2021 – Page 156

Hundreds of thousands of parents will be pleased to note that the Ministry of Education has plans to provide books both in paper and digital forms for the school year scheduled to begin in September 2021. This is good news for the home budget of thousands of households. Education Minister Roberto Fulcar says that it …

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Legislation that would create a national system of zoning laws governing land use has been sitting in National Congress for 16 years. El Caribe reporters say the lawmakers are playing a “game of legislative ping-pong” and call for something to be done. Several attempts to get the legislation on the agenda have lapsed, usually after …

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There is more to the closing down of the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), than just liquidating the staff. The Presidency issued Decree 342-21, on 16 February 2021, declaring the liquidation of the CDEEE to be a priority, transfering its attributions, faculties and functions to the Ministry of Energy and Mines and creating and integrating …

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The spokesperson for the Association of Dominican Free Zones Industrial Parks (Adozona), Luis Jose Bonilla told Diario Libre reporters last week that free zone tax incentives granted under Free Zone Law 8-90, are essential for the export companies to continue operating here. The 2022 budget for the Dominican government shows RD$28 billion in tax exemptions …

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Air France announces more flights from Paris to meet the summer demand, subject to government approval. Air France has planned the return of its flights to the Caribbean resort capital, Punta Cana, on the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic. The airline plans seven operations per week of a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with capacity for …

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The Attorney General Office issued a statement over the weekend thanking the public for the concern for the safety of prosecutors. “The prosecutors who contribute their time and expertise to the fight against administrative corruption are aware of the challenges they face and continue to work without any incident or action having stopped their investigations …

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Top Dominican athletes Maria Dimitrova (Pan Am Games golds in karate) and Felix Sanchez (Olympic golds in Athens 2004 and London 2012) announced they are expecting their first child. Dimitrova is a Pan American Games and Central American and Caribbean Games gold medallist for the Dominican Republic. She called her pregnancy a blessing. She wrote …

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With the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic announcing outstanding economic growth in the first quarter of 2021, the growing optimism is dimmed by the recent increase in Covid-19 cases in Greater Santo Domingo, San Cristobal and Santiago. According to the Central Bank, in just April 2021 alone there was a 47% improvement over 2020. …

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The Ministry of Public Health reports that Covid-19 variants are behind the new spike in the coronavirus locally.Two important variants of Covid-19 are circulating in the Dominican Republic. These are the highly transmissible B.1.1.7, from Great Britain, and the P.1 from Brazil. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reports there are 19 provinces of the …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #437 reports 1,384 new PCR cases for the Saturday, 29 May 2021 deadline. The number of cases continues to reflect the 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 …

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