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Public Works Minister Deligne Ascención announced the start of reconstruction works on the road from Piedra Blanca to Maimón in the province of Monseñor Nouel and Cotuí in the province of Sánchez Ramírez. Ascención said the effort will find a definite solution to the critical point of Loma Mala, that is affected by the flooding …

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Agriculture Minister Limber Cruz says the country is planted and the crops are reaching the markets. He says the new Agriculture Cabinet is coordinating all the government entities that deal with farm issues. The Abinader administration has made available RD$5 billion for farming at soft rates or zero interest, as reported in El Caribe newspaper. …

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Economy Minister Miguel Ceara Hatton met with the press on Wednesday, 10 March 2021 to explain the rising fuel prices. Ceara Hatton sought to explain why, even when oil prices drop, there is not a reduction in the cost of fuels at the local level. Ceara Hatton met with media directors at the Presidential Palace. …

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So much for government efficiency. Superintendent of Insurance Josefa Castillo says she has increased the payroll at the Superintendence of Insurance from RD$22 million a month to around RD$26 million, around 18%. And all that while firing 300 employees when taking charge. “I have increased the payroll, because I have had to name people. But …

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The Ministry of Public Works paid RD$239,000 in severance payments to Wendy Josefina Hernández on 10 March 2021. On Monday, the woman had removed her clothes in front of the Presidential Palace in extreme desperation. She said she had been fired four months ago from her job making RD$12,000 at the Ministry of Public Works …

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The National Drug Control Agency confirmed that cocaine was the white powder in 500 packages confiscated in a raid on an unoccupied residence in the upscale Los Cacicazgos neighborhood in western National District. The drugs were confiscated at the two-level residence located on Calle Nibaguana 19. The DNCD intelligence determined the dwelling was used for …

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The National Museum of Natural History “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano” (MNHN) premiered this past weekend the exhibition of the skeleton of the manatee Tamaury, at the Hall of Marine Giants in the capital city museum that is located in Plaza de la Cultura. The exhibit tells the story of the manatee who was rescued …

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Keren Montero is the new winner of Dominicana’s Got Talent (DGT), the local version of the international reality show. She won the RD$3 million cash prize with Dominican audiences’ vote on Wednesday, 10 March 2021. Montero was the first of the contestants to receive a Golden Buzzer during the second year of the reality show. …

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Eduardo Perez Then, special advisor to the Presidency on Covid-19, confirms several Covid-19 variants are circulating in the Dominican Republic. He made the remarks after the lead researcher at the Institute of Tropical Medicine & Global Health of the Iberoamerican University (Unibe) confirmed the United Kingdom and Brazil variants were in circulation here. Dr. Perez …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #356 reports 390 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 9 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 485. For 20 consecutive days, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. As per Bulletin #356 …

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