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A dream scenario is reality. The Ministry of Tourism now has a 21st century dataroom and tourism businesses all around the country are being given access to the information to help all make better decisions and monitor the industry. “At the Ministry of Tourism we are making decisions with data, we now have the information …

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The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) ruled in favor of the Procurement Agency (DGCP) that had disputed the concession through 2044 of the Teatro Agua y Luz, a dancing waters theater in the Centro de los Heroes, Santo Domingo and a government hotel in Constanza. The Teatro Agua y Luz contract was to Consultoría Astur, a …

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The Dominican Republic has vaccinated 161,827 persons in the first two weeks of the National Vaccination Plan. This includes a record 55,843 persons that were vaccinated on Tuesday, 2 March 2021. Collective Health Deputy Minister Ivelisse Acosta said this is 1% of the Dominican population. President Luis Abinader is hopeful by 17 March all those …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #349 reports 572 new PCR cases for the Monday, 2 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 555. For 13 consecutive days, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. The number of PCR-confirmed …

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The turnout at vaccination stations strongly contradicts a government poll that indicated 40% of citizens were reticent to get vaccinated. It seems that national campaigns have convinced people otherwise. The reality is that thousands have shown up since Sunday, 28 February 2021 when the government opened the vaccinating to the general public. The program began …

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President Luis Abinader received on Tuesday, 2 March 2021 the credentials of two ambassadors to European Union countries of Finland and Greece, four ambassadors to countries in Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia, Namibia and Djibouti) and the ambassador for Australia. Many of these ambassadors have been in active service but had not officially presented their credentials because …

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Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez says the Dominican government is in talks with Spanish and Israeli companies for the construction of a fence on the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The border is over 300 km. The fence construction would have a length of 190 kilometers, and is estimated to cost more than US$100 …

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The National Aquarium rescued on Tuesday, 2 March 2021 a female whale injured by the Punta Cana coral reef. When the whale landed on the beach of a resort, it was dehydrated and could have died. On its Instagram account, the National Aquarium shared details of the rescue. “Today, we received information about a Pilot …

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The Dominican Association of Press and Film Critics (Adopresci) awarded the film “Malpaso” as the best Dominican film production of 2020. The awards ceremony took place on Tuesday, 2 March 2021. Félix Manuel Lora, president of Adopresci and Marianna Vargas, director of the Dominican Film Agency (DGCine), together with José Enrique Rodríguez, director of the …

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Jennifer Lopez shows the results on her body of her personal care and of her family on her social media accounts. She is living in Casa de Campo while participating in the filming of the romantic comedy “Shotgun Wedding.” She costars in the film with Josh Duhamel and musician Lenny Kravitz. She has been sharing …

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