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Private school owners have lost thousands of their teachers to the public sector that pays better. Wage and benefits raises awarded since 2016 to public school teachers, nevertheless have not resulted in improvements in the quality of education. There is strong criticism that the sector continues to be highly politicized. The situation has not seem …

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In early March, thousands of persons noted that the money in their pension funds was less than the month before. Case by case, hundreds and then thousands began questioning how this could happen. How could money “disappear” from the amount already in the account? Unions and citizen groups including ProConsumidor Agency got involved, and finally …

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The National Congress facility is now not enough for Dominican legislators. Again, the legislators will be meeting at a beach resort for three days to discuss a controversial bill. Earlier this year, senators and deputies booked stays at a beach resort to discuss the Penal Code. The added expense was of little avail as the …

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The Presidential Assets Recovery Team appointed by President Luis Abinader is working to recover some RD$39 billion from those involved in the five major corruption cases currently tackled by the Justice Department. The government is suing for damages to the people of the Dominican Republic. The cases that add up to the RD$39 billion are …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera continues to look inside the fortunes of eight Dominican legislators who are known to be in the gaming industry. Of the eight legislators, four belong to the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), three to the former ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and one to the People’s Force (FP), the political party …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reported over the weekend the seizing of 751 packages of a substance suspected to be cocaine in operations in La Romana and Boca Chica. In La Romana 290 packages of drugs were seized in a leisure yacht off coastal waters. There were no arrests. In Boca Chica, 461 packages …

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Last week, the Banking Association of the Dominican Republic announced that commercial banks are returning to their regular operating hours in supermarkets and shopping malls around the country after years of reduced working hours due to Covid-19. The new schedules will be effective as of Monday, 28 March 2022. With the marked reduction of Covid-19 …

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The Flying Fox luxury yacht docked at the Don Diego dock in Sans Souci Port, in Santo Domingo. It is the new touristic attraction for those visiting the Colonial City area. The Flying Fox had first arrived bringing Jeff Bezos and guests to vacation in Casa de Campo in La Romana. From there it traveled …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #738 with the deadline of 26 March 2022 reports 39 new cases, down from 100 on the previous day. In the first 26 days of March there have been only six deaths in a population of around 11 million. For eleven consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #735 with the deadline of 23 March 2022 reports 92 new cases, down from 105 on the previous day. In the first 21 days of March there have been only six deaths in a population of around 11 million. For seven consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 …

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