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An alleged racket involving Dominican and Haitian consuls appears to be exploiting the misery of the Haitian people. Investigative journalist Nuria Piera dedicated her Saturday, 30 October 2021 investigative report to present evidence of what she describes as a travel business where many Haitians are scammed. The report suggests close ties between the owner of …

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The Criminal Investigations Division of the National Police (Dicrim) says it is investigating the death of former president of the Senate Reynaldo Pared Perez in Juan Dolio on 28 October 2021. Reportedly, at the time of his death he was alone in the Juan Dolio apartment with his wife. Early media reports indicated that Pared …

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Ministry of Public Health inspectors accompanied by prosecutors and National Police agents shut down a pharmacy in Sosua, Puerto Plata on grounds that it was selling vaccination cards. The pharmacy was also said to be selling fake antigen test results to tourists for travel purposes. As reported, the authorities seized six cards at the Farmacia …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #591 reports 693 new cases, down from 759 on the previous day. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #591 reports active Covid-cases are 6,437, down (-252) from the previous day. The number of active cases is considerably less than the peak of 55,773 active cases …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #589 reports 879 new cases, down from 1,102 on the previous day. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #589 reports active Covid-cases are 6,222, up (+97) from the previous day. The number of active cases is considerably less than the peak of 55,773 active cases …

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President Luis Abinader will not be traveling to Glasgow, Scotland to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) from 31 October to 12 November 2021. “The accentuated deterioration of governance in Haiti demands the continuous monitoring of the political, social and economic situation to guarantee a rapid response by the Dominican authorities to …

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Aside from the very real security threat, especially now that criminal gangs are in control in Haiti, the Dominican Republic is hurting economically. Haiti is the country’s second most important export market. N Digital reports that the binational markets in Dajabón Jimaní and Pedro Santana in Elías Piña say trade is hurting big in the …

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Ministers of public health of Ibero-American countries met on 28 October 2021 to coordinate measures to strengthen health systems and to promote multilateral actions to help overcome the Covid-19 health crisis in Latin America, Portugal and Spain. The Dominican Republic organizes the XVI Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Public Health this year as it is …

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The government electricity utilities (EdeNorte, EdeSur and EdeEste) will be applying rate increases as of 1 November 2021. The government has announced the dismantling of the subsidy to the tariffs with adjustments scheduled to be made upwards every three months until 2026. A report in Diario Libre says this translates in tariff increase of RD$25.27 …

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President Luis Abinader removed engineer Serafin Canario de la Rosa from his role of general manager of the Punta Catalina thermoelectric power plant. The government-owned power plant is the largest in the country. Decree 679-21 repeals Decree 351-20 dated 17 August 2020 that had appointed Canario de la Rosa to the position. Read more in …

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