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President Luis Abinader honored Father José Luis Sáez with the Heraldic Order of Christopher Columbus in the rank of Commander (Decree 734-21). Father José Luis Sáez was born in Valencia, Spain, on 21 September 1937 and moved to Santo Domingo in 1954, where he resumed his studies to obtain a bachelor’s degree in business in …

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The National Institute of Land Transport and Transit (Intrant) continues to back traditional taxis as they attempt to impede Uber taxis from serving tourists in the Punta Cana area. Uber taxis operate fluently in Santo Domingo. Rafael Arias, director of Intrant, has said: “”There is no conflict between Uber and the taxi drivers. What we …

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General Juan Camilo de los Santos Viola, arrested as the Operation Coral 5G corruption case, was serving as chief of security of former President Medina. He became head of security when Major General Adan Caceres Silvestre was arrested and sent to preventive custody accused of corruption earlier this year. In the 49 simultaneous raids carried …

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“The Edible Landscape of the Tainos” is the name of the new book written by José Gabriel Atiles Bidó, archaeologist, museographer, plastic artist and researcher. He presented the book this week to the Dominican Academy of Gastronomy members, explaining the work is an effort to establish the missing link in the chain of knowledge about …

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Juan Luis Guerra shared honors with Camilo of Colombia as the big winners at the 22nd Latin Grammy Awards on 18 November 2021 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. Both Latin artists won four awards. And Juan Luis Guerra was the song writer of one of Camilo’s awards. The ceremony recognized outstanding Latin music …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #609 with the deadline of 17 November 2021 reports 893 new cases, the second day with cases under 1,000 after seven consecutive day of more than 1,000 cases. Bulletin #609 reports active Covid-19 cases are up to 5,047 active cases, up (+514) compared to the day before. The …

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President Luis Abinader spoke last night of the complicated issue of a Haiti where the heavily armed gangs are in control. “And who are we going to talk to?, asks Abinader. “Barbecue and the 400 Mawozo? With them are we going to talk? So our situation is a delicate situation,” said the Dominican head of …

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The Attorney General Office says three active generals were arrested after strong evidence is available on their participation in a network of administrative corruption, now named Operation Coral 5G. The generals are Dominican Air Force (FAD) general Juan Carlos Torres Robiou, former head of the Specialized Tourism Security Corps (Cestur). Also General Julio Camilo de …

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The Ministry of Economy says that the November macroeconomic outlook is for faster than expected recovery of the Dominican economy. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projection is for growth in real terms to close at 10.7% by the year’s end. The information is contained in the Macroeconomic Framework 2021-2025 published by the Vice Ministry of …

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Vice President Raquel Peña announced in Spain the Dominican government actions to benefit the Dominican community in Spain. Dominicans in Spain can now benefit from the Premium Senasa health insurance and housing programs under the Ministry of Housing in the Dominican Republic. Scholarships for study in Spain are also being offered. During her visit in …

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