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The United States National Institute of Health has given the okay to Ivermectin as an option for use in Covid-19. One week after Dr. Paul Marik and Dr. Pierre Kory, founding members of the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), along with Dr. Andrew Hill, researcher and consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO), …

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While curfew is keeping people locked down at home, there is a scarcity of PCR tests in the country, the weddings of a select few continue to be celebrated, supposedly following health protocols. Over the weekend, social media was abuzz with the news of the wedding of the son of Vice President Raquel Peña and …

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The Attorney General Office revokes curfew instruction but…. After protests over the curfew fines announced last week by the Attorney General Office, the Justice Department announced it would review the measures. The Attorney General Office then issued new orders that can be worse for those found in violation. The old orders called for fines of …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #303 reports 2,370 new PCR cases for the Friday, 15 January 2021 deadline, a new one-day high. This compares to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,528. The past seven days have been a record week since the start of the new …

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President Luis Abinader was present for the start of the expansion of the La Romana Free Zone on 14 January 2021. As reported, Central Romana Agroindustrial is investing RD$600 million in the development. President Abinader said the expansion reflects the confidence in the future of the Dominican Republic. He said the free zone is experiencing …

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The Ministry of Finance announced the placement of US$2.5 billion in sovereign bonds, according to the General State Budget of 2021, approved by the National Congress. This transaction was structured in an already existing bond for an amount of US$1 billion with maturity in 2030, at a yield of 3.87%, representing a reduction in the …

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The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) held the first hearing to choose four Constitiutional Court judges. The sessions will be held for four days and are presided by President Luis Abinader or Vice President Raquel Peña. The sessions are streamed live. 65 aspirants are being interviewed. They have five minutes to present the reasons …

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Energy & Mines Minister Antonio Almonte will be visiting San Juan de la Maguana where communities have protested the Romero mining project underway by the Goldquest multinational. The community claims the project will cause serious environmental damage. Almonte told Hoy newspaper that he will listen to the community leaders. “Later we will make a report …

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Minister of Energy and Mines Antonio Almonte says that the Abinader administration does not plan to invest in power plants’ construction. It is leaving this up to the private sector. The previous government built the Punta Catalina, a 732MW coal-fired thermoelectric central at a cost of more than US$3 billion. Almonte said the Abinader government …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) signed an agreement on 12 January 2021 with the Organization of American States (OAS) to promote the quality of electoral processes organized by the JCE in accordance with the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The new chair of the JCE, Román Jáquez, stressed that the initiative will …

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