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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #593 reports 841 new cases, up from 809 on the previous day. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #593 reports active Covid-cases are 5,497 down (-1,038) from the previous day. The number of active cases is considerably less than the peak of 55,773 active cases …

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President Luis Abinader tweeted at 2pm on Monday, 1 November urging that the international community, in particular, the US, Canada, France and the European Union, take action in Haiti and urgently.” He tagged heads of state Biden, Trudeau and Macron in the tweet. President Abinader said the country would continue with steps to enforce stricter …

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President Luis Abinader fired the governor of Samana, Elsa de León who was too frank. Frustrated with the thousands of residents in Samana who have not yet been vaccinated, the governor had stated last week:“I will hold a party for each of those who were not vaccinated and died of Covid.” Samaná has one of …

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The National Health Service (SNS) has moved check delivery of public health care workers in Greater Santo Domingo to the Volleyball Pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. The operation is part of a nationwide effort to verify in person those employed in public hospitals in the Dominican Republic. Those on the Ministry of …

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To laugh or cry. Nuria Piera’s Saturday on Colorvisión (Channel 9) and Monday on CDN (Channel 37) investigative report revealed major violations in government contracting. Where were the controls of the government? The investigative reporter looked into the deal signed by Adan Peguero for the Dominican Postal Institute (Inposdom) with MiaCargo, a door-to-door courier company …

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The director of the National Institute of Student Welfare (Inabie), Cecilio Rodríguez announced that the Inabie legal counsel, Andrés Montero, is suspended after a whirlwind of alleged irregularities in the bids for school lunch hit the media. Inabie is a division of the Ministry of Education. Rodriguez said the Inabie will always act according to …

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Investigative journalist Alicia Ortega denounced during her Monday, 1 November report, that businesses related to senator Alexis Victoria Yeb (PRM-Maria Trinidad Sánchez) have carried out transactions for RD$500 million with the Dominican government. Victoria Yeb is the same senator who has led a movement in the Senate that drafted a bill that would remove tax …

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Sigfrido Pared Perez served as minister of defense during the Leonel Fernandez and that of Danilo Medina. He also served for many years as director of the Department of National Investigations, the local FBI. On Monday, 1 November, Sigfrido Pared Perez said during an interview on El Sol de la Mañana morning talk show that …

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19-year old advertising student from Higuey, Yohan Amparo is the winner of the first edition of The Voice Dominicana. The reality show was telecast on Telesistema, Channel 11 and concluded this past Sunday, 31 October 2021. Amparo was a member of the Team Milly of merengue singer Milly Quezada. Amparo studies advertising at APEC University. …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #592 reports 809 new cases, up from 693 on the previous day. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #592 reports active Covid-cases are 6,535 up (+98) from the previous day. The number of active cases is considerably less than the peak of 55,773 active cases …

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