2021 – Page 181

Expect long lines, but for those who seek free Covid-19 antigen and PCR tests, the government has set up fixed stations. The announcement comes after the Ministry of Public health restricted PCR tests coverage by health plans to one a year, and requires a previous antigen test done in the past 72 hours. The test …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #406 reports 395 new PCR cases for the Monday, 28 April 2021 deadline. The cases reported compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 468. As per Bulletin #406, with the deadline of 28 April 2021, the Ministry of Public Health has …

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When the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) was the majority in both houses in Congress, the National Domain Extinction Bill stagnated. Now, with the change of political party, and the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) holding the majority in both houses, the bill does not seem either to be a priority of the legislators. The bill is …

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The Ministry of Industry & Commerce announced new measures to attack the sale of adulterated alcoholic beverages and forged alcoholic beverages in the country. So far this year, 127 persons have died from adulterated alcohol. Hundreds are seriously ill. The first quarter total compares to 247 persons who died from adulterated alcohol in the first …

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President Luis Abinader was in Punta Cana for the Panorama Lake groundbreaking ceremony. The Grupo Sención residences construction will have 1,200 residential units in the Bávaro area of Punta Cana. Panorama Lake calls for an investment of US$102 million The investment will operate in association with the Grupo Martinon that has around 3,000 hotel rooms …

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The city of Santo Domingo has a new private center specializing in diabetes, obesity. President Luis Abinader attended the inauguration of the Diabetes, Obesity and Specialties Medical Center (CEMDOE) in San Gerónimo neighborhood in the capital city. The center is located on a 20,000 square meter lot and has 42 consulting rooms. It houses 24 …

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The Dominican Republic seeks the chair of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council. The candidacy has the backing of the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Ministry of Agriculture. The ambassador, permanent representative of the DR to the Rome-based agencies of the United Nations (the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for …

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The governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Héctor Valdez Albizu reports that the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMAE) is showing significant inter-annual growth of 10.6% in March, the second positive growth rate since the beginning of the pandemic.  The Dominican economy had experienced 1.1% growth in February.  Valdez Albizu expects the …

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The Chamber of Deputies voted 146 votes in favor and fourteen against and seven who abstained after a first reading of the revised Penal Code. A second reading is pending to pass the bill in the Chamber of Deputies. The bill passes with 2/3 of the vote of the deputies that are present in the …

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The director of the Specialized Tourism Security Corps (Cestur), Brigadier General Juan Carlos Torres Robiou announced he is leaving up his continuing in the position to President Luis Abinader. He sought to facilitate the Operation Coral investigation underway by state prosecutors. One of those arrested in the case, Raúl Alejandro Girón Jiménez has told prosecutors …

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