2022 – Page 208

The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #704 with the deadline of 20 February 2022 reports 434 new cases, up from the previous day (304 cases). The death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.76%, one of the lowest in the Americas. The Ministry of Public Health in Resolution #0008-2022 recommends the use …

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President Luis Abinader was in Punta Cana for the start of construction of the Punta Cana Free Trade Zone (PCFTZ). The free zone is an air, maritime and land logistics center and free trade zone park. The expansion of the Terminal B of the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) was also officially begun. During his …

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President Luis Abinader told the country in his 27 February 2021 speech to the Congress (the National Assembly) that he would build a wall along the Haitian border to reinforce security on the border and halt contraband, cattle theft, drug and firearms trafficking and the steady migration of Haitians into the Dominican Republic. Reportedly, already …

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Vice President Raquel Peña announced a branch of the Las Americas Institute of Technology (ITLA) to be located at the site of the Parque del Este bus terminal site in eastern Santo Domingo. The bus terminal site was built by the past Danilo Medina administration under protest by leading institutions in the municipality. Technology, language, …

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Employment agencies in the Dominican Republic are only minimally supervised by government or by the Ministry of Labor. Companies and individual who dedicate themselves to finding work for others generally demand a percentage of the first wage/wages for their work. Now, the Ministry of Labor has released a draft proposal with a set of rules …

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Pro Dominicana (CEI-RD) represented the Dominican Republic at the Gulfood International Exhibition held at the Dubai World Trade Center in the United Arab Emirates from 13 to 17 February 2022. The fair is described as the world’s largest annual food events, serving one of the fastest-growing sectors. In a market valued at more than US$5 …

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There are some 688,000 persons collecting regular pay checks from the Dominican government according to the Social Security Treasury (TSS). That was the number as of 31 December 2021. This comes after government efforts to pare the payrolls by eliminating double jobs, pensioners, the deceased, those in prison, and those that never showed up for …

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The efforts to create a traffic corridor served by large buses instead of the infamous “conchos”, (multi-fare paying taxis), seems to be working—to a degree—after just a week, reports El Caribe. Users reported less congestion. One of the novel ideas has been to provide specific bus stops along the avenue. The bus stops replace the …

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The fact is that legislators are trying to prohibit private schools from charging “annual registration” fees, known as “reinscripción” in Spanish and collected at the beginning of each school year. Universities charge a similar fee for each semester or cycle, depending on the institution. In the case of the private schools, these have resorted to …

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The 43rd Vuelta Ciclística Independencia, one of the most important cycling races in the Caribbean and Central American region, began on Monday, 21 February with the first stage departing the Plaza de la Bandera area in the National District to Barahona, the southwestern province. Jorge Blas, the president of the Dominican Cycling Federation, says 23 …

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