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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #669 with the deadline of 16 January 2022 reports 6,331 new cases, up from the previous day. There is a generalized opinion that the fifth wave with the Omicron variant could be leveling off. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at …

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The Dominican Republic is country partner of the International Tourism Fair (Fitur), the leading travel exhibition and hotel booking event for this 2022. President Luis Abinader is currently in Spain attending the Fitur that is taking place 19-23 January 2022 in Madrid. Fitur organizers announced the event would be in-person event with special Covid-19 protocols. …

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Biviana Riveiro Disla, executive director of the Dominican Republic Export and Investment Center (ProDominicana), reports that Dominican exports reached a new record in 2021. Exports increased to US$11.83 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 20% and 17% compared to 2020 and 2019 respectively, according to data from the preliminary customs records of the Customs Agency …

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President Luis Abinader enacted the new Regulation for the Application of the National Police Organic Law 90-16, after six years of waiting. The President made the announcement in an event on Friday, 14 January 2022 at the Presidential Palace. Abinader also announced the appointment of José Vila del Castillo, a Spanish and Latin American police …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic has announced a consumer price increase of 0.73% for December 2021. The year-to-year figure was set at 8.50%. Most consumers would argue with these numbers. According to the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC), the inflation across all of the area affects the buying power of the majority …

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With the approval of the Ministry of Public Health, schools in the Dominican Republic were opened on last Tuesday, 11 January 2022. However, the Dominican Teacher’s Association (ADP) called for public school teachers to boycott the opening due to the fifth wave of Covid-19 infections. Apparentlly, parents agreed with this position and kept their children …

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In the work session on 11 January 2022, the Chamber of Deputies approved the creation of a private trust to operate the coal-fired electricity 752 MW generation facility at Punta Catalina in southern Peravia province. The legislation assigned the Fideicomiso Publico de Punta Catalina (Fideicomiso CTPC), a government bank Banreservas Trust and the Dominican Public …

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It is no secret that the issues in neighboring Haiti deeply affect nearly every sector of Dominican life. Health, agriculture, construction and the economy in general are all very tightly related to Haiti. In the Green Room at the Presidential Palace, there were no cell phones allowed, and President Luis Abinader was all business on …

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The Ministry of Environment said that an investigation is ongoing as to who are the people that are seen in a video mistreating the manatee Juanita while she was on the banks of the Ozama River. The manatee lived for long months at the Santo Domingo Aquarium that is located close to the Ozama River. …

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He had been on the run since 1 January 2022 when Alexis Villalona inexplicably beat up a woman on a small motorbike who moments before had collided into his vehicle in the first hours of 1 January. The woman had the right of way on the Baní street. A video showed Alexis Villalona several times …

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