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The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) elected former President Danilo Medina to preside the party during the vote that took place as part of the party’s ongoing IX Convention José Joaquín Bidó Medina on Sunday, 7 March 2021. Former Monte Plata senator, Charles Mariotti was elected the party’s new secretary-general. The swearing-in of Medina and Mariotti …

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The first two dogs trained to detect odors released by insects are on the job at Las Americas International Airport. The dogs are the first two of 30 trained dogs that agriculture authorities hope will detect snails and fruit flies in citrus fruit and vegetables and other smuggled agriculture products that may come in people’s …

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When studying medicine at the state university (UASD), today Dr. Juan Carlos Fajardo regularly visited the Club de los Maestros beachfront on the Malecón where he was part of an environmental group that would pick up the garbage. On one occasion, he decided to put a message in a bottle. He wrote urging people to …

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Members of the traffic police arrested ten men and four women, confiscated 14 motorcycles and even a Honda Civic in a sweep of illegal motorcycle racing along the Sosua-Cabarete highway in Puerto Plata. The spectators and the racers were violating the curfew and quarantine protocols imposed by the government. Read more in Spanish:El Nacional 8 …

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25-year old Carlos Antonio Hernández died when caught inside the blaze that destroyed the Los Hidalgos Pharmacy on Abraham Lincoln Avenue on Saturday, 6 March 2021. Hernández was pronounced dead when transported in a 911 ambulance to the Ney Arias Lora Hospital burn unit. Dr. Eddy Bruno, director of the Burn Unit, said that the …

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Those accompanying seniors of 80+ years now may get vaccinated. A minimum 18 years is required to be vaccinated, though. Vice President Raquel Peña, who heads the public health cabinet, announced the new initiative, “Vacuna2,” on her Twitter account. “I know that many young people want to give back the love that those over 80 …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #353 reports 587 new PCR cases for the Saturday, 6 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 518. For 17 consecutive days, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. Despite the reduction in …

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Less tax revenues and more social spending during the Covid-19 pandemic have led to an increase in borrowing and consequentially in the national debt. The consolidated public debt closed in 2020 at about US$53 billion. Yet, the Central Bank is bullish, the Dominican economy is gradually yet firmly recovering. The Central Bank released on 4 …

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A referendum is a direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal. The referendum may result in the adoption of a new policy or specific law. The referendum vote was included in the 2010 Constitution and maintained in the 2015 Constitution. Its implementation requires the previous …

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The Country Brand Multi-Sectorial Committee announces that 29 graphic designers and advertising students will participate in the reality show “A Republic Full of Talent” to choose the country’s brand logo. The event will also serve to socialize the country brand strategy. The winning logo would be presented to the nation in a televised program on …

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