others in the …

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The government authorized a fast-track procedure for undocumented Venezuelans to regularize their status. The procedure allows the Venezuelans to start their residence process here, and makes exceptions for regularly required documentation. But only half of the estimated undocumented Venezuelans have applied. Enrique Garcia, director-general of the Migration Agency laments more Venezuelans have not applied. Of …

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The special committee appointed by the Senate to choose the nation’s ombudsman, alternates and deputies, began the interviews of the candidates on Wednesday, 19 May 2021. The interviews are streamed to the general public. Each person has five minutes to present their resume and the reasons why they should be chosen and five minutes to …

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Women’s groups, including the Campamento de la Resistencia (#rd3causales) that has been camping out in front of the Presidential Palace, have organized a national march to promote the including of the three grounds for abortion in national legislation. The Chamber of Deputies is reviewing the Penal Code and maintains the criminalization of abortion, including the …

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The roster of the Dominican baseball team that will compete in the qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics was announced on 19 May 2021. On the team are veteran Major League Baseball players José Bautista and Melky Cabrera, Julio Rodríguez, Emilio Bonifacio, Yeison Ascencio, Yefri Perez and Luis Liberato. The first qualifier (America’s Baseball Pre-Olympic) will …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #426 reports 1,016 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 18 May 2021 deadline. The cases reported compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 867. As per Bulletin #426, with the deadline of 18 May 2021, the Ministry of Public Health has …

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President Luis Abinader was at the Museum of Modern Art in Plaza de la Cultura for the celebration of the International Museum Day on 18 May 2021. He spoke of the importance of museums in Dominican culture and took advantage of the event to present his government’s new volunteer management committee to ensure the sustainability …

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President Luis Abinader was at the main auditorium of the state university, UASD on 18 May 2021, to launch the Social Pact of the Dominican Republic. The Social Pact seeks to reach a consensus to reform the 30-year old Dominican Labor Code and the 20-year old Social Security Law 87-01. “The new Dominican economy that …

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin received credentials from 23 foreign ambassadors, including Hans Dannenberg of the Dominican Republic on 18 May 2021. The ceremony, which symbolizes the formal start of the ambassadors’ missions in the Russian Federation, took place on Tuesday morning in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. This is the first ceremony …

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