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The National Statistics Office (ONE) announces that ONE staff members are visiting a selection of households as of Tuesday, 19 October 2021, to update data for the National Multipurpose Household Survey (Enhogar 2021). Willy Otáñez, in charge of the Department of Surveys of the ONE, called on the population to welcome those who call at …

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The Supreme Court of Justice has ruled (Ruling # 2270-2021) that businesses need to request that their customers paying with debit cards show proof of identity or enter a secret code. The requirement is a measure that should be taken to prevent the improper use of the card. The ruling was issued by the First …

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The Public School Teachers Union (ADP) is one of the largest professional unions in the country, simply because all public teachers are members and the ADP is funded with deductions from teachers’ wages. As a result, the ADP has an annual budget of more than RD$400 million. The ADP is also highly politicized. In the …

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Chris Duarte (born and raised in Puerto Plata) with the Indiana Pacers, Al Horford (born in Puerto Plata) with the Boston Celtics and Karl Anthony Towns Cruz (born in New Jersey) of the Minnesota Timberwolves are three top players Dominicans fans will be following in this 2021-2022 NBA season, Diario Libre reports. The games are …

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Works of Candido Bidó are on exhibit at the Galeria Nacional de Bellas Artes at the Palace of Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo. Bidó died in 2011 of a heart attack and left a legacy of color and authenticity in his works. “Bidó, Always Present” is a retrospective of the life and works of the …

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The announcement that the two doses of Covid-19 vaccination would be required for using public transport and for access to many places has delivered the desired result. Thousands are again lining up to be vaccinated. The daily number of vaccines administered jumped from a low 20,797 on 30 September 2021 to 52,828 doses for the …

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President Luis Abinader surprised the nation by announcing new measures for enacting Police reform during a press conference on Sunday, 17 October 2021. The Dominican Police has 38,281 active members, including 32 generals, 633 colonels and 752 lieutenant colonels. President Abinader told the Dominican people that Police reform will take time, “but we need to …

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President Luis Abinader named Brigadier General Eduardo Alberto Then, who at the time was serving as regional director of the Barahona region since July 2021, the new director of the Police (Decree 656-21). Born 25 October 1959, Then is known for “mano dura.” He is a graduate from the National Police Cadet Academy in 1985. …

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Several commercial banks in the Dominican Republic alerted their customers that as of Monday, 18 October 2021 they would be requesting people show a vaccination card with two doses to enter a bank. Likewise, government offices, gyms, universities, stores and many other businesses are now requesting the card. The decision comes after the Ministry of …

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As of Monday, 18 October 2021, government offices, public transport, schools and universities, and mayor businesses require all attending to be vaccinated and present proof to enter. Digital and physical copies of the vaccination card are accepted. The Ministry of Public Health says that if you have lost your vaccination card and do not have …

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