2021 – Page 86

President Luis Abinader was recently in the Colonial City where he inaugurated the La Atarazana mechanized parking building, with an investment of RD$339 million. The parking building has capaity for 200 vehicles in four levels. Parqueate RD is a new venture-trust that is working closely with the Ministry of Public Works to build these mechanized …

Read more…

Samuel Sena of the Santo Domingo Economic and Social Development Council (Codessd) is pushing for attention to the threat that excessive wiring on city streets is causing to the city. The problem is caused by cable TV and telecom companies and their wiring that connect city dwellings in a disorganized manner. Milton Morrison, the director …

Read more…

On 8 and 9 September 2021, patients seeing physicians affiliated to the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) will have to pay upfront for the service. The physicians will not be accepting the ARS medical plan coverage. Nevertheless, the ARS says the patients can submit for reimbursements. The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) will not accept ARS insurance …

Read more…

The trending topic on Tuesday, 7 September 2021 was the towing of the runaway yellow Porsche from the parking space in a Polígono Central apartment building. The Digesett shared the video with the seizing of the vehicle but did not name the delinquent driver. Earlier in the week, a video had circulated when the driver …

Read more…

Catch up on quality Dominican films at the Fine Arts International Film Festival (FICFA) at Novocentro on Av. Lope de Vega in Santo Domingo. The 11th edition is dedicated to independent Dominican cinema and will take place from 16 to 22 September 2021. Among the titles to be screened are: “Más que el agua”, “La …

Read more…

Some of the best volleyball players in the Americas are in Santo Domingo, participating in the Men’s Volleyball Pan American Cup. The matches are played at the Ricardo Arias Pavilion in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center from 1 to 9 September 2021. Competing teams are from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Suriname, Puerto Rico …

Read more…

In the Dominican Republic, the first vaccines to arrive in February 2021 were of the AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company. These were used to inoculate health care providers. Subsequently, the Dominican government contracted for vaccines with Sinovac of China. And eventually, the batches of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines have begun to arrive Now the country has a …

Read more…

The spread of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic continues under control. The authorities, nevertheless, are closely monitoring the virus and its variants. The national 4-week positivity rate for the 6 September 2021 Epidemiological Bulletin #537 is at 5.86%, up from the previous day. The 24-hour positivity for the day is 9.23%, down from the day …

Read more…

President Luis Abinader named Milagros German his Minister of Culture (Decree 544-21). She replaces Carmen Heredia de Guerrero. German had served as director of Dicom, the propaganda and news agency of the Presidency. German was formerly a popular TV show host before taking on the top communications position in the Abinader cabinet. The Presidency announced …

Read more…

The Passport Agency (DGP) announced longer working hours as of Monday, 6 September 2021 working hours at the Centro de los Heroes main offices, Megacentro and Sambil, and in Santiago. Director general Nestor Julio Cruz Pichardo said the number of daily appointments for passports has also been extended to 600. He urged travelers to request …

Read more…