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The executive director of Acción Empresarial por la Educación (Educa), Darwin Caraballo says the 2022 National Budget allocates the highest budget in history to the Ministry of Education at a time when the big spending results continue poor and are declining. In a statement, Caraballo said that teachers’ salaries have doubled yet public school teachers …

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The president of the Senate, Eduardo Estrella (Dominicanos por el Cambio – Santiago) tweeted he tested positive for Covid-19. He says he does not have symptoms and will continue working from home. He has had three vaccines, including the booster. This is the second time Estrella has caught the disease. On 4 September 2021, he …

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With the backing of 30 political parties, including the majority political parties, President Luis Abinader announced at the Presidential Palace a joint effort to promote actions to help the country adequately manage the impact of the Haitian political, social, economic and health crisis in the country. President Luis Abinader in issuing a statement calling for …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #665 with the deadline of 12 January 2022 reports 5,953 new cases, considerably down from the previous day. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.88%, one of the lowest in the Americas. Bulletin #665 reports active Covid-19 cases are at …

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President Luis Abinader continued to recommend that parents send their children to school during the present spread of the Omicron variant. He insisted studies show the schools are the safest places for children. Meanwhile, the Public School Teachers Association president, Eduardo Hidalgo, is against public school teachers returning to classes. He says 80% of teachers …

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Public Health epidemiology director, Dr. Ronald Skewes confirmed that there is one known case in the Dominican Republic of “fluorona,” the double whammy of Omicron and Influenza. During the Ministry of Public Health press conference of Wednesday, 12 January 2022, Dr. Skewes said a first case, a woman, was detected in November 2021. The tests …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera recommended that those who do not have symptoms do not undergo testing for Covid-19, as reported in Diario Libre. The tests are available at free testing centers in public entities (hospitals, sports facilities, government offices), but there are long queues. Tests are discouraged because people could catch the virus when …

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The Presidency on 12 January 2022 made available RD$4 billion in additional funds to city governments nationwide. The city governments already receive allotments of RD$22 billion in the National Budget. President Luis Abinader said that the funds are being deposited in the Dominican Municipal League for distribution to all municipalities. This brings the allotment to …

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In coordination with university rectors, the Ministry of Higher Education unanimously agreed to maintain the face-to-face, blended virtual and hybrid modality for the return to classes in higher education institutions (HEI). The decision was adopted during the Assembly of Rectors and Representatives of HEIs, held on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 at APEC University. Virtual classes …

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Three big fires continue to rage in the heart of the Sierra del Bahoruco National Park since Sunday, 9 January 2022, the Ministry of Environment reports on its Twitter account. The fires have each engulfed some 600 hectares in the sectors of Los Arroyos, Monte Jota (Pueblo Viejo) and Charco Colorao (north of Hoyo de …

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