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Three Dominican chefs set a new Guinness Record in New York City after serving 1,200 pounds of mangú at an Inwood restaurant on Friday, 1 October 2021. Two-star Michelin chef Maria Marte head the team at the Flavor Fusion Fest held at The Hudson NYC. Read more:Patch DR1 News 5 October 2021

The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #564 reports 572 new cases, including significant increases for Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo. The authorities are tackling the rise in cases. President Luis Abinader on 30 September 2021 urged people to get vaccinated, and those that already have the two doses to get the booster shot. An …

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President Luis Abinader has filed the 2022 National Budget with Congress. It calls for RD$1,155,565,300,000 in expenditures. It is the first time that the government has dealt with a trillion-peso budget. While the 2021 Budget was increased to go over that sum, it was originally “just” RD$997 billion when it was first passed. This new …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic has published its January-August 2021 report on the Dominican economy. The Central Bank forecasts the Gross Domestic Product will increase 10% in 2021. The Central Bank reports that accumulated inflation to August 2021 for the year is 5.41% in year-on-year terms. Inflation is expected to end the year …

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President Luis Abinader was in Manoguayabo, the hometown of Baseball Cooperstown Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez for the groundbreaking ceremony of a new sports-oriented school. Manoguayabo is located in western Santo Domingo. The school is an investment of RD$790 million and is expected to become “a national center with international repercussions,” as President Abinader said …

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President Luis Abinader appears in the Pandora Papers, the leak of almost 12 million documents that has revealed hidden wealth, tax avoidance and even money laundering by global leaders and celebrities. Muckracking journalists that are part of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICII) in Washington, D.C. released the findings on 3 October 2021. In …

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According to Energy and Mines Minister Antonio Almonte, the coal-fired generation facility at Punta Catalina has received the first of five 60,000 tons shipments of coal from Colombia. This will allow the controversial power plant to restore its production of 680 mw to the national grid. However, the minister said that the recent spate of …

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When the newspapers talk about “foreigners,” they are generally talking about Haitians, the largest group of immigrants in the country. Normally, other foreign nationals are referred to by their country: Russians, English, Canadians, Americans, etc. Last week, President Abinader and the National Immigration Council put out a series of new measures that deal with issues …

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The Superintendency of Electricity (SIE) has delayed the application of new electricity rates for at least a month. The rise in the electricity tariffs, just recently revealed, is intended to get the government out of the need to subsidize the nation’s electricity distributors (EDEs). The increases were approved as part of the Electricity Pact. As …

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The Ministry of Education early on was in the news for a contest to purchase hundreds of thousands in orchids for offices. It then made headlines for violations of the procurement law in the purchase of electronic devices, and for the delay in repairs and preparations of public schools for in-person learning, and the suspension …

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