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President Luis Abinader took advantage of his trip on Thursday, 27 May 2021 to Punta Cana to attend the business presentation on Samaná as a premium destination in the Caribbean held for 300 travel agents from Spain, Italy and Portugal. The event took place at the Bahia Principe Bavaro resort in Punta Cana. The President …

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Haitian Foreign Minister Claude Joseph, who is the acting prime minister of Haiti, says that the Masacre River is a binational river and the use of its water is an inalienable right of both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He said that irrigation canals have been opened in Dominican territory for agricultural purposes. The Haitian …

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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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