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Tourism expert Juan Lladó writes in Acento on the potential and possibilities for the Malecón (the George Washington Avenue), the boulevard that runs for 14 kms alongside the south of the capital city.  Lladó says architectural groups have presented several doable projects that would give the sea-bordering city its real worth as the most important …

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53-year old Marc Feren Claude Biart was deported to Italy where he arrived on 29 March 2021. He had been living quietly in Boca Chica, where there is a large Italian community. He had been on the run from the Italian authorities since 2014. The Italian Police describe him as a fugitive mafioso of the …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #375 reports 199 new PCR cases for the Sunday, 28 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 343. 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 and Mariana Vargas, director of the Films Agency (DGCine) were in Puerto Plata for the announcement of a new state-of-the-art film studio championed by Vin Diesel, one of the world’s most recognizable celebrities, Vin Diesel. Diesel is also regarded as a social media megastar. Now, he is behind the project to turn …

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The sister of the nation’s founding father Juan Pablo Duarte has been rightfully placed in the National Pantheon. Rosa Protomártir Duarte Díez was honored 133 years after her death that occurred in 1888. She played an outstanding role in the Trinitarian Society started by her brother that conspired and achieved the national independence against Haitian …

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Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera told reporters last week that his teams had stopped two sand processors operating at the Nizao River in San Cristóbal. Their rudimentary and unlawful equipment was confiscated and removed from the area by members of the Ministry’s enforcement personnel. As reported, one of the sand sifters was even camouflaged in …

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President Luis Abinader announced last week the first phase of his “Comprehensive Strategy for Citizen Safety” plan that calls for the disarming of people. It establishes that by June, all motorcycle drivers need to wear a vest with an ID number. Most attempts by different administrations to stem the flow of criminal activity have pretty …

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The recently released 2020 Global Law and Order Report has placed the Dominican Republic a bit deeper in the middle of the index that covers 144 countries. The latest report offers a baseline for the world’s security in the post-pandemic world and how the world moves forward amid global civil unrest related to law enforcement. …

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Former general Juan Manuel Mendez, the director of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) announced that over 46,000 people are involved in Operation Commitment to Live, Holy Week 2021. As anyone who has taken to the roads during Easter holidays, the COE and Civil Defense work hard to help people stay safe. Starting on Thursday, …

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Tourism Minister David Collado and Defense Minister Major General Carlos Luciano Diaz Morfa have announced a series of measures that will impact the nation’s resorts and restaurants this week. According to their joint statement, released on Friday, 27 March 2021, there will be no parties, concerts or other events that bring together a lot of …

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