2021 – Page 69

The government announced it is investing RD$2.7 billion to widen three important roads in the Santiago province. Public Works Minister Deligne Asención explained these roads are: The connecting road from Cibao International Airport to the Circunvalación Norte (9 km). The road should be ready in a year’s time, will have three lanes in each direction …

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When interviewed, the director of the Land Transit and Safety Agency (Digesett), Ramon Antonio Guzmán Peralta said that traffic jams happen only at peak times. “Traffic jams per se do not exist, because that is what we are for, to move traffic.” That set off a wave of frustrated drivers who spend hours in traffic …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) ordered politicians to cease promoting their political aspirations immediately. The JCE says that Political Parties Law 33-18 and Electoral Regime Law 15-19. The JCE says that the pre-campaign and campaign periods for the 2024 general elections have not yet begun. The JCE warns:Law No. 33-18 of Political Parties, Groupings and …

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Legal expert Claudia Alvarez Troncoso warns that Dominican legislators could be incurring in a violation of Law 155-17 against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. She was referring to irregularities in the legislators use of vehicular tax exemptions authorized by Law 57-96 when interviewed by Edith Febles and Huchi Lora for El Dia TV. The …

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After the Ministry of Interior & Police announced that migratory checkpoints should not allow the passing of pregnant women with six months of pregnancy, the media has begun to cover the situation. El Dia reports that at times, the country’s public maternity wards are 70% occupied by foreign women, a situation that costs the country …

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The good news is that September, the peak month for hurricanes in the Dominican Republic, is almost gone and the country has not had a scare. The bad news is that the passing Sahara Dust and the usual summer heat has people sweltering and melting from the high temperatures. Highs of 33-35C are forecast for …

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The spread of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic continues under control, despite the confirmation that the Delta variant is in circulation. The authorities are monitoring the virus and its variants. Nevertheless, the 473 cases reported for the 28 September bulletin are a new recent high. The new cases for bulletin #559 compare to the 7-day …

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President Luis Abinader was present for the inauguration of a new 12,500m2 industrial building at Gerdau Metaldom, a major steelwork plant outside the National District. The company invested RD$900 million in the new industrial facility that is located in the Duarte Industrial Park. Speaking at the event, President Abinader highlighted that the Social Security Treasury …

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The Dominican government says it will be stepping up applying the law in regards to migratory controls. The announcement followed a meeting of the National Migration Council (CNM) on Tuesday, 28 September 2021 at the Presidential Palace. Interior & Police Minister Jesus (Chu) Vásquez announced the special measures that are taken after the worsening of …

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Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez met with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on 28 September 2021 at the Department of State as part of activities for the Dominican Week in Washington, DC. The talks focused on investment and trade, cooperation for combating corruption and “the work that we can do together to …

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