2021 – Page 215

A new World Bank report calls for urgent action to address what it described as an enormous education crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Bank highlights that following the massive school closures, as of February 2021, about 120 million school-age children have already lost or are at risk of losing a full …

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The director of Ethics and Government Integrity, former Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch, says President Luis Abinader is pro-life. She says this means it is up to the woman to decide whether she wants to continue with a pregnancy or not, as reported in Listin Diario. Her statements come at a time when the Chamber …

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The Dominican ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) is of the opinion that the debate on the three grounds for abortion in the Dominican Republic should not be happening. He said the debate is causing a divide in society over whether or not to decriminalize abortion in the Penal Code. …

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On Wednesday, 17 March a China Cargo plane arrived with 1 million Sinovac/Coronavac vials. Vice President Raquel Peña and Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera received the shipment at the Las Americas International Airport. The vaccines are essential for the aggressive vaccination strategy undertaken by the Abinader administration. In a tweet, President Luis Abinader sent thanks …

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The Dominican government has created a RD$100 million trust fund to transform the vehicle fleet from fossil fuels to natural gas (NGV). The project is to start with 50 passenger buses and cargo trucks. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM) and Fiduciaria Reservas through the Fideicomiso Público de Administración para el Programa de …

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The Ministry of Culture presented the National Visual Arts Award 2020 to Vicente Pimentel and Antonio Guadalupe, in Painting; Polibio Díaz, in Photography, and José Ramón Rotellini, in Sculpture. The winners each received a cash award of RD$1 million. The awards are the highest recognitions granted by the Dominican government to the contributions of an …

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Supporting documents filling the back of a pick-up were delivered on Wednesday, 17 March 2021 to the Anti-Corruption Agency (PEPCA) to accompany a complaint against corruption by the former minister of public works, Gonzalo Castillo. The Movimiento Etico-Moral, represented by Alex Díaz, says that Castillo irregularly handled some RD$239 billion over seven years of his …

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A Netflix Latin American film, “Hoy sí,” starring Jennifer Garner and Jenna Ortega has included a Dominican grassroots production. The Netflix movie chose “Claro que Yes,” a production by three sisters, 11-year old Eymi, 9-year old Fracielis and 7-year old Maria Lucia and their cousin Amy Jacil. The girls created the production with the backing …

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New York fashion designer Sully Bonnelly has delivered the 2021 Swimsuit Collection for Jumbo megastores all around the country. Bonnelly says he sought to “make people happy, make them smile.” The swimsuits are in bright blue, yellows and coral (orange). The colors are intermixed with geometric and floral prints, for a mix max collection. Bonnelly …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #363 reports 570 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 16 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 456. For 27 consecutive days, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. As per Bulletin #363 …

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