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The Metro Office announced that it is extending the Santo Domingo Metro and Skylift’s service hours as of Wednesday, 27 January 2021. After the Presidency issued Decree 37-21 reducing curfew hours, the Santo Domingo Metro will now operate Monday to Friday from 6 am to 9pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 6am to 7pm. …

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Writer and essayist Manuel Mora Serrano is the winner of the 2021 National Literature Award. The Corripio Foundation that funds the award says Mora was chosen “for his impeccable career in literature for 60 years in the genres of poetry, narrative, essay and literary criticism.” The Corripio Foundation president, José Luis Corripio (Pepín), and Culture …

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Dominican government entities have been affected by cyber-attacks by Russian and Chinese hackers, as reported in Hoy. The newspaper reports it has had access to a document that reveals that the National Cybersecurity Center (CNCS) has detected an unusual increase in cyberattacks on government entities. As reported, Minister of the Presidency Lisandro Macarrulla has warned …

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Canada is requesting PCR tests for travelers since 7 January. The USA is more flexible and accepts a PCR or an antigen test as of 26 January. Both request the tests be taken 72 hours before departure to Canada or the USA. Now Spain has announced PCR tests carried out 72 hours before travel for …

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Unibe’s Institute of Tropical Medicine and Global Health (Imtsag) and the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) signed on 22 January 2021 a collaboration agreement to increase processing capacity for Covid-19 testing. The university center has the capacity to process 600-700 PCR-SARS-CoV-2 samples daily, with a weekly flow of 3,000-4,000 samples. The renewed public-private partnership is …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #313 reports 1,143 new PCR cases. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,388. The number of PCR-confirmed cases is at 206,305 for the Monday, 25 January bulletin. Labs carried out 4,567 first PCR tests. The number of tests …

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President Luis Abinader was at the Las Americas Free Trade Zone Park in eastern Santo Domingo for the announcement of the industrial park’s expansion project. The park has 17,000 employees and expects to add5,000 jobs this year. New jobs are being added in services, packaging materials, plastic products, medical device manufacturing and sterilization services. President …

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Environment ministers of Haiti and the Dominican Republic met on Thursday, 21 January 2021 in the border city of Comendador in Elías Piña province to sign a joint declaration with nine points that focus on the environment. The effort seeks to reforest the border zone, and ensure the protection and sustainable use of the basins …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations published the guidelines for Venezuelans with irregular status in the Dominican Republic to regularize their residence here. The Ministry of Foreign Relations is allowing Venezuelans to file paperwork here instead of in their home country. It is also allowing expired passports to be presented for the request for the temporary …

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President Luis Abinader enacted Decree 36-21 that promotes standards and policies for the prevention of violations of public procurement procedures. The executive act seeks to enhance transparency and guarantee greater efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public funds. The Program for Regulatory Compliance in Public Procurement in the Dominican Republic will be developed under …

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