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Monday, 25 January 2021 is a holiday in the Dominican Republic. Duarte Day celebrates Juan Pablo Duarte’s birthday. Duarte is the founding father of the Dominican Republic. The actual day of his birthday is 26 January but the celebration day is moved to Monday. The DR1 News digest will not be mailed on Monday. News …

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The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) appointed Eunisis Vasquez Acosta, Maria del Carmen Santana de Cabrera, José Alejandro Vargas and Manuel Ulises Bonelly Vega to the Constitutional Court on Friday, 22 January 2021. The CNM also confirmed Francisco Ortega Polanco as judge of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ). The judges will replace Wilson …

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President Luis Abinader signed Law 6-21 to legalize procurement procedures to purchase vaccines during a pandemic. The law amends Art. 6 of Procurement Law 340-06. The new law establishes that in the case of a declared epidemic, and within the framework of a National State of Emergency, vaccines’ import is not subject to the regulations …

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With the positivity rate back under 20%, the Abinader administration lowered the nationwide curfew. Curfew will now be 7pm to 5am on Mondays to Fridays (regardless of holidays) and from 5pm to 5am on Saturdays and Sundays. While businesses are ordered to close, people have three hours to commute to their final destination for the …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #309 reports 1,473 new PCR cases. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,739. The past seven days have been a record week since the start of the new administration in August 2020. The number of PCR-confirmed cases is …

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The Banco Popular Dominicano is sponsoring all-day celebrations in tribute to Our Lady of High Grace Day (Día de la Virgen de la Altagracia) on Thursday, 21 January 2021. The day is a religious holiday honoring the named protector of the Dominican people. This year, a 24-hour celebration will be televised and streamed online. There …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #307 reports 1,532 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 19 January 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,677. The past seven days have been a record week since the start of the new administration in August …

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President Luis Abinader said on his five-month in government wrap up that foreign governments have shown an interest in replicating the Dominican government’s distance learning programs. The Ministry of Education decided to prepare daily lessons for students in public schools and air these on local television channels and online. The programming can also be used …

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The Ministry of Education says that 64% of the RD$13 billion paid to the United Nations for advisory services was used to fund the purchase of laptops, notebooks and tablets, as reported in Diario Libre. The purchase is confusing. Diario Libre has been following the purchase and says the transaction’s full details are not yet …

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The Dominican Electricity Industry Association (ADIE) reports that the Abinader government has reduced arrears with the power generators to the lowest level in the past three years. The debt has declined 56% when December 2020 is compared to December 2018. The power generation debt has declined from US$269 million in August 2020, at the change …

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