2021 – Page 243

During a televised debate on when in-person learning could resume in the Dominican Republic, Deputy Education Minister Ligia Pérez could not give any dates, certainty or parameters over when the Ministry of Education would authorize in-person learning. She just said “it could happen this school year.” Pérez said the Ministry of Education depends on the …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announces a system where people can request appointments online for the issuing or renewal of ID cards (cédulas). Américo Rodríguez, director of the ID cards division at the JCE, says the process is simple. The person enters data in an online form and awaits a response from the JCE. Read …

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President Luis Abinader issued Decree 66-21 that appoints the new members of the National Council of Culture. Dominican poet, essayist and critic, Basilio Belliard, is named executive director for the council. Members are: Maridalia Hernández, representative of popular artists; Elsa Núñez, representative of plastic artists; Juan Daniel Balcácer, representative of the intellectual sector. José del …

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The European Union mission in the Dominican Republic has joined forces with the Symphony Foundation (Fundación Sinfonía) to present the Caribbean Lyrical Signing Festival 2021. The event seeks to motivate youths in the Caribbean to take up a career as tenors and sopranos. It also seeks to promote cultural exchanges in the region. The event …

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Haiti Ambassador Smith Augustin called for governments to support the presidency of Jovenel Moise in Haiti. He said Haiti’s people can express themselves through the referendum set for April, national elections scheduled for September, and the handing over of power on 7 February 2022. Through a statement, Ambassador Smith notes that Haiti’s Embassy in the …

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International affairs specialist Iván Gatón warns that the Dominican Republic must lobby to create an awareness at the international level on the worsening of Haiti’s political crisis. Gatón is of opinion that there are not the domestic forces in Haiti to resolve the situation. He advocated the involvement of the international community. Ivan Gaton, an …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #327 reports 419 new PCR cases for the Monday, 8 February 2021 deadline. The Monday bulletin is usually well below average as it reflects the lull in testing over the weekend. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,232. …

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President Luis Abinader has created the Agricultural Cabinet to propose and outline consensual agricultural policies to stimulate the national agricultural sector’s development and guarantee food security. Executive Decree No. 65-21 dated 6 February 2021 establishes the new multi-sectoral participatory body. The Agricultural Cabinet seeks to foster new efficiency in production, marketing and export of food …

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President Luis Abinader named Marianna Hectorovna Vargas Gurilieva as the new director of the Dominican Film Agency (DGCine). The appointment is in Executive Decree 21-21 dated 13 January 2021. She becomes the third director of the film agency. She replaces Yvette Marichal who had been in the position since 2014. At the time of her …

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The Ministry of Defense has mobilized additional military equipment and personnel to the border with Haiti as the political unrest in that country gets worse. Haiti now has two Presidents. Due to the riots in Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien and other cities of Haiti, demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise, Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General …

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