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The Ministry of Culture inaugurated in the lobby of the state entity’s headquarters the Thematic Exhibition of the Dominican Carnival with photographs and costumes of the legendary carnival characters from all around the country. The colorful masks and actual costumes can be seen. The exhibition is open to the general public until 21 March. The …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #342 reports 673 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 23 February 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 763. The number of PCR-confirmed cases is at 236,883 as of the 23 February bulletin. Labs carried out 3,882 …

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President Luis Abinader attended the Velas Hispaniola candle manufacturing plant’s inauguration on Tuesday, 23 February 2021. The factory is described as the largest candle manufacturer in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world. It is located in the Parque Industrial La Hispaniola in Guerra, in the province of Santo Domingo. Operations head Errol …

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The traditional horse-drawn carriages that for years have taken visitors on a stroll on the Malecon or Colonial city are now fitted with electrical motors. With the switch, the carriage owners now comply with Animal Protection Law 248-12. The carriages offer new audio tours for complete service in multiple languages to domestic and foreign tourists. …

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Vice President Raquel Peña, who heads the Abinader administration’s Health Cabinet, was at Las Americas International Airport on the evening of 23 February 2021 to receive the shipment of 768,000 Coronavac/Sinovac vaccines from the People’s Republic of China. The vaccines flew in on an Air France flight from China. The Vice President was accompanied by …

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The Presidency acquiesced and will be handing over the full allotment ordered by the Political Parties Law to political parties. The government had announced it would cut the allotment from RD$1.265 billion to RD$639 million. The savings would go to build a branch for the state university (UASD) in eastern Santo Domingo. Yet this was …

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A delegation of leading Dominican business people head by the president of the National Business Council, Pedro Brache, traveled to Colombia where Colombian President Iván Duque received them. El Dinero reports the business mission exchanged views on trade, investment, cultural and diplomatic relations of interest to both countries. Former President Hipólito Mejía accompanied the mission. …

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A Catholic group sponsored a contest to choose the best documentaries that explain why the Dominican Republic should approve the three exceptions to the ban on abortion. The Alianza Cristiana Dominicana (ACD) organized the contest. The group is an organization created in Santiago de los Caballeros by women belonging to different religious denominations to serve …

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The president of the Chamber of Accounts, Hugo Alvarez argues that state prosecutors can say what they want, but they will have to present evidence to substantiate their claims that Chamber of Accounts audits have been altered. On Monday, 23 February 2021, the Anti Administrative Corruption prosecutors raided the Chamber of Accounts looking for documents …

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In the late 1890s and early 1900s dozens of immigrants from Lebanon brought their cuisine to the Dominican Republic. Today, hummus, tabbouleh and kibbehs are Dominican food. Kibbehs are made here from bulgar wheat stuffed with ground beef, crab, or goat meat and onions. The trick is in the frying. The treats should never be …

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