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In an apparent cry of impotence, the head of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office against Administrative Corruption (Pepca), Wilson Camacho pleaded for the Dominican government to change its policy of doing business, affirming that as long as it does so “with anyone” it will be difficult to effectively confront corruption. The government regularly has contracted millions …

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The Public Procurement Agency (DGCP) director general, Carlos Pimentel is calling for an overhaul of the contracting procedures at the National Institute of Student Welfare (Inabie). Inabie is responsible for procurement for the Ministry of Education. Pimentel says his department is sorting through several complaints and will be issuing its rulings. Nevertheless, he said that …

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The Dominican government has contracted upwards of RD$25 billion in deals with the United Nations in the Dominican Republic. In 2020, the government spent RD$13 billion to purchase services from the United Nations office in the Dominican Republic. Carlos Pimentel , director of the Procurement Agency (DGCP) said that since he was appointed, he sent …

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Judge Deyvi Timotel Peguero of the Seventh Court of Instruction of the National District set the preliminary trial hearing for the Antipulpo (Anti-Octopus) case for 4 April 2022. The hearing to revise the preventive custody measures of the network accused by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of financial scamming of the government was set for 21 …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #690 with the deadline of 6 February 2022 reports 1,044 new cases, up from the previous day (956 cases). The death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.77%, one of the lowest in the Americas. Ministry of Public Health director of Epidemiology, Dr. Ronald Skewes has …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera says the Ministry of Education has requested giving schools another week to prepare for the start of the voluntary vaccinating of children 5 through 11 years. The Ministry of Public Health is sending vaccinating staff to the schools. The actual vaccinating now will start on 14 February 2022. Parents need …

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The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) announced efforts to deploy free Wifi service to 26 municipalities in southwestern and Haitian border provinces. The effort has the backing of the town municipalities, the Federation of Municipalities (Fedomu) and the Dominican Municipal League (LMD). The “Improving Connectivity for Digital Transformation Project” will bring connectivity to districts that do …

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In the Dominican Republic, goat meat is highly prized and in demand. However, production has been flat or even decreasing over the past few decades. During his trip to the Deep South this past weekend, President Luis Abinader announced a renewed program through the auspices of the governmental Agriculture Bank (Bagricola) that will push for …

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The legal advisor to the President, Antoliano Peralta hand to the Chamber of Accounts a request for the government control entity to carry out a financial audit of Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant. Sargent & Lundy presented in January 2022 findings of a technical audit. The Presidency seeks to transfer the management to a public-private …

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The Social and Economic Council has announced the beginning of it roundtable discussions on transportation issues. This comes on the heels of the announcement by the director of the National Institute of Transportation (Intrant), Rafael Arias who stated transportation and cargo fares are not going down due to the rising fuel prices. On Saturday, 5 …

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