2021 – Page 57

The Dominican Republic donated 56,800 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Costa Rica, EFE reports. Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado thanked President Luis Abinader and the Dominican people for the donation received in San Jose, Costa Rica on Friday, 15 October 2021. Previously, the Dominican Republic donated vaccines to Guatemala and Honduras. “I am deeply grateful …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Roberto Alvarez spoke in a meeting of the Permanent Security Council of the United Nations urging international cooperation come forth to resolve the acute security issues in Haiti. At present, criminal gangs are more in control of the country than the government. Kidnappings are the leading industry. The position of the …

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The Dominican government has ordered that companies using Haitian labor need to regularize the status of their employees. Now, Dominican Association of Banana Growers members are concerned that they may not have enough workers to harvest the banana production in border provinces. They are concerned they may fail to meet their commitments with the clients …

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The Supreme Court of Justice submitted to the Chamber of Deputies a bill for advanced use of digital media by the Justice Branch. More than 85% of the court hearings were virtual from March to December 2020. The Supreme Court has also registered 2.8 million electronic signatures to expedite cases. The bill gives electronic processing …

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The Ministry of Environment says that the lack of oxygen caused by dense sargassum caused the death of thousands of fishes in Barahona waters in the southwest. The explanation is that the seaweed has started to decompose and, as it decomposes, it uses up a lot of oxygen in the water, so the fish living …

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Caribbean Export announces it is receiving proposals for participating in the Small Business Subsidies for the Dominican Republic (DRGS). The donations are for micro, small and medium-sized businesses with potential to export their products and services. Caribbean Export seeks to promote competitiveness and promote innovation in the private sector to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. …

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Former President Danilo Medina made a rare appearance in public on 17 October 2021, during a swearing-in ceremony in San Cristóbal of new members to the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Medina had been keeping a very low profile since the party lost the 2020 election while anti-corruption prosecution has targeted several of his brothers and …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reported on 17 October 2021 the seizing of 978 packages of suspected cocaine at Caucedo Multimodal Port. The capture of the drugs was the result of several days of intelligence efforts involving DNCD agents, canine units and military personnel. The DNCD had received intelligence reports that a container loaded …

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The announcement that the two doses of Covid-19 vaccination would be required for using public transport and for access to many places has delivered the desired results. Thousands are again lining up to be vaccinated. The daily number of vaccines administered jumped from 21,699 on 8 October to 50,793 doses for the 16 October 2021 …

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The announcement that the two doses of Covid-19 vaccination would be required for using public transport and for access to many places has delivered the desired results. Thousands are again lining up to be vaccinated. In the Dominican Republic where already around 60% of the population is vaccinated, but the government has vaccine stocks for …

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