2021 – Page 63

The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #567 reports 886 new cases, a new recent record since 25 June 2021. The total includes significant increases for Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo. Nevertheless, the Presidency announces curfew will be removed nationwide as of Monday, 11 October 2021. The authorities are tackling the rise in cases. President …

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With around 60% of the adult population fully vaccinated, the Dominican government announces it will not seek an extension of the National State of Emergency. The first case of Covid-19 was known here on 1 March 2020. Dominicans have been under a state of emergency since the first was announced on 20 March 2020 but …

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The Dominican Medical Association (CMD), the Health Risk Administrators (ARS) and the Ministry of Labor have reached an agreement for the increase doctors’ fees, after months of talks with health professionals. A 20% increase has been approved for medical procedures, including surgical assistants and anesthesiologists. A 30% in the rate for inter-hospital procedures is approved, …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera has said that to start vaccinating small children, the ministry is only awaiting a final report from the Sinovac pharmaceutical company. The government would authorize innoculating small children with the Chinese Coronavac vaccine. Dr. Rivera said children 5 to 11 years will receive the same Sinovac vaccine that has been …

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During the 6 October 2021 meeting of the Social and Economic Council (CES) there were discussions on the priority the government is giving to the Fiscal Pact ordered by the National Development Strategy Law 1-12, but that has yet to happen. During the CES session it was decided that the fiscal reform topic would no …

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The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) published a tender for studies of the train between Santiago de los Caballeros and Santo Domingo. BCIE said in a press release that the bidding process is for the hiring of a consulting firm to prepare market demand studies, as well as the analysis of the regulatory, …

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The governments of the United States and the Dominican Republic are meeting this 7 and 8 October 2021 to discuss initiatives to prevent and combat crime and, at the same time, strengthen citizen security. Samantha Power, general administrator of the Agency for International Development (USAID) is heading an official delegation that is visiting for the …

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Data in the “First Comprehensive Cooperation and Development Agenda of the Dominican Diaspora,” prepared by Dominican-American Congressman Adriano Espaillat, and delivered to President Abinader during his visit to New York in September 2021, indicates there is a population of 2,081,419 Dominicans in the United States. The report highlights that Dominicans live mostly on the eastern …

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Director general of prosecution in the Dominican Republic, Yeni Berenice Reynoso says there are no legal reasons for legislators not to approve the Extinction of Ownership Bill. The bill has stagnated in Congress for years. The Attorney General Office has advocated for the passing of the bill as an important instrument to combat corruption in …

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The Public Prosecutor’s Office reported on 6 October 2021 the arrest in Spain of Rafael Stefano Canó Sacco. Canó Saccó was a fugitive of local justice. He was chief of staff for former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez who is in jail awaiting trial. The Spanish National Central Bureau of Interpol informed the Specialized Prosecutor’s …

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