Dolores Vicioso – Page 1047

The Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) issued Resolution No. 100-2021 reestablishing teleworking for government employees in Greater Santo Domingo due to the surge in Covid-19 cases in the capital city area. The modality is applied in all cases where the nature of the work does not necessarily require the presence of the employee. The resolution …

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The National Confederation of Transport Organizations (Conatra), a leading public transport private company, says that as of 1 June 2021, drivers need to show a vaccination card to be authorized to work. The measure is adopted due to the surge in Covid-19 infections in recent days. Mario Diaz, spokesperson for the transport company, said that …

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Congress has passed the special transitory bill that will enable the Abinader administration to complete high priority public works. The bill was submitted by the Presidency to get around red tape and be able to conclude schools, hospitals and road works that were begun under the previous Medina administration. Many of these works have been …

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Those aspiring to be elected judges of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) have until 21 June 2021 to register for the assessment hearings. The applications are being received from 28 May to 21 June. The announcement was made after the first session of the National Council of the Magistracy took place on Wednesday, 26 May …

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Dominican media and social media are drawing parallels between the present vandalism that has affected the Las Americas International Airport and similar episodes during the Antonio Guzmán government (1978-80). The late President Guzmán is credited with having put an end to the military stronghold he inherited after defeating long-standing President Joaquín Balaguer in 1978. Recently, …

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Taxpayers would have ended up paying for 485 beauty product kits contracted by the state bus company, Omsa, as reported in El Nuevo Diario. The kits were valued at RD$1,700 each. The total of the tender was for RD$970,910 for the hair product kits. The Omsa said the purchase was made to be able to …

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National District Mayor Carolina Mejía was present for the opening of the new exhibit of the Berlin Wall fragment donated by the Federal Republic of Germany during a formal ceremony at the Montesinos Monument on the Santo Domingo Malecón boulevard. The fragment is in exhibit at the Fray Antonio de Montesinos Monument. German Ambassador Volker …

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The shooting of scenes for Paramount Pictures’ “The Lost City of D” has begun at Dominican locations in Samaná and Pinewood Studios-Lantica Media in Juan Dolio, San Pedro de Macoris. The film cast is Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Patti Harrison, Da Vine Joy Randolph and Daniel Radcliff. The plot is about a reclusive …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #434 reports 1,765 new PCR cases for the Wednesday, 26 May 2021 deadline. The number of cases reflects a surge in cases only comparable to the peaks reported after the Christmas holidays in January 2021. Greater Santo Domingo concentrates most of the cases. The cases compare …

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President Luis Abinader attended the inauguration of the adults-only Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana in Uvero Alto, in the northern beach area of the Punta Cana area. The hotel is around half an hour from Punta Cana International Airport. This is Grupo Posadas of Mexico’s first resort in the Dominican Republic. Tourism Minister David …

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