2022 – Page 156

The Ministry of Public Health says that the slight increase in cases does not qualify as a fourth wave. Yet, the HOMS hospital in Santiago reinstated Covid-19 preventive measures that had been relaxed. Apparently the Covid-19 variant has been imported by Dominicans who have traveled abroad, or from visiting friends and family. Otherwise, the Dominican …

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President Luis Abinader toured the Dominican Petroleum Refinery to supervise the installation of LPG storage. He was also recognized by the Association of Industries and Companies of Haina and the southern region for having declared the district as the first industrial district of the country. The President delivered the first garbage weighing station of the …

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The Customs Agency (DGA) reported revenues of RD$71.1 billion for January, February, March and April 2022, up 32.72%, compared to the RD$53.5 billion for the same months in 2021. Revenues are also up 63.43% compared to 2019, when these were RD$43.5 billion. The difference is attributed to efficient management of resources and to the passing …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex) announced plans underway to outsource the issuing of visas, passports and other consular services. The Ministry of Foreign Relations is throwing in the towel and desisting from combatting corruption in visa and passport issuing. Instead, a tender is called to pass on the responsibility to a private company. The …

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The director general of the Superate government welfare program, Gloria Reyes explained to senators the findings of the fraud committed to the welfare agency, as reported in Diario Libre. She said the fraud affected 95,000 beneficiaries and was a loss of RD$154 million to the state. She said as a follow up to the complaints …

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Former President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla was in the Dominican Republic with a delegation of the Organization of American States promoting that more women get involved in politics. Chinchilla is the coordinator of an OAS high level group for this purpose at the OAS. She pointed out the many taboos and walls that still …

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Two major national grid power generators are out for maintenance works. The coal-fired 356 MW Punta Catalina 1 is off the grid through 13 May 2022. And now the Andres AES gas-fired power plant for six days starting on 7 May 2022. This is the explanation for the power outages that are affecting the country …

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The Army seized more than a million cigarettes of Jaisalmer and Capital brands in the Elías Piña border points transported in three SUVs. The drivers of the three vehicles got away, reports the Specialized Corps of Land Border Security (Cesfront). As reported, the 113 boxes of cigarettes of different brands contained 1,135,800 units of the …

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The National Police announced it is putting to use a technological platform that will allow police agents to know the criminal status of people in the same place where they are first detained. This is intended to reduce the number of persons who are taken to police detachments. The new technological tool is making it …

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Several legislators submitted on Wednesday, 11 May 2022 before the floor of the Chamber of Deputies a draft resolution requesting the interpellation of the director general of the National Police, Major General Eduardo Alberto Then. The deputies are requesting he visit the Chamber of Deputies to explain the incidents in which several young people have …

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