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The Ministry of Public Health says that the slight increase in cases does not qualify as a fourth wave. Vice President Raquel Peña, who coordinates the nation’s Health Cabinet, says it is up to every person to take preventive measures and stay safe. While still very low, the number of positive cases and active cases …

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The Ministry of Public Health says that the slight increase in cases does not qualify as a fourth wave. While still very low, the number of positive cases and active cases has been rising since the past week. HOMS in Santiago and Cedimat in Santo Domingo have reinstated Covid-19 preventive measures that had been relaxed …

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President Luis Abinader and Youth Minister Rafael de Jesus Féliz García announced yesterday the start of the new young people entrepreneurship program. The Abinader administration allocated RD$1.9 billion for the Entrepreneurship Laboratory (Programa Laboratorio de Emprendimiento). The program makes available loans starting at 5% interest rate, with applications for these open from 19 May to …

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President Luis Abinader ordered his ministers and directors of government agencies to visit the provinces to meet with the community leaders and share with these what the government is doing in each municipality. President Abinader announced the promotional scheme has been designed, the agenda, the meetings and the points to be presented have been set. …

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The government division that handles reservoirs in the Dominican Republic, EGEHID called for the provisional suspension of the use of boats and jet skis in dams nationwide. The Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company (EGEHID) ordered the provisional suspension, as of Wednesday, 18 May 2022, of sports and recreational activities carried out in motorized water vehicles in …

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The Public Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, 18 May 2022 seized more than 200 wood logs during two raids on two sawmills carried out as part of the investigations against José Ling Valdez Mora, director of the Palmarejo-Villa Linda District Board. The Ministry of Environment accuses Valdez Mora of causing serious ecological damage with the illegal …

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The Dominican Republic is listed in 82nd place of 163 countries included in the Global Peace Index (GPI) prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace, based in Sydney, Australia. The IEP listing seeks to communicate the economic value of peace. The GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. This report presents the …

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Dominican authorities are working on the restoration of bus service between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The service was suspended after recent kidnappings in Haiti. Diario Libre reports on the meeting Dominican ambassador in Haiti, Faruk Miguel Castillo held with the director of the Haitian Police, Frantz Elbé. Also present was the director of Intelligence …

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The National Police announced the suspending of two police agents accused of beating up 19-year old Juan Rosario Méndez in Villas Agricolas, in Santo Domingo province. The Police invited the Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the case. The announcement came after the video of the beating circulated on social media. The Police called the action …

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The steaming heat of Wednesday, 18 May 2022 brought everyone a reminder that summer weather is on its way in. After a mild spring, the sweltering heat had everyone who could heading for air-conditioning. Reports are that the concentration of Saharan Dust combined with the warm winds that are blowing over from Africa are bringing …

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