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Government corruption cases seem to be moving at snail pace in the Dominican Republic, with many of the accused now getting relieved from preventive custody measures after their defense successfully argue the legal deadlines for the preparation of the cases has expired. Meanwhile, the civic watchdog organization, Participacion Ciudadana gives a vote of confidence to …

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An article in Hoy by Marianne de Tolentino, who is the director of the Bellas Artes Galeria and a noted art critic, reveals Dominican art has traveled all the way to the Qatar on occasion of the football world cup. Who would have thought that there would be a splendid Dominican art exhibit at the …

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The similarities between the symptoms of Covid-19, influenza and the common cold are keeping many from getting tested and thus contributing to the spreading of Covid-19 nationwide. The seasonal chilly temperatures that are lower than usual this 2022, and all the extra mingling for the Christmas holidays have provided favorable conditions for the spreading of …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is up to 9.98%, with the 24-hour positivity rate up to 25.74%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #997 dated 10 December2022. The Ministry of Public Health is encouraging people to up their vaccination status, with a third, fourth or fifth vaccine that are available for free in the Dominican Republic. The …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is up to 7.56%, with the 24-hour positivity rate up to 25.70%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #994 dated 7 December 2022. The Ministry of Public Health is encouraging people to up their vaccination status, with a third, fourth or fifth vaccine that are available for free in the Dominican Republic. …

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 The 2023 National Budget passed in two consecutive readings in the Senate, the second on 7 December 2022. 19 senators voted in favor, three against. Eight senators of the Fuerza del Pueblo abandoned the hall before the vote, arguing the draft amended laws in violation of the Constitution. The 2023 budget had already been approved …

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President Luis Abinader enacted Law 365-22 that merges the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEE) and the Rural and Sub-urban Electrification Unit (UERSS) into one entity. The same law creates the Punta Catalina Electricity Generating Company (Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Punta Catalina – EGEPC) for the operation of the Punta Catalina coal-fired 720 MW generation plant. …

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Medical authorities say hospitalized patients suffering from Covid-19 virus have doubled from five to 10 cases in the past month. The cases treated in ICU units are people with low or no Covid-19 vaccination coverage. According to the Deputy Minister of Collective Health, Dr. Eladio Perez, the hospitalized people have in common that they were …

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President Luis Abinader appointed Felix Aracena Vargas to be the country’s ambassador in Colombia. In March 2022, Aracena Vargas had resigned from his position as general manager at the National Council of Social Security (CNSS) held since the start of the Abinader administration in August 2020. The council is in charge of relations between health …

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The Dominican state sold the land where the vehicle holding center known as the Canódromo el Coco (former dog track), in Santo Domingo, for RD$298 million to CBS Developments. The company was incorporated in 2000 by today Minister of Housing, Habitat and Buildings, Carlos Alberto Bonilla Sánchez. Bonilla continues active with the company, Diario Libre …

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