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President Luis Abinader chose to visit Duarte province on occasion of the celebration of the 209th birthday of the Dominican forefather, Juan Pablo Duarte on 26 January 2022. Abinader will join Duarte province governor Xiomara Cortes and Mayor Siquió Ng de la Rosa to watch the military-civic parade in honor of Duarte parade in front …

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An official Qatar government delegation is in the Dominican Repbublic for a working visit from Tueday, 25 January through Friday, 28 January 2022. Qatar Foreign Affairs Minister Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi heads the delegation that visits to look into opportunities for investment and cooperation. The newly appointed head of the Investment Promotion Cabinet, Vice President …

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2021 was a very good year for free zone industries in the Dominican Republic. The Ministry of Industry & Commerce announced the free zone manufacturers exported US$7.14 billion in 2021, up 22.7% compared to 2020. Investments in the sector were more than US$13 billion in 100 new companies approved last year. “Undoubtedly, the free zone …

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The Laguna Prieta Wetlands Wildlife Refuge is the country’s new protected area. President Luis Abinader issued Decree 29-22 creating the Species Habitat Management area, a category 4 protected area according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) guidelines. The area has 143,795 square meters. Also known as the Manantiales de Laguna Prieta Ecological …

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In 2021 the Dominican Republic moved up two positions in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) with 30 points, leaving behind its record lowest scores obtained in 2019 and 2020. The Dominican Republic is now ranked 128th out of 180 nations. Participación Ciudadana, the local Transparency International chapter, says that the key to the …

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Reflecting the mid-December to mid-January Omicron variant spike in the Dominican Republic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for the Dominican Republic on 24 January 2022. The alert tells US citizens to not travel to the Dominican Republic. The United States is the most important …

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National District Court judge Raymundo Mejía is giving the state prosecution two more months as of 16 February 2022 to prepare the charges against the six accused in the Coral government corruption case. The prosecutors had sought an extension of four months. After a hearing that lasted eleven hours on Tuesday, 25 January 2022, judge …

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At a Santo Domingo city restaurant and in the company of his father Leo Ortiz and mentor Pedro Martínez, Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz received the call from Jack O’Connell of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). He becomes the first designated hitter to be inducted to the MLB hall of fame. The …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #677 with the deadline of 24 January 2022 reports 2,272 new cases, down from the previous day (2,476 cases). At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.79%, one of the lowest in the Americas. There is a generalized opinion that the …

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President Luis Abinader announced that the Investment Promotion Cabinet, created 23 September 2020, will be headed by Vice President Raquel Peña. Vice President Peña already heads the Health Cabinet. By Decree 849-21, issued on 29 December 2021, President Luis Abinader repealed Decree 143, dating back to 2009 during the Leonel Fernández administration, that had created …

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