DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Despite millions having been spent to make the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate more comfortable and technologically advanced, Dominican legislators understand they can concentrate better at a resort. For the third time, the legislators agree to hold sessions for the drafting of an important law in a resort.

This time, the law they are studying is the Social Security Law. The legislators have excluded themselves from the previsions for health care and pensions in the law, and instead have voted for much-improved retirement and health care plans for themselves. During the past government, the legislators ruled an amendment that increased the benefits for the financial companies that manage the pension and health plans.

This is the third time the legislators decide they should meet at a resort. The first time was when in October 2021, the members of...