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The plan is for the deployment of the nationwide 5G frequencies by November 2021. The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) announced on 11 October 2021 it has received offers from Claro (Compañía Dominicana de Telecomunicaciones) and Altice Dominicana. The Dominican state would receive revenues in excess of US$73 million. Claro submitted the highest economic offer …

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United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) presented on occasion of the International Day of the Girl on Monday, 11 October 2021 the grim situation of young girls in the Dominican Republic. Rosa Elcarte Lopez, representative for Unicef in the Dominican Republic, spoke during the event marking the International Day of the Girl on the …

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The Presidency has removed curfew restrictions as of Monday, 11 October 2021. At the same time, the Ministry of Public Health announced the continuing of preventive measures. The government will be requesting physical or digital proof that a person is fully vaccinated for entering public offices or a public school as of 18 October 2021. …

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As of Monday, 11 October 2021, curfew is removed in the Dominican Republic after it was first imposed in March 2020, and then consecutively since July 2020. But the Ministry of Public Health says that Covid-19 is still here and announced measures to motivate people to get vaccinated. Around 60% of the adult population is …

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For decades, the Dominican Republic has had a lax attitude towards immigration. It is a land of emigrants, with hundreds of thousands living all around the world, many undocumented. The Bible verse, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” has always prevailed. There are also practical issues at stake. The long …

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The Presidency has hired a large team of lawyers to ensure the forfeiture of property acquired through illicit activities. Legal advisor to the Presidency, Antoliano Peralta said lawyer Jorge Luis Polanco Rodríguez will coordinate the team of lawyers, together with lawyers Jose Luis Taveras, Claudia Alvarez Troncoso, Manuel Conde Cabrera, Rafael Rivas Solano and Fernando …

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After accepting a cassation appeal by the Public Ministry, the Supreme Court of Justice revoked the sentence of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeals of Santiago that had favored Pasión Night Club and four defendants accused of pimping and money laundering. A note says that on 4 September 2018, the Fourth Collegiate Court …

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Diario Libre is reporting on what everyone knows in the Dominican Republic, but people have accepted as normal. In the Dominican Republic most births are by c-section. As reported in Diario Libre, the president of the Dominican Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Cesar Lopez recognizes the reason is an economical one. A C-section and …

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Nearly two dozen persons are alive today after the Dominican Armada rescued 23 people from likely death in the waters of the Caribbean near Boca de Yuma in La Altagracia province on 9 October 2021. The group was picked up in two batches, one group of 19, was taken from the waters late on Friday …

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The Office of Permanent Attention of the Judicial District of Santo Domingo East ordered on Friday, 8 October 2021 that Police agent Janil Disla Batista and motorcycle driver Rafael Castillo Nova serve one year of preventive custody in San Pedro de Macoris jail. Disla Batista has admitted to having fired the shot that killed 36-year …

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