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The Ministry of Public Health announces that as of 7 February 2022 it will be opening vaccination stations in schools nationwide. The centers are for vaccinating children 5 to 12 years of age. The effort is coordinated with the Ministry of Education. Deputy Minister of Collective Health, Dr. Eladio Pérez says the plan is to …

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The Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (Intec) is working on the launching from the space center in Guyana of the first Dominican satellite. The satellite is built to monitor sargassum that affects Dominican coasts and beaches. The Ministry of Defense is collaborating with the creating of a Dominican Space Agency to represent the country before …

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The Monetary Board ordered on 28 January 2022 the dissolution of Banco Múltiple de Las Americas, S.A. (Bancamérica). The impact will be minor on the financial system. The Superintendence of Banks says Bancamerica has 0.13% of the financial system’s assets, 0.34% of the deposits, and 0.27% of the debtors. The bank is ranked 31st of …

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The National Passports Agency tweeted that it issued over 100,000 more passports in 2021 than in the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Nevertheless, the 2020-2021 two-year passport average is under the total for the pre-pandemic 2019 . The number, nevertheless, reflects the stability in travel intentions of Dominicans. In 2021 the passport agency’s local offices issued …

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New York paid homage on 2 February 2022 to fallen Police officer Wilbert Mora, who died after responding to a domestic violence call. The 27-year-old Mora died on Tuesday, 1 February 2022 when he was not able to survive the shots he received in Harlem on 21 January. NY1 reported that heavy hearts filled Midtown …

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The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) has placed 15 provinces under weather alerts for the next 48 hours. The weather office forecasts downpours and possible thundershowers over the north, northeast, southeast and Central Mountain Range regions. Onamet alerts people in the provinces of Monte Cristi, Puerto Plata, Espaillat, Santo Domingo and Valverde under a yellow weather …

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Not known for its baseball playing, Colombia now will be playing in the finals against the Dominican Republic. In the first round of the Caribbean Baseball Series, the Dominican Republic lost its only game to Colombia. The Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Republic defeated the Charros de Jalisco team 2-1 on Wednesday, 2 February …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #685 with the deadline of 1 February 2022 reports 1,399 new cases, up from the previous day (1,275 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 says …

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The Central Bank reports that preliminary full year GDP rose 12.3%, reflecting the difficulties during the 2020 pandemic year. Remittances, private investment and consumer spending led the growth. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) achieved a remarkable year-on-year growth of 12.3 % in the January-December 2021 period. Particularly noteworthy was the government’s significant acceleration of capital …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) says that 2021 was an unprecedented year in the tax administration regarding efficiency and volume of collections. According to the DGII, by the year’s end RD$607.45 billion in taxes were collected The DGII outperformed the initial estimates in the first National Budget, with 125.4% compliance of the initial estimated RD$485 billion, …

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