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Constitutional expert lawyer Flavio Darío Espinal takes an in-depth look into the Constitution and defends the constitutionality of the three grounds for abortion. The exceptions to the absolute ban is the most heated debate as Congress tackles amendments to modernize the Penal Code. In the bill being read in the Chamber of Deputies, the exception when …

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Conservation actions in the Dominican Republic have led to an increase from 300 to 450 of the the Hispaniola Hawk or Ridgway’s Hawk (Buteo ridwai), an endangered species, reports Diario Libre.  Marta Curti, a biologist of the La Hispaniola Hawk Project, said during a video conference that the numbers are more significant because they are …

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Golf Digest focuses on the story behind the win of professional golfer Joel Dahmen, a cancer survivor. “I have seen life and death, and golf is not it – as much as we can portray it that way at times,” reflected the golfer who on Sunday, 28 March 2021 won the Puntacana Resort & Club …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #377 reports 343 new PCR cases for the Monday, 30 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 306. For the past 12 days, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 500. As per Bulletin …

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The director of Government Ethics in the Abinader government, former Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch, appealed to fellow Modern Revolutionary Party members to switch over to the new administration’s promise of change. She called on members and leaders of the party to tune in with the concept of change of the Abinader administration. “I am …

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Central Bank Governor Héctor Valdez Albizu reports that the Monthly Economic Activity Indicator (IMAE) for February 2021 shows year-on-year growth of 1.1%. During a press conference, Valdez Albizu pointed out that this growth represents a remarkable recovery from the most critical point of the crisis in April 2020, when the IMAE declined 29.8%. These are …

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President Luis Abinader appointed pediatrician Jesus Feris Iglesias his government’s Superintendent of Health and Labor Risks (Sisalril). His predecessor, Pedro Luis Castellanos had been in the position since 2015 and resigned effective 31 March 2021.  The President made the appointment through Decree 201-21. Dr. Feris Iglesias is a pediatrician specialized in infectology. He founded the …

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Magdy Esteban Martínez Soliman, director of the Spanish International Cooperation Agency (AECID), visited for two days this week. A United Nations expert on development policies, he became the head of the AECID office in September 2020. Previously, he was the representative of the United Nations Development Agency in Barbados. During his visit, Martínez announced Spain …

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The United States Embassy says that the US Department of Homeland Security has temporarily expanded consular officers’ ability to waive the in-person interview requirement for individuals applying to renew their nonimmigrant visas in the same classification.  This is good news because the US Embassy’s nonimmigrant visa unit in Santo Domingo remains closed for routine visa …

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The non-profit organizations Alianza Cristiana Dominicana (ACD) and Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir (CDDRD) reject the suspension for six months of Reverend Betania Figueroa for publicly and personally supporting the voluntary interruption of pregnancy on three grounds. The exception to the total ban on abortion is a hot topic presently being debated in Congress. …

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