Dolores Vicioso – Page 977

A report in El Dia estimates between the RD$25,000 and RD$30,000 the cost of sending children back to school. The amount is greater in the case of private schools. Schools have been closed for in-person learning since March 2020. Now the government has authorized all schools to reopen for in-person learning as of 20 September …

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The picturesque row of typical fishermen’s houses that bordered the central area of Las Terrenas Beach has burned down for a second time. The original houses were destroyed by a fire in 2012 and rebuilt. On Saturday, 4 September 2021, a fire was reported at 6:30am that swept through the restaurants and bars. No persons …

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Jose Tomas Perez Gautreau, the son of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) politician and former Dominican ambassador to the United States, Jose Tomas Perez Perez, is on the Ministry of Foreign Relations payroll as an alternate at the South Africa Embassy. Somos Pueblo reports that he collects around RD$800,000 a month since the start of …

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The former director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD), Leonardo Faña, will no longer have to stand for trial. On Friday, 3 September 2021, judge Daniel Nolasco of the Third Chamber of the Court of Appeals of the National District said there was insufficient evidence against him to open the trial. A former financial officer …

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After months of drought, the northwestern provinces of Santiago Rodriguez and Valverde were hit with a possible tornado on Saturday, 4 September 2021. It was perhaps a micro-burst, yet it was sufficiently strong enough to tear off roofs, up-root trees and down power lines. And, it rained very heavily for more than an hour. The …

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The spread of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic continues under control. The authorities, nevertheless, are closely monitoring the virus and its variants. The national 4-week positivity rate for the 4 September 2021 Epidemiological Bulletin #535 is at 5.62%, down from the previous day. The 24-hour positivity for the day is 7.58%, down from the day …

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President Luis Abinader visited Monte Plata on 2 September 2021 to meet with select neighborhood associations. The President promised repairs through the Social Policy Cabinet of the Presidency for 1,000 dwellings this year. The President also met with dairy producers and that complain of difficulties in competing with the import of milk from the United …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reports construction (36.5%), free zone manufacturing (28.6%), tourism (22%), transportation and storage (14.2%), local manufacturing (12.9%), commerce (11.1%) and mining and quarrying (9.8%) are the drivers of the Dominican economic recovery. The average accumulated variation for the first seven months of the year is 13.1%. The Central …

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The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant) increased the cost of almost 40 services. As of 1 September 2021, those renewing their driver’s license (category 1) will have to pay RD$1,900 up from RD$1,100. The cost is RD$2,200 if the license has more than a year that it has expired; 3,300 if two …

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Congressman José Horacio Rodríguez (National District-Al Pais) asked that the bilateral committee of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate receive the other Penal Code bills submitted to the Chamber of Deputies and not just one. The bilateral committee received the bill submitted in the Senate that was the same that was received from the Chamber …

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