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Procurement Agency director Carlos Pimentel says that the complaints about irregularities in the tender carried out by the Ministry of Education for the procurement of laptops and tablets for public school system and small business are unfounded, reports Acento. The media is following up on an original article in Diario Libre that had questioned the …

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President of the Republic Luis Abinader appointed Carlos Espinal as the new director of the National Theater Eduardo Brito. Espinal is a well known actor, theater director and cultural promoter. The nomination is in Decree 14-21. He had previously been appointed deputy director of the National Theater, replacing former director Niní Cáffaro. The Presidency named …

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The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) announced on Thursday, 14 January 2021 the procedure to activate a cell phone line, in compliance with Resolution 070-19. The activation now requires in person appearance at the office of the service provider or authorized distributor. Once there, the person needs to present an identity card, passport or residence …

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In the hearing regarding the US$92 million Odebrecht construction company bribes case, former Odebrecht general manager in the Dominican Republic, Marcelo Hofke reaffirmed the payment of US$92 million through an offshore company belonging to Ángel Rondón and lawyer Conrado Pittaluga. Hofke said that he is aware of the bribe payments through company information and conversations …

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On 14 January 2021, Judge Jose Alejandro Vargas rejected the definitive filing of the investigation of the participation of eight accused in the Odebrecht US$92 million bribes scandal. Judge José Alejandro Vargas said the cases against Temístocles Montás, Alfredo Pacheco, César Sánchez, Bernardo Castellanos, Julio César Valentín, Máximo D Oleo, Ruddy González and Radhamés Segura, …

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The Sirena consumer merchandising group re-opened modernized supermarket stores in three locations in Greater Santo Domingo. The company already operates stores at Lope de Vega Av. and Av. Sarasota. Now it announces consumers can shop at the Sirena Markets at Av. Independencia, Plaza Patio Colombia and Arroyo Hondo in northern Santo Domingo. The modernization includes …

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In these Covid-19 pandemic days, sports tourism is every day more filling the void left by concerts at east coast hotels. For instance, the international gaming community is discovering the advantages of a sanitary bubble in a Punta Cana resort. CapCom Cup 2020 is the latest sports event to announce it will meet at the …

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A measure that would require all passengers arriving to the United States to have a negative result on a test carried out no later than three days before their departure is the last obstacle to the Dominican tourism industry’s recovery. A viral test (NAAT or antigen test) is required to determine if the person is …

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The director of Ciudad Sanitaria Luis Eduardo Aybar, Dr. Jose Joaquin Puello, recommends the use of double face mask as it is imminent that the fast-spreading variant of Covid-19 will affect the Dominican Republic. The Ciudad Sanitaria is the largest public hospital in the Dominican Republic Dr. Puello, a neurosurgeon, said the use of the …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #301 reports 1,104 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 13 January 2021 deadline. This compares to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,428. Labs carried out 4,840 first PCR tests, that compares with the 14-day average that is a low 4,327. The …

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