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The Dominican Republic is now a player in the international macadamia nut market. Corporación Agrícola La Loma has become the first company in the Dominican Republic to export processed macadamia, complying with high-quality standards. La Loma CEO and founder, Jesus Moreno said the first shipment was 22,800 pounds of the fine nut that is processed …

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Late last week, the largest Dominican cacao exporter, Risek Group, delivered several tons of organic cacao to the French company, Grain de Sail SAS, from Morlaix on the Brittany coast of France. The French company prides itself on its organic products, and the Risek Group, which exports about 80% of Dominican chocolate, was happy to …

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The suspended regional director of the Customs Agency in Santiago, Antonio Gómez Díaz was arrested on Sunday, 31 January 2021. He is accused of sexual abuse of a Customs employee. He was arrested by the Gender Violence Unit of the Attorney General Office in Santiago and Police officers. He is under arrest at the Justice …

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There are 1,163,000 vehicles in the Dominican Republic that must renew their stickers (marbetes) this year, and there are nearly 300,000 that have not done so. The penalties for driving a vehicle without a renewal sticker of the Circulation Tax are steep: There is a RD$2,000 surcharge, plus the regular fee of either RD$1,500 or …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas representing the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Series taking place in Mazatlán, Mexico won their first game. Playing against Puerto Rico’s Criollos de Aguas, Juan Lagares batted a home run in the third inning and a single that delivered the five runs of the victory. The DR won 5-1 in the first …

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Over the past two weeks there have been 4,500 lucky persons who have been to the Samana Peninsula and visited the humpback whales, El Caribe reports. The whales come here every year, some 1,500 to 2,000 of them. They come to mate and give birth. Whale-watching boats have to follow a long list of protocols …

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Trudeau and Biden administrations’ recent announcements have dealt a heavy blow to the Dominican government’s attempts to revive the country’s tourism industry. Last week, Canada issued a cancellation of all flights to the Caribbean and Mexico until 30 April 2021. On the other hand, the US government announced that all travelers entering the United States …

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The government’s relaxing of the curfew nationwide, now from 7pm on weekdays and 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays, has reawakened life in the historic center of the oldest city in the New World, the Colonial City. This is because people get three hours after curfew closing time to circulate. Media reports are that Santo Domingo’s …

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January 2021 became the fourth month with the most reported Covid-19 deaths in the Dominican Republic. There were 250 reported deaths in the 31 days of January. The deaths are attributed to the thousands of family and friends that visited in December and the increased mobility during the holidays. The most reported Covid-deaths were reported …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #318 reports 1,507 new PCR cases for the Saturday, 30 January 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,445. The number of PCR-confirmed cases is at 214,060 for the 30 January bulletin. Labs carried out 6,952 first …

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