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The Central Bank has reported on a recent meeting with JP Morgan officials. Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu says the meeting was to review progress on strategic issues aimed at developing local financial markets and strengthening the tools available to the Central Bank to achieve its objectives in this direction. The international investment bank …

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New Minister of Environment Miguel Ceara-Hatton has taken with him to the Ministry of Environment advisors that worked with him at the Ministry of Economy. President Luis Abinader appointed René Antonio Mateo de los Santos, replacing Deputy Minister for Ground and Waters at the Ministry of Environment. He replaces Juan Fulvio Ureña Acosta. Now working …

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The Public Procurement Agency (DGCP) issued a resolution suspending the Ministry of Education’s contracting with different publishers to purchase digital books for the high school level in the 2022-2023 year. The orders were for more than RD$2.5 billion. The DGCP responded to a complaint placed by Editorial Actualidad Escolar 2000, SRL against the awarding of …

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India is the fourth largest importer of Dominican exports. Trade between the two countries reached a record of US$1 billion in 2021, due primarily to gold exports. In an interview with Diario Libre, India Ambassador Ramu Abbagani says there is potential for more trade. The ambassador spoke of India’s plans for more cooperation in science …

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According to the indictment against former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez Sánchez, around 18,000 fake social media accounts were created to identify detractors of Rodriguez Sanchez and staff at the PGR and induce trends, attack personalities and defend the figure of the now accused former attorney general, Listin Diario reports. The document cites that Attorney …

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After a riot broke out in the Anamuya prison on Monday, 11 July 2022, the general director of Penitentiary and Correctional Services, Roberto Hernandez, appointed Noel Toribio, as provisional manager of the Anamuya Correctional and Rehabilitation Center in Higüey. During the riot, inmate Víctor Manuel Marte Castillo was shot with a shotgun. Others were injured. …

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While Saharan dust is positive to the environment, it has a negative impact on human health, affecting the eyes and respiratory tract. Epidemiologist Carlos Manuel Féliz Cuello and pneumologist Jhan González of Cedimat in Santo Domingo, and Evangelina Soler recommend the use of face masks and drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated in the …

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One of the best film photography directors of all times in the Dominican Republic, 72-year old Claudio Chea Ariza passed away unexpectedly before dawn on Wednesday, 13 July 2022 of heart failure. He was hospitalized at the Clinica Abreu where he was programmed for a major heart operation in the early morning. He studied at …

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The US Embassy has alerted travelers not to travel with pork products to the United States. These are subject to fines and travel delays. The warning is made after the Swine Flu Outbreak in the Dominican Republic. Read more in Spanish:Pigs don’t flyDiario LibreN Digital 14 July 2022

The Dominican Republic athletics delegation is a team to watch in the World Athletics Championships that will take place at the Hayward Field at the University of Oregon 15-24 July 2022. Around 2,000 athletes representing 200 nations will run, jump, or throw for glory. The Dominican team of nine athletes is led by Olympic silver …

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