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With a day of free transportation, the Metropolitan Bus Services Office (Omsa) begins the operations of its Abraham Lincoln corridor on Monday, 14 February 2022. Thirty-five buses will be making 46 stops on the route. The fare is RD$15. Fares are being collected in cash, but by Tuesday, 1 March only electronic payments are accepted …

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Media reports indicate that the Abinader administration is looking into business deals under the public trust scheme. The schemes fall under the Public Private Alliances (DGAPP) agency, now directed by lawyer Sigmund Freund. The trusts enable the private players to not fall under regular government controls such as the Controller Office audits, the Procurement Agency …

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The spokesperson for the Economic and Social Council (CES), Rafael Toribio (the former rector of Intec university), announced on Saturday, 12 February 2022 that this week three more working groups would begin to discuss key national issues. President Luis Abinader has convened the CES for the Dialogue for Reforms. Each of the discussion tables includes …

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The risk of worsening of environmental contamination is the main concern of the people of Peravia province. Baní Bishop Victor Masalles, electricity expert Bernardo Castellanos; environmental coordinator for the UASD state university, Luis Carvajal, the president of the Baní municipal Council Leonidas Diaz, and social activist Enrique de Leon participated in a recent panel to …

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The Central Bank reports remittances for January 2022 dropped 4.2% compared to the same month in 2021. The remittances declined to US$759.3 million, down from the record US$792.8 million for the same month in 2021. The level of remittances is still considerably up from the pre-pandemic level of US$537 million in January 2019. The Central …

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Health service providers are reminded that a resolution prohibits clinics from demanding obligatory payment or guarantee before a patient is admitted to a private clinic. Clinics cannot require guarantees or deposits according to the office of the Superintendent of Health and Work-related Risks (Sisalril). Persons or families that face this situation are urged to get …

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President Luis Abinader visited on Thursday, 10 February 2022 with the family of three children that were impacted on 27 January by a driver on the run in San Pedro de Macoris. Only one of the three children survived the crash. The children, 5-year old Carlos Jose Nova and 7 year old Yeremi Jusue Novel …

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A recent video trending on social media here shows the notary public Ramon Andres Avila retrieving a number from the revolving drum and putting it back to take out another one. The lottery company is La Primera and the video with the exchange of numbers went viral on Wednesday, 9 February. The notary proceeded with …

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President Luis Abinader received Hollywood actress Zoe Saldaña at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 11 February 2022. Saldaña was with her husband, children, mother and in-laws. Saldaña is the second highest-grossing film actress of all times as of 2019, as reported in Wikipedia. She began her actress career when performing in the film Center Stage …

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Entertainment producer Amaury Sánchez presents the musical “In the Heights” at the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater with performances this coming 3 and 4 March 2022 at 8:30pm. Waddys Jaquez is the director of the Dominican version of the musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Javier Grullón has the lead role. Also starring are Irving …

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