2021 – Page 184

Prosecutors requested a year of preventive imprisonment against the security of former President Danilo Medina, Army Major General Adams Cáceres Silvestre. On Monday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office requested one year of preventive imprisonment against Cáceres and four others arrested in Operation Coral. The case will be heard in court on Wednesday, 28 April 2021. Others …

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An Olympic Games boxing qualifying tournament had been scheduled for Argentina from 10 to 16 May 2020. The event was canceled and never rescheduled. The International Boxing Federation decided the 53 quota places that would have been available at the World Olympic Qualifier be assigned based on rankings instead, with the best-ranked boxer per region, …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #403 reports 540 new PCR cases for the Saturday, 25 April 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 533. As per Bulletin #403, with the deadline of 25 April 2021, the Ministry of Public Health has registered …

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Germany has given the green light for its citizens to visit the Dominican Republic once again. Before the pandemic, more than 270,000 Germans a year had regularly visited the country. The new push from Germany comes in contrast to the new Travel Advisory Level 4 Warning issued by the US State Department advising against US …

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The Ministry of Public Health motivates all over 60 years of age to visit the vaccination centers nationwide to get their first or second dose.The Ministry of Public Health announces around 1,000 vaccination centers are open nationwide. The Ministry teams are applying the Sinovac/Coronavac vaccine to all over 60 years of age. To learn of …

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The Ministry of Higher Education announced it is reinstating the standardized testing requirements laid out in Norm 09-15. Those applying to study education and opt for positions in public schools, need to pass the same standardized admission test used for education students in Puerto Rico. The number of those passing the test has not met …

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Energy Minister Antonio Almonte says that around 60 national and foreign companies have shown interest in participating in the major project for the port, power generation and gas terminal at Manzanillo Port, in northwestern Dominican Republic. He clarified that the government is not going to invest a single penny in this project. He said the …

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Energy & Mines Minister Antonio Almonte announced advances towards streamling the procurement processes for the government-owned power distributors – EdeNorte, EdeSur and EdeEste. Almonte says a tender will be called for these to jointly purchase materials and supplies. The plan is to reduce operating expenses and losses of the utilities. When interviewed on “Nosotros a …

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In a truly surreal statement, the people that administer the only exam that allows doctors to apply for residencies, announced that of the 5,600 who took the test, only 800 passed with a score of 65 or above. That is 14% of the total. Last year, before the pandemic, only 20% passed. As usual, there …

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It might be trite to remind people of the fact that the Dominican Republic is the virtual hub of baseball activities in Latin America, not just the Caribbean. As such, there is an important number of young players from other areas that come here to polish their skills, show off in front of scouts and …

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