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The Chamber of Deputies has listed the bills that are on its priority list. The list includes the recently submitted bills that amend the sale of hydrocarbons, public trusts, and the extinction of domain bill. There is no mention of the Penal Code. President of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco shared the list of …

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The Ministry of Hacienda says the non-financial public sector debt, which is essentially that contracted by the central government, increased in 2021 by US$3.05 billion. As of 31 December 2021, the non-financial public sector (NFPS) debt balance stood at US$47.67 billion, up from US$44.62 billion at the beginning of the period. The law states that …

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Energy expert Ramon Alburquerque alerted President Luis Abinader that while his government insists on subsidizing fuels, fuel station owners are making over RD$60 billion a year in profits. He said the gas station profit margins are excessive. Alburquerque said that for each gallon of gasoline purchased, Dominicans pay RD$46 pesos to the petrol business middlemen. …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations reports that only four Dominicans remain in Ukraine. The Dominicans say they cannot leave for business and family reasons. These remain of the 16 Dominicans that were in Ukraine at the start of the war two weeks ago. Not all of the Dominicans who were evacuated from Ukraine will return …

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Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Carlos Luciano Diaz Morfa met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere, Daniel P. Erikson on 8 March 2022. According to a Ministry of Defense press release, the meeting was to discuss drug trafficking and border security issues. Erikson serves in the Office of the Secretary …

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The Ministry of Environment has said it is working on ways to better combat sound contamination in the country. In the meantime, Diario Libre published a news story listing the options people today have to denounce loud noise. Dominican neighborhoods are mixed, with many businesses allowed to locate. Several of these are known to blast …

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The Ministry of Education has been making headlines since the first days of Education Minister Roberto Furcal. Now Diario Libre reports that several professors say they won positions in the recent teacher’s hiring competition and yet have been left out to favor persons related to the ruling political party. Furcal is a high ranking member …

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According to his lawyer, Jorge de los Santos, Alexis Villalona was authorized to post bail, depositing RD$40,000 in the Banco Agrícola. He cannot leave the country and must register with the court every 15 days. He had been serving three months of preventive custody. Villalona made headlines after a video circulated on social media showing …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #719 with the deadline of 7 March 2022 reports 126 new cases, down from 54 on the previous day. The death rate is at 0.76%, one of the lowest in the Americas. The 126 new cases in Bulletin #719 compare to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed cases …

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President Luis Abinader is traveling to Chile and Argentina this Tuesday, 8 March 2022. This time he is traveling with First Lady Raquel Arbaje, Foreign Relations Minister Roberto Alvarez; Industry & Commerce Minister Victor (Ito) Bisonó and the president of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery. On his agenda is to attend the inauguration of the new …

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