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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #474 reports 713 new PCR cases for the Monday, 5 July 2021 deadline. New restrictions in place since May have checked the spike of Covid-19 cases that is attributed to the entry of the more transmissible variants of the original coronavirus and the increased mixing of …

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If bookings are right, July 2021 could become a record month for tourism for the Dominican Republic, even compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Minister Collado assured that these figures are a clear sign that “we have been growing in a firm and sustainable way, being a world reference in tourism.” Expectations are high. …

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President Luis Abinader is backing the Dominican delegation to the Dubai Expo. The world fair had to be postponed and now will take place from 1 October to 31 March 2022 in Dubai. Abinader says this is an opportunity for the country to promote its tourism, exports, investments, culture and gastronomy to global audiences. The …

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The leading Spanish daily El Pais published a report on the recovery of the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic. Spanish hotel chains operate most of resorts in the Dominican Republic and book hundreds of thousands of European and American tourists every year. The report echoes the feelings of most tourists who visit. These say …

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The Procurement Agency (DGCP) ordered the Ministry of Education to again hold new bidding procedures for at least 45 of the 56 tenders for purchase of electronic devices for public school students and teachers. The Ministry of Education had carried out the emergency tenders in December 2020 to provide laptops, notebooks, tablets for students and …

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The Extinction of Ownership Bill (Extinction of Domain) has languished in Congress through several governments. Now the head of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office against Administrative Corruption (Pepca), Wilson Camacho says the fight against corruption needs more actions than speeches, especially on behalf of the legislators whom he urged to approve the Law of Extinction of …

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Ramón Alburquerque, a member of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) had recommended President Luis Abinader to place Presidency Minister Lisandro Macarrulla on leave of absence as prosecutors advance in the investigations into contracting regarding the New Victoria (La Parra) jail. Meanwhile, Macarrulla denies wrongdoings of family companies and said that he is the object …

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How many times have we not been in a beautiful place only to come across litter that is totally out of place? How many times have we not wanted to have a bag to remove the trash? Now, the Ministry of Defense has put a name to a practice that should be the national sport: …

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Former governor Central Bank Guillermo Caram warns the Abinader administration is sacrificing capital expenditures for current spending. Caram says the complementary budget sent by the Abinader administration to Congress for approval is “a manifestation of fiscal arrhythmia.” He said that while the government wants to give the impression it is exercising austerity, it submits a …

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The Dominican government is making available Pfizer booster shots for those who have received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine. The decision to apply the booster at least a month after the second dose of Sinovac is controversial. Opposing medics say there are insufficient clinical trials to substantiate the mixing of vaccines. After an outbreak …

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