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In the Tuesday, 11 January 2022 session, the Chamber of Deputies approved the Public Trust Contract for the Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTPC Trust), signed on 21 October 2021 between the Dominican state, the governmental Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) and the governmental Fiduciaria Reservas, S. A. The public trust project sent by the …

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The Specialized Anti-Administrative Prosecution Agency (Pepca) says it will continue to carry the Yuniol Ramirez case in court, even if the family members desist of the charges. The family says that after long hours of interrogating new witness Argenis Contreras, the prosecution continues to accuse Manuel Rivas, the former director of the state bus company, …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #663 with the deadline of 10 January 2022 reports 6,683 new cases, up from the previous day. The increase accumulates cases over the long weekend. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.91%, one of the lowest in the Americas. Bulletin …

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The Abinader administration is not taking a step back from the push to return to normalcy. Despite the spread of the Omicron variant locally, the government says curfew nor lockdown are not being considered. President Luis Abinader says there is no going back to the days of confinement. The Dominican Republic is open to foreign …

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Private schools will be reopening on Tuesday, 11 January 2022 for in-person learning after the long Christmas, New Years and Epiphany holidays. Nevertheless, children enrolled in public schools may have to stay at home and continue their studies remotely. Despite an order for all schools to reopen for in-person learning on Tuesday, the association of …

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December was a rough month for many in the Dominican Republic with the arrival of the Omicron variant and the real start of the influenza season that coincided the family get-togethers. As a result, tens of thousands of persons are resorting to natural remedies for “a bad cold” and pharmacies are getting short of more …

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President Luis Abinader signed Decree 3-22 on Saturday, and a goodly number of his administration will not be very happy. The decree prohibits, with very few exceptions, parties, receptions, award ceremonies, or anything similar. Only the President, the Minister of Foreign Relations and the Minister of Tourism are allowed to carry out these events. But, …

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First Lady Raquel Arbaje, the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex), the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) and the National Health Service (SNS) announced on Thursday, 6 January 2022 the signing of two health agreements between the Dominican Republic and Argentina to benefit children who require transplants. Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez Gil and Argentine Foreign …

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Government officials are attempting to get the private sector to build another huge generation facility, much like the coal-fired plant at Punta Catalina on the south coast, near Bani. However, this time, the authorities want the generator to use natural gas. In fact, that is the first of the three conditions established in the international …

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For the first quarter of 2022, electricity will continue to go up as the government seeks to rid itself of the burden of covering hundreds of millions in technical losses accountable to the electricity distributors (the Edes). Some clients have already begun to suffer the economic blows, since they were charged the new rates in …

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