2021 – Page 182

A month after the killing of a couple when returning from a religious activity, the police patrol commander in charge is ordered to stay in jail. A Villa Altagracia court ordered one year of preventive detention against Colonel César Maríñez Lora for the death of Elisa Muñoz and Joel Díaz. The couple was murdered by …

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The Ministry of Labor reminds all that Saturday, 1 May 2021 is a national holiday. The day honors Dominican workers. While it is a holiday, it is expected to be a big shopping day. Read more in Spanish: N Digital 28 April 2021

The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #405 reports 338 new PCR cases for the Sunday, 27 April 2021 deadline. The cases reported compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 487. As per Bulletin #405, with the deadline of 27 April 2021, the Ministry of Public Health has …

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Yellow flowers are in bloom in many of the main streets in the capital city. The trees were planted years ago on main streets years ago and bloom in spring, cherry blossom-style. Diario Libre gives front-page coverage to the trees and highlights the Paseo de los Robles Amarillos, named by the new National District authorities, …

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The top story in local media on 28 April 2021 is that of Operation Coral, a military-police corruption ring. Prosecutors accuse the former security corps aide of former President Danilo Medina of profiteering by taking a cut of wages and payments made to numerous lower rank military and police. A court will decide on preventive …

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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released a report that looks into the fiscal performance of regional countries as a result of the current health and economic crisis. “Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021: Fiscal policy challenges for transformative recovery post-COVID-19,” focuses on regional government efforts to strengthen …

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The private-sector committee named to choose the logo and help define the nation’s country brand slogan will be presenting two finalists of the “A Republic of Talents” on Saturday, 1 May 2021 at 8pm on Color Visión, Channel 9. In the reality show-style qualifying rounds, a first 25 participants, arts graduates or emerging creative artists, …

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The Dominican Show Business Chroniclers (Acroarte) announced the nominees for the Soberano Awards. The nominees cover 2019 and 2020. The members of Acroarte voted for the nominees. The general public, though is being asked to vote online for the winners on the awards website. The hosts of the show are Isaura Taveras and Evelyna Rodríguez. …

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Major League Base is no longer allowing its 40-man roster players to represent their countries in the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The top professional baseball players cannot play in the qualifying tournaments preceding the tournament. MLB had originally cleared the participation of the players, but eventually decided against this. Baseball America reports that MLB is concerned …

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Dominican show jumper Yvonne Losos, riding the mare Aquamarijn, won the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 4 in Wellington, Florida early this April 2021. She set a personal best score of 80.745%. Losos has qualified to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled for this summer. The Dominican …

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