2021 – Page 67

Congress paid around RD$30,000 per day per legislator to meet in a different scenario and study the around 400 articles in the amended Penal Code. News reports are that the outing cost taxpayers RD$2.5 million. Despite the splurge, Alianza Pais deputy Jose Horacio Rodriguez says that the most controversial issues were not tackled. Little advances …

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In the major cities of the Dominican Republic there are powerful business organizations (“syndicates”) that control mass transportation. They range from those that control the ubiquitous inner city publicos (multi-fare paying taxis) to the major bus routes along the nation’s streets and highways. The nation’s highest court, the Constitutional Court has just issued its Sentence …

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Deputy Attorney General and chief prosecutor, Yeni Berenice Reynoso said on Friday, 1 October that several high-ranking military officers are being investigated for their possible participation in the Operation Falcon money laundering and drug trafficking network. The military and police have extensive surveillance capacity in the Dominican Republic. The past Medina government had enhanced this …

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Cases of the coronavirus have spiked over the past week with some 2,000 new cases being reported between last Monday and last Friday, 1 October 2021. In fact, the count continues with more than 500 daily cases being reported. The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) has issued a strike call for this week in public and …

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The apparent murder of a young architect in Boca Chica on Sunday evening is making headlines. What is known is that 36-year old Leslie Massiel Rosado Marte was driving with a daughter after attending the birthday of her father in the Andres, Boca Chica yacht club at around 8pm and was returning to Santo Domingo …

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Meteorologist Jean Suriel says that the sulphur dioxide clouds from the Las Palmas volcano eruption are not a threat for the Dominican Republic. In a tweet, he explained that the SO2 over long distances tends to rise into the upper atmosphere, even when traveling at an altitude of more than five kilometers. Nevertheless, the hot …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #563 reports 573 new cases, including significant increases for Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo. The authorities are tackling the rise in cases. President Luis Abinader on 30 September 2021 urged people to get vaccinated, and those that already have the two doses to get the booster shot. An …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #561 reports 550 new cases, including significant increases for Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo. The authorities are tackling the rise in cases. President Luis Abinader on 30 September 2021 urged people to get vaccinated, and those that already have the two doses to get the booster shot. An …

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President Luis Abinader, Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera, Education Minister Roberto Fulcar, Administrative Minister Jose Ignacio Paliza and Santiago senator Eduardo Estrella were together for the symbolic launching of the Covid-19 vaccination program at public schools nationwide. The event took place at a public school (Instituto Tecnologico Mexico) in Santiago because that province is below …

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The Constitutional Court (TC) established that public transportation routes are a legal asset of public domain and are part of the national patrimony, therefore they cannot, and should not, belong to private parties. In a recent judgment, the Constitutional Court highlights that by their very nature, public transportation routes are the exclusive property of the …

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