2021 – Page 173

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced that as of Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 12 more civil registry offices nationwide are incorporated in the “Project for the Elimination of the Legalization of Civil Status Records (ETLA).” The project began to be implemented on 5 April 2021. The new offices are:16th District in Los Alcarrizos3rd District of …

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Lawyers Anderson Vargas Franco, Antonio Figueroa Pontier and Jhonny Peña Peña deposited on 10 May 2021 to the justice and human rights committees of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, communications urging the legislators draft a law for extinction of domain law in favor of the state in the Dominican Republic. Where implemented around …

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The judge of the Permanent Attention Office of the National District, Kenya Romero ordered that the accused in the Operation Coral corruption case serve 18 months preventive jail in the Najayo Men’s and Najayo Women’s jails. The accused are accused of heading a religious-military network that incurred in fraud to the state treasury and asset …

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Major General Adán Cáceres Silvestre on 10 May 2021 became the first of his military rank to be sent to jail. There have been discussions over whether he should have been sent to the El Polvorín military jail in Villa Mella. Yet judge Kenya Romero ordered the arrested in the Operation Coral corruption case be …

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Pastor Rossy Guzmán Sánchez, accused in the Coral case, would celebrate evangelical services every Monday in the esplanade of the Presidential Security Corps (Cusep) at the Presidential Palace. Listín Diario reports that these were obligatory for the around 1,000 persons who were summoned, including off-duty military and police. Military and police who refused to attend …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #417 reports 560 new PCR cases for the Sunday, 9 May 2021 deadline. The cases reported compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 634. As per Bulletin #417, with the deadline of 9 May 2021, the Ministry of Public Health has …

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As of Monday, 10 May 2021, the National Vaccination Plan opens for those 18 years or older. The Ministry of Public Health announced the early start of Phase III covering those of the age group of 18-49. The category would have started in August 2021, but the arrival of a batch of two million vaccines …

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With most everyone in the Dominican Republic vaccinated with the Sinovac/Coronavac vaccine, locals are naturally interested in the global recognition of the vaccine. The Dominican Republic has received 4,268,000 Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines and another 50,000 of Chinese-manufacturer Sinopharm. It has also received 141,200 vials of the AstraZeneca vaccine (91,200 of Oxford-AstraZeneca and 50,000 of India Serum …

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Punta Cana was the setting for the Tourism Ministers of the Americas Meeting from 6 to 9 May 2021 with the World Tourism Organization secretary-general. President Luis Abinader gave the welcome address. Abinader is the chair of his government’s Tourism Cabinet. President Abinader told the audience that “unity, determination, focus and a combined vision of …

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Air Canada has just announced the renewal of flights to the Dominican Republic starting on 26 June 2021. This is just in time for the peak of summertime travel. Spokespeople for the airline congratulated the Dominican government authorities for the tourism industry’s performance and the reactivating of the major tourist areas. The airline is especially …

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