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If your Covid-19 vaccination card says your second dose is due on Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday of Easter Week, call before going. Some centers will be closed for the Easter holidays, while others will remain open. The Ministry of Public Health has issued a long list with the centers’ names and the telephone numbers.  …

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The Ministry of Public Health has published a list of the vaccination centers operating during the Easter Week holidays (29 March to 4 April 2021). The vaccination centers are administering the second dose to more than 800,000 persons who have already received the first dose. As of its 30 March 2021 report, the Ministry of …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #376 reports 202 new PCR cases for the Monday, 29 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 315. For more than a month now, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. As per …

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President Luis Abinader will travel to Andorra for the 27th Iberoamerican Summit on 20 and 21 April 2021. Twenty-two countries are part of the Iberoamerican Summit gathering, yet most will take part online. The theme for the 2021 summit is “Innovation for Sustainable Development: Objective 2030. Iberoamerica and the challenge of the coronavirus.” Abinader will …

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The new presiding members of the Central Electoral Board are delivering on their promise to do away with the required legalization procedure for birth certificates in the Dominican Republic. Nobody ever could understand how birth certificates issued here had an expiration date of 30 days and required the extra step of being “legalized” to be …

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Diario Libre coverage on the return to in-person learning at public schools puts in doubt the government will deliver on its announcement. The government has said in-person learning could begin in schools that are ready in 48 municipalities where the Covid-19 positivity rate is under 5%. A report in the newspaper quotes professor Eduardo Hidalgo …

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Diario Libre reports on the many films and reality shows carried out in the Dominican Republic. The Film Incentives Law 108-10, the variety of locations and skilled workforce have made the DR a popular film location. Data from the Film Agency (DGCine) reveals that during the peak year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country closed …

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The governor of Monte Cristi, Nelsy Milagros Cruz apologized to the nation for the statement that the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) was just hours away from enjoying all the spoils of power. The governor said the statement was “unfortunate” and apologizes “from the depth of her heart.” Once the statement circulated on social media, …

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US senator for New Jersey, Robert (Bob) Menendez visited the Presidential Palace for two hours on Monday, 29 March 2021. Menendez arrived and left on a helicopter. The Presidency did not report on the motive of his visit. Read more in Spanish:Diario Libre 30 March 2021

The main person accused in the US$92 million Odebrecht bribes case, Angel Rondón stated on 29 March 2021 that there is no proof that could tie him to giving bribes to the government officials on trial. Rondón was the commercial representative of the firm in the Dominican Republic during the Leonel Fernandez and Danilo Medina …

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