2021 – Page 211

After years of battling cancer, 66-year old Hugo Cabrera passed away on 23 March 2021 of pancreatic cancer. He stood six feet seven inches tall and weighed a slim 195 pounds. Born in Santo Domingo, in 1976 he graduated from the University of East Texas with a degree in Physical Education. At that university he …

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The National Weather Office forecasts sunny weather countrywide for the rest of the week. The forecast says there will be light showers, but the forecast is mostly for good weather. This is good news for the thousands that are heading for the beach and mountain vacation areas for the Easter holidays, the most important domestic …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera says that the vaccination centers will be open every day during Easter Week so people can get their second dose on the date scheduled on their vaccination card. He says everyone should check their vaccination card for their due date and “preferably” go to the same center. If for some …

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The Ministry of Defense began vaccinating of the military at 53 vaccination centers located in 31 provinces and the National District. The military are included in Phase I of the National Vaccination Plan. Members of the Army, Navy (Armada), Air Force and Police are now being vaccinated. The Ministry of Defense says the breakdown is: …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #369 reports 401 new PCR cases for the Monday, 22 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 483. 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 shared advances of what would be his government’s National Citizen Safety Plan. Abinader said the unfolding of the plan has been delayed because thousands of police are busy enforcing the pandemic curfew. The plan calls for removing and destroying unregistered firearms in hands of civilians and identifying motorcycle riders. Millions will be …

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Higher Education Minister Franklin García announced the schedule for return to in-person learning at Dominican universities and higher education institutions after meeting with university rectors on Monday, 22 March 2021. According to a press release from the MESCyT, academia will resume in-person learning gradually starting in April. Classes that require special exams, tutorials, lab time, …

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Punta Caucedo Multimodal Port received MSC Katrina, a ship loaded with 12,999 standard freight containers. DP World that manages the port says this is the largest ship ever received at the recently expanded port, the largest in the Dominican Republic. The ship arrived with cargo from Portugal. DP World highlighted that the new infrastructure enables …

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La Altagracia province judge Francis Reyes ordered former La Romana city councilor Angel Zorrilla Constanzo and Faustino Avila Guzman (Negro Tolongo), a former president of the La Romana City Council to serve preventive custody. They are accused of trafficking drugs to Puerto Rico. The case was declared complex, meaning that prosecutors are given more time …

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The judges hearing the US$92 million Odebrecht bribes case decided to exclude evidence presented by state prosecutors that was in Portuguese. This includes a communication sent by the Federal Minister of Brazil to former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez, the acceptance of guilt USA-DOJ, and the signed leniency agreement. The judges also excluded testimony by …

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