2021 – Page 53

Visas are no longer required for Dominicans to travel to Brazil or for Brazilians to travel to the Dominican Republic for short stays, announces Dominican Ambassador in Brazil, Patricia Villegas. As of Thursday, 21 October 2021, the Bilateral Agreement on Visa Exemption for Tourist and Business Purposes between Brazil and the Dominican Republic is in …

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On 29 August 2021, President Luis Abinader appointed late President Joaquin Balaguer’s trouble shooter, Teófilo (Quico) Tabar Manzur to the National Lottery. Abinader’s first National Lottery manager had just been accused of being part of a major scam at the state lottery. The government wanted to hear from Tabar Manzur on the future of the …

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For the first eight months of the year, credit and debit bank card transactions have been of RD$283 billion. These are expected to amount to RD$423 billion by the end of 2021, according to the Dominican Banking Association (ABA). This is up from RD$222.6 billion in 2014, reflecting the steady preference of financial services users. …

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When the issue was supposedly closed after the changes in the Penal Code that would reduce from 10 to 20 years to one-year marital rape were discarded, evangelical church pastor Ezequiel Molina added to the debate on marital rape. Molina tweeted it was all about “destroying the family.” “Rape of what? Suppose after a displeasure, …

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The announcement that the two doses of Covid-19 vaccination are now required to use public transport and to access many public places has delivered the desired result. Thousands are again lining up to be vaccinated. The daily number of vaccines administered has jumped from a low 20,797 on 30 September 2021 to 80,129 doses for …

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Presidents Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic, Laurentino Cortizo of Panama and Carlos Alvarado of Costa Rica met on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 in Panama City and issued a Joint Declaration that proposes a four-point roadmap to provide definite solutions to the social, economic and political crisis in Haiti whose migration is affecting more countries …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera says that only 29 of the more recent 31 deaths registered for Covid-19 were not fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Dr. Rivera said that of the 31, 29 did not have a single dose. He told the press that only 1 person of 68 years of age who had received a …

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Will someday Dominican health care become preventive health care and not disease management? A story in Hoy is encouraging. Health reporter Altagracia Ortiz says that the authorities in Montecristi are concerned with the high incidence of hypertension and diabetes and have begun to encourage lifestyle changes with the backing of the Ministry of Public Health …

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At least eight people were injured during the earthquake drill carried out by the authorities in the municipality of Consuelo, San Pedro de Macorís. The incident was attributed to speeding fire truck and National Emergency System 911 ambulance. As reported, the fire truck’s breaks went bad, causing it to collide with the ambulance and a …

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The Ministry of Public Health announced a nationwide campaign on 29, 30 and 31 October 2021 to combat rabies in dogs and cats. Dr. Manuel Tejada, director of the Center for Prevention and Control of Diseases Transmitted by Vectors and Zoonosis (Cecovez), says that the goal is to vaccinate upwards of one million dogs and …

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