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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #456 reports 1,216 new PCR cases for the Thursday, 17 June 2021 deadline. There is a spike of Covid-19 cases attributed to the entry of the more transmissible variants of the original coronavirus and the increased mixing of people. As has been happening since the start …

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The Ministry of Public Health is betting on vaccines to beat the pandemic. Dr. Eddy Perez Then, advisor to the Minister of Public Health on Covid-19, says that 70% of those that have required intensive care in Dominican hospitals had not been vaccinated when catching the disease. He said the other 30% had received only …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) informed taxpayers this week that as of July 2021 payment of the new contribution for the management of solid wastes as established in Law 225-20 (Ley General sobre Gestión Integral y Coprocesamiento de Residuos Sólidos 225-20) is due. The tax applies to legal entities domiciled in the Dominican Republic, be they …

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The president of the public school teachers union, Xiomara Guante read a document demanding major changes to the social security regime in the Dominican Republic during a press conference on 17 June 2021. She spoke for several local entities that have joined to form the National Coalition for Fair Social Security. Guante says that the …

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The president of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen), Fanny Carolina Salinas Fernandez, said Thursday, 17 June 2021 when visiting in Santo Domingo that for one of its members to lose parliamentary immunity, a request from the Supreme Court of Justice of the defendant’s country needs to be made. “At this moment we do not have …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) of the Dominican Republic continues to approve regular and charter flights requests to the Dominican Republic. Swoop Airlines of Canada is one of the most recent to get clearance. The JAC approved 148 winter season flight operations from November 2021 to April 2022 from Ontario destinations to Punta Cana for …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #455 reports 982 new PCR cases for the Wednesday, 16 June 2021 deadline. There is a spike of Covid-19 cases attributed to the entry of the more transmissible variants of the original coronavirus and the increased mixing of people. As has been happening since the start …

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President Luis Abinader was at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Miami Marlins Baseball Education and Training Center in Boca Chica on Wednesday, 16 June 2021. The Marlins are investing US$12.5 million in the new academy for training prospects to be signed for play in Major League Baseball. President Abinader was received …

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The Polígono Central area of Santo Domingo now has its Ochoa hardware store. President Luis Abinader was present for the inauguration on Monday, 14 June 2021. The hardware store opened at Av. 27 de Febrero almost corner Av. Tiradentes. Ochoa had a Santo Domingo location, but this was in West Santo Domingo. The inauguration of …

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Sports Minister Francisco Camacho said the government will condition the Quisqueya Ball Park to prepare it for the Caribbean Series in February 2022. The stadium has been closed since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Sports Minister Camacho made the announcement after meeting with the president of the Dominican Baseball League (Lidom), Vitelio …

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