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Russian tourists booking fast beach destinations

Russian tourists are not wasting time to book their vacations in the Dominican Republic. With Azur Air, Nordwind, Royal Flights, the direct flights are back. Aeroflot is expected to begin flights starting 1 October 2021. On 5 September 2021, a Nordwind flight landed in Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperon International Airport filled with sun-seeking tourists. Pegas …
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Milagros German named Culture Minister; press and propaganda restructured

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 …
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DR donates thousands of vaccines to Honduras and Guatemala

The Dominican Republic has donated 101,000 and 304,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Honduras and Guatemala, respectively. President Luis Abinader had announced last week the donation of around 500,000 doses of vaccines. The Dominican Republic has a surplus of vaccines because the first batches contracted with pharmaceuticals did not arrive on time and the Health …
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Natural gas is not feasible for Punta Catalina; experts say it is better to continue with coal

Technicians from the Faculty of Engineering of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) said that the Punta Catalina power plant should not be converted to operate with natural gas because the procedure would be very costly and the 752 Mw twin power plant would not increase its efficiency. On the contrary, the efficiency would …