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Norwegian Escape has not yet restored its weekly stopovers at Taino Bay in Puerto Plata. As reported in Click Orlando, the Norwegian Cruise Line canceled a third straight sailing of its ship out of Port Canaveral after the repairs continued on the ship. The ship had run aground, when leaving the port in early March. …

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There is much speculation as to the precise reasons why the Dominican government has retained the luxury yacht, Flying Fox. The yacht is anchored at the Don Diego dock of Santo Domingo’s Sans Souci Port. Diario Libre reports on the possible reasons for the detention that is carried out in coordination with the US Homeland …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced on 3 April 2022 the seizing of a shipment of 1,129 packages presumably of cocaine at Multimodal Caucedo Port in eastern Santo Domingo. The drugs would have a street value of US$70 million. Following intelligence reports, anti-narcotics agents, accompanied by military and canine units, searched dozens of containers …

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Hurricane season starts in June, yet the recent rains that cut transit between Santiago and Puerto Plata last week, are a reminder of the need to prepare. The intense rains over the past week in the region of the Cibao Valley resulted in areas of the central region being cut off due to landslides. The …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #745 with the deadline of 2 April 2022 reports 30 new cases, down from 49 on the previous day. For nineteen consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 deaths reported. The death rate is at 0.76%, one of the lowest in the Americas. The 30 new cases in …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #743 with the deadline of 31 March 2022 reports 92 new cases, up from 18 on the previous day. In the first 31 days of March there have been only six deaths in a population of around 11 million. For sixteen consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #742 with the deadline of 30 March 2022 reports 18 new cases, down 38 on the previous day. In the first 30 days of March there have been only six deaths in a population of around 11 million. For fifteen consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 deaths …

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The Ministry of Environment announced that the country now has its first map of ecological conservation areas. The map is the result of the initiative “Mapping Nature for People and the Planet” implemented with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The mapping has produced three tools that will serve to strengthen territorial and sectoral planning:The …

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President Luis Abinader was in Santiago on 30 March 2022 to officially start construction works for the Santiago Monorail. The mass transit system will be 15 kilometers long and will have the capacity to transport 40,000 passengers per hour. The mass transport service will benefit around 500,000 people that live in the barrios of Cienfuegos, …

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According to a press release from the coal-fired power plant, Unit I of the Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Central (CTPC) will be out of service for 45 days as of 28 March 2022. The CTPC announced the power plant is shut down for its annual programmed major maintenance. Unit I is one of twin units …

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