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Economy Minister Miguel Ceara Hatton openly expressed that he supports the internationally-accepted three grounds for abortion be incorporated into the Penal Code that is under study in the Chamber of Deputies. During an interview with Fausto Rosario Adames of Acento TV, Ceara Hatton said that if the legislators do not include the three grounds, the …

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The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Monsignor Francisco Ozoria, the highest ranking spokesperson for the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic, spoke out on Wednesday, 17 March 2021 calling the approval of the three grounds for abortion the equivalent of legitimizing the death penalty in the country. “We are concerned about how people are alarmed …

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The applicant who was the highest-rated during the assessment for the choice of ombudsman in the Dominican Republic was not included in the final list of candidates being sent to the Senate for choosing. Media reports indicate the PRM deputies instead favor choosing former Frente Amplio politician, Fidel Santana to be the new ombudsman. When …

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When the government announced it would be offering health insurance, thousands of government employees protested and affiliated themselves with private providers. Today, the reality is different. The government health provider, Senasa offers the best coverage of all insurance plans. Santiago Hazim, the new director of the Seguro Nacional de Salud (SeNaSa) says it is the …

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The Civil Defense announced Wednesday, 17 March 2021, that it has 10,518 volunteers that will be active at the 839 aid stations on highways, beaches and in resort areas nationwide for the Easter holiday. 313 doctors and 16 equipped ambulances will be offering service from 21 March through 4 April 2021, for the duration of …

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There are rumors that the US State Department has canceled the B1/B2 visas of a brother and a sister of former President Danilo Medina and his security chief. The Alexis and Magalys Medina Sánchez are in preventive custody and domiciliary arrest, respectively, as a case for corruption in government is heard in Dominican courts. Acento.com.do …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #364 reports 615 new PCR cases for the Wednesday, 17 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 436. For 28 consecutive days, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. As per Bulletin #364 …

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President Luis Abinader was present to announce that the National Technical Professional Training Institute (Infotep) is immersed in a National Consultation on the Future of Technical Professional Training. The government’s 40-year-old vocational training center wants to make sure the programs they carry out are in tune with Fourth Industrial Revolution companies’ needs. President Abinader said …

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Thousands of scholarships are available for study in Dominican universities. The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT) García Fermin announced on Wednesday, 17 March 2021, that 40 universities nationwide offer more than 6,000 scholarships. The scholarships are for technical, undergraduate and graduate studies.The application period is open from 22 March to 5 April …

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) delivered the first 50 robots for the teaching of basic sciences in the Dominican Republic. The Ministry of Education received the robots that are targeted to help learning in public elementary and high schools. Dominican science teachers will teach the robots to teach Dominican students. The …

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