2021 – Page 18

The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant) has issued the usual ban on cargo vehicles circulation in restricted access zones during the Christmas holidays. The ban affects permits that have been granted to companies delivering to the restricted access zones in the National District. The announcement is part of the road safety measures …

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For violations in the construction of the Le Parc Beach Front, the construction and operation permit issued to the high rise going up in San Pedro de Macoris province has been revoked. The tower under construction is located at Juan Dolio Boulevard #46, and its promoters intended to build 21 stories with 121 apartments of …

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Five Dominican-Haitian border province senators sat with executives of the Corripio Media Group to give their insights into the border situation and possible solutions. David Sosa (FP-Dajabón), Ramón Pimentel (PRM-Montecristi), Dionis Sánchez (FP-Pedernales), Iván Lorenzo (PLD-Elías Piña) and Valentín Medrano PLD-Independencia) met with the chief editors of Corripio’s El Dia, Hoy, El Nacional and other …

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The National Council of Export Free Zones (CNZFE) reports that direct jobs in free zone manufacturing companies are now at 180,252, up 8.4% compared to the level for 2020. The number of jobs is a 17-year record. Since 2004, direct jobs in the free zone manufacturing zone had been less than 180,000. The executive director …

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The Dominican Republic has little to show for the more than doubling of the public spending in public education since 2013. The 4% of Gross Domestic Product now spent on public education has not translated into the expectations for major improvements in quality education nationwide. The 4% of GDP is a social conquest, achieved after …

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Ana Figueiredo was elected the new president of the Association of Foreign Investment Companies (ASIEX) for the 2021-2023 term. It is the first time a woman presides the organization. She is chief executive officer of Altice Dominicana. In her acceptance speech, she committed to promote new investment and reinvestment, strengthening and protecting existing investments and …

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A feature in El Caribe reminds readers of the many cases of corruption and major irregularities in government that have made headlines in the past but seem to have been swept under a couch. The cases are candidates to benefit from being completely forgotten and to receive de facto pardon now that it seems Congress …

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The 4th season of Masterchef Dominican Republic airs starting on Sunday, 12 December 2021 on Telesistema, Channel 11. The schedule of the weekly show is 6pm to 8pm. Executive producer Manuel Fraiz Grijalba announced chef Catherine Lemoine is joining jurors Chef Tita and Leandro Diaz. The name of the fourth juror has not been announced. …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #623 with the deadline of 1 December 2021 reports 155 new cases, a record low only comparable to the very start of the pandemic in March 2020. The low in Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic coincides with the outbreak of the Omicron variant in Europe and Africa. …

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President Luis Abinader, First Lady Raquel Arbaje, Vice President Raquel Peña and a group of children, lit the Christmas tree and lights in the gardens of the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, 1 December 2021. Speaking at the event, President Luis Abinader highlighted the strength, resilience, unity and faith in God of the Dominican people. He …

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