2021 – Page 197

The Central Bank reports that remittances this year are keeping the upward numbers. A new record of US$994.9 million was set for March 2021. This is 91.3% more than in March 2020, or US$474.8 million more.Remittances were US$792.8 million in January, US$761 million in February and US$994.9 million in March. Remittances for the first quarter …

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The Minister of Public Health Daniel Rivera announced that the government will only subsidize one PCR test per insured person per year as of this year. Other PCR tests will require the interested party to pay the insurer the full cost of the test. The test costs around RD$4,000 in local labs. The announcement comes …

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The Ministry of Public Health has only approved the reopening of 20% of public schools in the 48 municipalities where public schools are cleared to reopen. The Dominican Association of Teachers (ADP) reports that most of the public schools are not prepared to reopen for need of repairs or that the school teachers have not …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) is will soon amend its statutes to remove the clause that bans presidential reelection. The removal of the clause is necessary for President Luis Abinader to opt for a second term in office. After a meeting of the PRM top executives on Sunday, 11 April 2021, party leader Franklin García …

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) calls for the United States to increase its engagement in the Caribbean region to avoid China emerging as the preferred partner in the region. The CSIS has published a 10-page report motivating to reimagine the US approach to the Caribbean region. The focus is on the promising …

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The Dominican Republic is suffering a cyclical round of deaths from adulterated alcoholic beverages. Referred to as “cleren” by the press, this bootleg liquor is laced with methanol and causes death in many cases. So far, and the count is not 100% certain, there have been 47 cases of death by intoxication of around 109 …

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The Police has recovered almost RD$4 million of an auto-robbery by a cash truck transporter and accomplices. The Police have not said how much cash was in the truck. Five arrests have been made in the case, and one returned the cash. The Police is on the trail of three others. The Cibao Central Agency …

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Back in 2016, the Congress and former President Danilo Medina enacted the Organic Law of the National Police. However, the law did not contain the required regulations. Leading jurist and the executive vice-president of the Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (Finjus), Servio Tulio Castaños Guzmán, was appointed by President Luis Abinader to chair a work group …

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Award-winning essayist, novelist, poet, archeologist, anthropologist, university professor and diplomat, Mario Veloz Maggiolo died on Saturday, 10 April 2021. He was 85 and died of health complications attributed to Covid-19. He was one of the first Dominicans to graduate in archeology from the University of Madrid. He also received a PhD in history of the …

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A 53-year old Venezuelan physician, Dr. Francisco Marty, died when taking a selfie at Aguas Blancas, the country’s highest water fall. He ventured to the tip of the waterfall for the precious shot that cost him his life. The physician was doing ecotourism. He resided in the United States. The Aguas Blancas waterfall is one …

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