2021 – Page 247

Everyone seemed to celebrate when President Luis Abinader ordered the shut down of the narcotics division (Dican) at the National Police. What became the talk of the town was when spokesman for the Police, Colonel Miguel Balbuena announced that the around 2,000 agents assigned to the Dican would be assigned to reinforce patrols and police …

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Four Dominicans have their eyes on winning slots to the Tokyo Olympics in the Pan American Championships. The event will be held in the Dominican Republic this coming 18-25 April 2021. Around 600 athletes are expected to participate. The event is the last qualifier for the Summer Olympics. The event would have taken place in …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas defeated Colombia 3-2 on Thursday, 4 February in Mazatlan, Mexico to win all their games in the regional baseball championship group phase. Dominican Rangel Ravelo decided the game in the ninth inning. Until then, the game had been tied to two runs. It was the fifth consecutive loss for the Colombians and …

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It is likely that the first vaccines to arrive to the Dominican Republic will be supplied by the Collaboration for Equitable Global Access to Covid-19 Vaccines (Covax) through the Covid-19 Global Access Fund for Vaccines, promoted by the World Health Organization. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative in the country, Olivier Ronveaux, said yesterday …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #322 reports 1,671 new PCR cases for the Wednesday, 3 February 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,477. The number of PCR-confirmed cases is at 218,948 for the 3 February bulletin. Labs carried out 8,230 first …

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President Luis Abinader, accompanied by former Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch, visited on Tuesday the Procurement Agency (DGCP) to learn about the new Integral Monitoring and Data Analysis System developed by the institution to supervise online procurement and contracting processes. Ortiz Bosch is the director of the Ethics Agency under the Presidency. Carlos Pimentel, director …

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To conserve water and mitigate the effects of climate change, the Ministry of the Environment issued Resolution 0004-2021 that regulates cattle-ranching. Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera instructed the Vice Ministries of Protected Areas and Biodiversity, Soil and Water, and Forestry Resources to implement and apply the resolution that seeks to reduce the negative impact of …

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Ferries del Caribe resumed travel between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as of Monday, 1 February 2021. Passengers need to undergo maritime travel protocols. “There is a real need in the market to keep these services available between the two countries, particularly for the frequent traveler,” commented Nestor Gonzalez, Ferries del Caribe president. “It’s …

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José Horacio Rodríguez was the most voted deputy in the National District. He won for the minority party, Alianza Pais. He has held a strong position in favor of the decriminalizing of abortion in the case of three exceptions. The Penal Code criminalizes with up to 20 years any kind of abortion in the country. …

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Former Constitutional Court judges Leyda Margarita Piña, Jottin Cury, Wilson Gómez and Katia Miguelina Jiménez held a press conference on 3 February to alert the nation to what would be the dark side of the Preclearance Agreement with the United States government. They argue that an attachment to the agreement makes the cons more than …

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