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Senator Antonio Taveras (PRM-Santo Domingo) says that the Chamber of Deputies-Senate committee that is studying the assets forfeiture bill is now considering restricting the scope to major crimes, such as drug trafficking, corruption, organized crime and asset laundering. Senator Pedro Catrain of Samana presides the committee that was empowered to merge the bill presented by …

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Senator Ramon Rogelio Genao announced new amendments to the Penal Code bill. Genao had made headlines for defending the amendment introduced during the Dominicus beach resort work session that set much reduced penalties for marital rape. An uproar primarily among women led the legislators to do an about-face. Genao had defended the lenient charges saying …

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Get vaccinated and collect RD$1,000 in Santiago. The province has one of the lowest rates for large cities in number of persons fully vaccinated. Only 53.9% of the Santiago province population has the two doses, compared to 87.8% in the capital city of Santo Domingo, according to the 19 October vaccine update. Now Mayor Abel …

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Most Major League Baseball (MLB) teams have sports academies in the Dominican Republic with several baseball fields. Yesterday, Jorge Perez Diaz, international vice president for MLB signed an agreement with the Ministry of Sports for the donating of US$300,000 to be used for improvements in baseball fields and stadiums in 30 provinces, not including the …

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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 62,318 doses for …

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President Luis Abinader is taking a commercial flight to Panama for a one-day meeting with his colleagues from Panama and Costa Rica on Wednesday, 20 October 2021. He is expected to return in the evening. President Abinader will meet with President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen of Panama and President Carlos Alvarado of Costa Rica in Panama …

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President Luis Abinader issued Decree 659-22, that creates the Loma Los Siete Picos National Park in the Sierra de Yamasá, in the provinces of Santo Domingo, Monte Plata, San Cristóbal and Monseñor Nouel, under category II of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). According to the decree, the park area is created to …

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The government has granted a new extension for motorists to regularize their status. The motorists need to carry out the corresponding expedited inspection of their motorcycle and present their IDs to ride the bikes. Those that are unregistered and domiciled in Greater Santo Domingo are being given an extension through 5 November to comply with …

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National District Mayor Carolina Mejía was a speaker in the Third Euroasian Women’s Forum. She shared her vision of the role of women as influencers to confront the challenges in the exercise of politics and government. The event took place in the Russian city from 13 to 15 October 2021. The capital city mayor spoke …

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The Chamber of Deputies approved a loan for US$115 million, signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The loan is to finance the Program to Improve Digital Connectivity in the Dominican Republic. The program will be implemented parallel with Claro and Altice carrying out the installation of 5G frequencies nationwide primarily in major cities. The …

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