2021 – Page 5

The Minister of Environment Orlando Jorge Mera says he is coordinating the setting up of a work table to gather government institutions that have to do with controlling noise. He responded to complaints carried by Diario Libre, the leading free newspaper. Diario Libre has been campaigning for better government response to individuals and businesses that …

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President Luis Abinader named Rafael Feliz Garcia as the new Minister of Youth. The appointment comes after former Minister Luz Alba Jimenez Ramirez was removed after findings of irregularities in a tender for electronic devices at the Ministry. The appointment is in Decree 804-21. The new Minister of Youth was sworn in on 20 December …

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Claro telecommunication company in the Dominican Republic is inviting to the Half Marathon Santo Domingo, a race they had held for 25 consecutive years and then was suspended in 2011. The race in the distances of 21K, 10K and 5K is announced for Sunday, 16 January 2022 starting at 6am from the Puerta de las …

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Rescue crews recovered the body of José Manuel Fernández Martínez (Papo), the miner buried in the tunnel at the Dominican Mining Corporation (Cormidom) Cerro de Maimón copper and zinc mine. Fernandez’s body was trapped after a cave-in in the early morning of 7 December 2021. The more than 2,000 tons of debris that fell on …

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The Washington Post mentions Dominican former army officer, the late Kalil Haché Malkún among wealthy foreigners who have taken advantage of the tax facilities and security schemes that make the state of Wyoming a haven for those seeking to conceal their wealth. The scheme is called the Cowboy Cocktail and is about drafting a Wyoming …

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New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams announced the appointment of City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan) as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). Dominican-born, Rodriguez becomes the first Hispanic to head the agency. Rodriguez since 2010 has represented Inwood and Washington Heights in the City Council, and has chaired the Council’s Transportation …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas will join the Gigantes del Cibao, Estrellas Orientales and Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Professional Baseball Championship semi-finals. In a game played on 20 December 2021 at the Quisqueya Ball Park, the Aguilas defeated the Leones del Escogido 5-3, winning the fourth slot for the semi-final phase of the Dominican Professional …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #641 with the deadline of 19 December 2021 reports 162 new cases. The overall low in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic is occurring at a time when the Delta variant dominates. The Ministry of Public Health says it is possible that the new Omicron variant is already …

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The Dominican Republic is celebrating record lows of Covid-19 spread as the Christmas holidays unfold. This is the time when hundreds of thousands of Dominicans come home from abroad. Dominicans are returning from dozens of countries that are now suffering from mass spread of the Omicron variant. Dr. Jose Rafael Yunén is warning the population …

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Towards the end of last week, the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM)-majority Chamber of Deputies could not reach an agreement that would allow the revised Penal Code to pass. As a result, headlines the next day were that the legislative initiative was dead in the water and would have to wait for a new legislature …

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