2021 – Page 28

President Luis Abinader joined thousands of Dominicans who mourned the passing of sports great Tomas Troncoso Cuesta. Troncoso Cuesta was a popular TV and radio sports commentator. He was 86 years old. He had been inducted in the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame Pavilion in 2005. The Tigres del Licey baseball team had honored him …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #613 with the deadline of 21 November 2021 reports 707 new cases, the lowest cases recorded since late October when the upward trend began again. Bulletin #613 reports active Covid-19 cases are at 4,357, down (-220) compared to the day before. The number of active cases is considerably …

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The Abinader administration government council met in Neiba, Bahoruco on Saturday, 20 November 2021 and approved government projects for more than RD$4 billion for the southwestern provinces of Independencia and Bahoruco, including RD$2 billion in infrastructure works. The investments cover health, agriculture, housing, education, public works, sports, contributions to municipalities, and others. President Luis Abinader …

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The Presidency issued on Saturday, 20 November 2021 an explanatory note on the visit to the Dominican Republic of special envoy Daniel Supplice sent by Prime Minister Ariel Henry for conversations with the Dominican government. Supplice is a former ambassador of Haiti to the Dominican Republic. The Dominican government establishes that it recognizes Supplice as …

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Last week, Haiti sent a special envoy to the Dominican Republic, ambassdor Daniel Supplice to attempt to patch up some of the issues relating to a heated exchange on Twitter. Among the issues was the indefinite suspension of the automatic renewal of the student visa automatic renewals for Haitian students in Dominican universities. These students, …

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A person would have to be deaf, mute, and blind to not know that this is the winter league baseball season in the Dominican Republic. It is what is happening for the baseball-crazy people of this country. As it so happens, this year’s tournament is very competitive and features many MLB stars, as well as …

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Vice President Raquel Peña met with Emir, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss matters of mutual interest during her official visit to Doha, Qatar. The visit was carried out to strengthen bilateral relations between the Dominican Republic and the State of Qatar, the Presidency reports in a press release. Vice President …

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President Luis Abinader has received an invitation from US President Joe Biden to attend the first of two Summits for Democracy. The first will be a virtual summit set for 9-10 December 2021. The invitation is dated 9 November 2021 and was sent by the US Embassy to the Presidency through the Ministry of Foreign …

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The Abinader administration has undertaken an effort to provide flu vaccinations for free to those who want them. About a week ago, the Expanded Program of Immunizations (PAI) began to provide vaccinations to the public. Initially, the population that is considered to be most at risk, those over 65, and those people with a chronic …

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The pilot plan to encourage freight trucks to use the Santo Domingo bypass instead of city avenues and streets was extended to 5 December 2021. The large freight trucks can use the toll road for free during the duration of the pilot program. Meanwhile, Diario Libre editorializes that the authorities have given too many permits …

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