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The arraignments for the military corruption scheme named Operation Coral 5G has been postponed for Tuesday, 30 November 2021. The accusatory file is around 634 pages long. The main persons accused in the Operation Coral 5G case are the Air Force generals Juan Carlos Torres Robiou, former chief of the Specialized Corps of Touristic Security …

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Leandro Mercado, the technical director for Medicar GBC, complains that irregular interference from Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ignacio Paliza (former senator for Puerto Plata) and senator Ginette Bournigal have acted to secure that the Health Cabinet place an irregular stop against their opening a pharmacy in Puerto Plata. Mercado says that the pharmacy …

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The Dominican Armada reported that at dawn on Thursday, 25 November 2021 a small boat headed to Puerto Rico with illegal travelers had capsized off the coast of Miches, El Seibo province. Eight people reportedly drowned and the navy teams were able to rescue 22 people alive. The Armada tweeted the rescue operations combed the …

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The 84-year old legendary painter, José Cestero has fallen ill to Covid-19 and is at home under medical supervision. Cestero has two Covid vaccines and is expected to survive the bout with the virus. He is quarantined at home where he has the assistance of a nurse. He fell ill on Sunday, 21 November and …

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The Dominican government has approved the hosting of the Central American and Caribbean Sports Games in 2026. These will be the 25th regional games. Santo Domingo had hosted these games in 1974, when the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center was built for the event. As reported, President Luis Abinader has given his full support to …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #616 with the deadline of 24 November 2021 reports 759 new cases. The number of cases is back to the early start of the pandemic level. Bulletin #616 reports active Covid-19 cases are at 4,333, up 3 (+370) as the day before. The number of active cases is …

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The First Lady of the Republic, Raquel Arbaje is spearheading a new government effort to ensure no children are busy “working” at traffic lights. The pilot program will pick up the children who sell items or beg at traffic lights and other congregation points in the capital city. The program would begin in January 2022 …

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Capital city councilman Mario Sosa (PRM-National District) is complaining that the Ministry of Public Works is building sidewalks where only one person can pass. Sosa says the sidewalks violate Pedestrian mobility regulations, as reported in Noticias SIN. In a video on his Instagram account, the alderman maintains that the one-meter of sidewalks under construction by …

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The president of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic, Roberto Herrera forecast that the country is attracting more and more nearshore ventures. Speaking during the traditional AmCham Thanksgiving luncheon, Herrera highlighted that the country’s geographic location and political and economic stability drive the increase in manufacturing investments. In his remarks, Herrera spoke …

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The Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, Robert Thomas, used the platform of the American Chamber of Commerce traditional Thanksgiving luncheon to acknowledge: “It is in America’s national interest to see the Dominican Republic succeed.” The top-ranking officer at the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic stated that the United States’ …

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