2021 – Page 17

“Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat.” This 140-year-old song about the Christmas season is good to remember. The second line reminds all to be generous: “Please put a penny in the old man’s hat.” That said, Agriculture Minister Limber Cruz Lopez assures the population that there is plenty of produce for the holiday …

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Belize, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic are participating in an initiative to map forest cover as part of a sweeping forest activity study funded by the World Bank. The work is contracted to TerraPulse, premier provider of artificial intelligence for monitoring large land areas. In a press release, TerraPulse explains that the program calls …

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The recently completed audits carried out by the new members of the Chamber of Accounts presents additional evidence of corruption in dealings with the government against Alexis Medina Sánchez, the brother of former President Danilo Medina. The Chamber of Accounts has made available online the audits and these have been making headlines in the media. …

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The National Zoo in Santo Domingo announced on Saturday, 4 December 2021, the birth of a baby tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), son of Rayas and Bengali. The baby tiger is the grandson of the late Silver. Silver died in 2019 when he was 18 years old. He, too had been born in captivity at the …

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Friday, 3 December 2021 was an evening when six teams went all out fighting for playoff positions in the Dominican Winter Baseball League. No games were scheduled for Saturday, Sunday or Monday. So, what made Friday’s games so special? For the first part, they were all real nail-biters, they were all won by one run, …

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Beloved pianist, orchestra director (Los Caballeros de Montecarlo, his own), music arranger, composer, Jorge Taveras passed away at 76 years. He died in Orlando, Florida where he had moved with his family when retiring to deal with his health issues. In a statement, the family explained the prominent musician had been struggling with health problems, …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #626 with the deadline of 4 December 2021 reports 271 new cases. The low in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic occurred at a time when the Delta variant dominates and coincides with the outbreak of the Omicron variant in Europe and Africa. Bulletin #626 reports active Covid-19 …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #624 with the deadline of 2 December 2021 reports 289 new cases. The low in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic coincides with the outbreak of the Omicron variant in Europe and Africa. Bulletin #624 reports active Covid-19 cases are at 2,231, another record low. The number of …

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On Thursday, 2 December 2021, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico signed a Joint Declaration for Strategic Alliance. The statement calls for strengthening trade, cultural, sports, and cooperation, among other areas of mutual interest. Visiting Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi signed the agreement with President Luis Abinader. Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez and Puerto Rico …

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Claro announced the deployment of the first phase of the 5G network in the Dominican Republic in Greater Santo Domingo, from Villa Mella to the Colonial City. Claro says the service is now available in 29 sectors in the National District and in areas of northern Santo Domingo province. These are: Bella Vista, Centro Olímpico, …

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