2021 – Page 2

President Luis Abinader received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. As most Dominicans, he received a first dose of Sinovac/Coronavac vaccine. First Lady Raquel Arbaje and Vice President Raquel Peña had been vaccinated on Monday, 3 May 2021 with the same vaccine. The President and the First Lady had caught Covid-19 in June 2020. …

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The Dominican government received 2 million Sinovac/Coronavac Covid-19 vaccine doses and 5 million syringes on 5 May 2021. The vaccines cost US$37,240,000. Vice President Raquel Peña explains the dose of the vaccine cost US$18.62 and have a transportation cost of US$0.63 each. Vice President Raquel Peña and Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera were at the …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera explains why the government has desisted from covering PCR tests for persons with ARS insurance plans. He was interviewed for the Corripio Media Group lunch on 5 May 2021. The Ministry of Public Health says the PCR tests continue to be available for free at select points in Santo Domingo …

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The Dominican Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday, 4 May 2021 that it is up to the parents to establish the order of surnames that their children will have when they are declared. The historic sentence was issued in virtue of a case that had been pending for eight years: a petition by Romina Betsabe Santroni …

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Vice President Raquel Peña and Minister of Public Health Daniel Rivera spoke up on Wednesday, 5 May in favor of the restart of classes. Vice President Peña said she has always been in favor of the restart of classes. Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera now says that schools are the safest place for children. Dr. …

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To commemorate the International Firefighters’ Day (4 May), the Ministry of Environment met with a group of businessmen and announced a plan to support the important work that these men and women have been doing to preserve trees, especially in protected areas of the country. Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera and businessman José Miguel Bonetti …

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For those who are impatient regarding prosecution of corruption, Attorney General Miriam German gave an interview to Huchi Lora and Edith Febles of El Dia TV morning talk show and provided insights into what the Attorney General Office is working on. She said they have inherited 400 investigations, many more than 10 years old, and …

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The Administrator of Social Subsidies (ADESS) director, Digna Reynoso says that 275 stores are under investigation for a millionaire fraud related to the Stay at Home welfare program implemented since April 2020 to benefit the poor at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. ADESS director estimates at RD$294 million the fraud against the government program. …

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The Senate passed the two readings to eliminate the payment of inheritance taxes when a person inherits the pension funds left by a deceased affiliate. The decision will simplify the procedures and speed up the processes in favor of the relatives of deceased AFP pension holders. There is a bottleneck affecting 75,000 families that have …

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Mapfre Salud announced on Wednesday, 5 May 2021 that it will reimburse affiliates for medical consultations if they are affected by the physician work stoppage announced by the Dominican Medical Association (CMD). “The claims of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) are beyond the competence of Mapfre Salud ARS, as well as that of any other …

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