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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #370 reports 402 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 23 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 459. For more than a month now, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. As per …

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President Luis Abinader was in La Romana on Tuesday, 23 March 2021 to inaugurate the Paseo Marítimo La Caleta. The promenade is located at the beach of La Caleta in the center of La Romana city. For years it has been popular for eating fried fish. Now renovated, it is a worthwhile place to go …

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President Luis Abinader, together with Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez, met on 23 March 2021 with several ambassadors who have shown an interest in helping build hospitals in Haiti. The lack of and cost of medical services in Haiti has resulted in thousands traveling to the Dominican Republic to receive free services at Dominican public hospitals. …

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The director of the Customs Agency (DGA), Eduardo Sanz Lovaton announced the installation of state of the art X-ray technology at the Port of Haina. He said the Eagle P60-s equipment was donated by the company HIT Puerto Río Haina. The new technology will expedite freight container cargo clearance operations. HIT invested more than US$3 …

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Spain’s Secretary of State for Trade, Xiana Margarida Méndez Bértolo arrived on Tuesday, 23 March 2021 for a two-day visit to boost Spanish trade and investments in the country. The economist says her visit is motivated by the new Abinader administration’s pro-business attitude and the outlook for a prompt recovery of the Dominican economy. After …

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The Chamber of Deputies sent the shortlists to the Senatefrom with the names of pre-selected candidates for the nation’s ombudsman. The candidates are politicians Fidel Ernesto Santana (Frente Amplio), Henry Modesto Merán (Fuerza del Pueblo) and Pablo Ulloa Castillo, former executive director of the Constitutional Court. The Chamber of Deputies says the shortlist of alternates …

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The popularity of electric scooters created problems in the Colonial City as these swerved around sidewalks and streets, affecting pedestrians. Now, Santo Domingo’s city government says these are banned until regulation is drafted on their use, responsibilities, and consequences. As explained in a press release, the measure is taken by common agreement with the companies …

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The Santo Domingo Metro & Skylift Office (Opret) announced that the Santo Domingo Cable Car will be out of service from Saturday, 27 March until Sunday, 4 April 4, that is, during Easter Week. The skylift will undergo maintenance work on sections 1 and 2. In a press release, Opret says that OMSA government bus …

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On Sunday, 22 March 2021, José Sanchez announced he was resigning his position as rector at the Instituto Técnico Superior Comunitario (ITSC). The announcement comes after TV journalist Addis Burgos aired two parts of an investigative report into how Sánchez has politicized the community college to benefit his family and ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) …

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The unionized taxi driver who rammed into a Uber taxi in Bavaro got off easy. El Nuevo Diario reports that cab driver Juan Felix Calderon was released on a bail of RD$100,000 and the requirement of showing up at the Higuey court once a week. Last week, Calderon intercepted and crashed a Uber vehicle when …

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