2021 – Page 2

The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) reported 14 deaths over the Christmas holidays, including nine outside the realm of the safe Christmas operation that includes traffic accidents, food alcohol and food intoxication. This is 45% less than the stats for 2019, the pre-pandemic year. The COE reported 122 traffic accidents, with 87 of these involving …

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The US Embassy in the Dominican Republic tweeted on 26 December 2021 that due to shortage in available staff due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the immigration visa appointments scheduled for 27 to 30 December have been cancelled. The appointments need to be rescheduled and the new dates will be sent via email. The cancellations also …

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The former director of the Supervisory Office of Public Works of the Presidency (Oisoe), Francisco Pagán Rodríguez is collaborating with state prosecutors in the Anti-Pulpo high-level government corruption case that involves brothers and sisters of former President Danilo Medina. He is also linked to the Larva case that involved major drug trafficking operations. The Oisoe …

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While people were partying, the drug enforcement agents of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) were hard at work. On 26 December 2021, the agency reported that the Dominican Armada, state intelligence agencies and state prosecutors, seized 850 packages of presumably cocaine in a boat interception operation off the coast of Boca Chica, Santo Domingo …

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Dominican Cesar Emilio Peralta (alias El Abusador) entered a not guilty plea in a Puerto Rico federal court. Peralta had been arrested in Cartagena by the Colombian National Police on 2 December 2019. After being deported to Puerto Rico from Colombia, he appeared in court in Puerto Rico on Thursday, 23 December and pleaded not …

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Tyler Alexander is the starter for the Gigantes del Cibao, winners of the regular season (23-17), in the continuation of the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship. The 18-game round robin starts on Monday, 27 December 2021 with the Gigantes matching the Aguilas in San Francisco de Macorís at 7pm and the Licey matching the Estrellas …

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Waddys Jaquez, producer and Amaury Sanchez, musical director are presenting “In the Heights,” the Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical at the National Theater. The lead role (Usnavi) is by Javier Grullón. Diana Ramos is Nina, Irvin Alberti is Kevin Rosario, Adalgisa Pantaleón is grandmother Claudia. Tickets for sale at the National Theater box office and online …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #647 with the deadline of 25 December 2021 reports 339 new cases, down from the previous day. While the Omicron variant is spreading around the world, the Ministry of Public Health received confirmation from the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory in Panama that the variant is circulating here. The increase …

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DR1 Daily News will not be updated on Friday, 24 December 2021, on occasion of the holidays. Covid-19 bulletin updates will regularly be posted. Yet, other headline news will be compiled for the Monday, 27 December digest. Breaking news can always be posted and commented at the DR1 Forums that are open 24/7. DR1 wishes …

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Contrary to forecasts made earlier, the Dominican Republic is celebrating Christmas with record lows in positivity and spread of the Covid-19. Active cases are at 1,527. The 7-day average of PCR recorded cases is 191. The fatality rate has been dropping and now is at 1.02%. Both the daily average and the 7-day average positivity …

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