2022 – Page 30

The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.14%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 2.82%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #969 dated 12 November 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #969 was 25, down from 48 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) is at 31. …

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The 10th National Population and Housing Census would have taken place in 2020, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the National Statistics Office is sending 35,000 pollsters nationwide to collect data on how many we are and where and how we live in the Dominican Republic. The data is essential for public …

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In its second year in government, the Abinader administration added 90,721 government workers, for a 14% increase. The central government payroll went from 630,727 to 721,448 from August 2021 to August 2022, as reported in Diario Libre. Dominican governments are characterized by wasteful spending in regards to political patronage in hiring. Read more in Spanish:Diario …

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The Ministry of Public Works is backing the Traffic Agency “ParqueaT-RD” effort to improve traffic and parking in congested city areas. The focus is on the Colonial City. The announcement comes while the National Transit and Transport Agency (Intrant) has launched its Parqueate Bien pilot program in Serrallés, Piantini and Naco. The Ministry of Public …

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The Ministry of Education revoked the contracting of 101,340 desks for public schools with 12 companies. The contracts were for RD$239 million. The companies have received 20% advance payment or a combined total of RD$47,863,961.90 but have not delivered what was contracted. The Ministry of Education now under Minister Angel Hernández is carrying out a …

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Proposed amendments to Regulation 09-15 are being filed for later. Critics say the changes would lower quality standards for teachers. Diario Libre reports that the Ministry of Higher Education has done an about face after it reported on the impact this decision would have on ongoing efforts to improve quality in teaching at public schools. …

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The National Energy Commission (CNE) granted permission to EFD Ecoener Fotovoltaica Dominicana S.R.L to install the 50 megawatt photovoltaic solar energy park “Cumayasa I” in the Villa Hermosa municipality of La Romana. The agreement was signed by Edward Veras for CNE and Fernando Rodríguez Alfonso, for the local branch of the Spanish renewables company, Grupo …

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“And this gentleman is on a kind of media tour, trending on Twitter supposedly for fabulous and good things he brings,” observed TV journalist Rosa Encarnación. “I am embarrassed that he is so proud he has the backing of the President because he constantly appears next to the President,” commented the Channel 9 8-10am news …

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The Turkish power barge Karadeniz Powership has left Dominican coastal waters for Cuba, according to a report in Diario Libre. Environmentalists and community activists in the province of Azua had protested that the ship connect to the national power grid from the Puerto Viejo dock in Azua. Diario Libre reports that Carlos Matamoros, representative of …

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The jury of the “Women Who Change the World Award” of the BHD Bank chose Seneida Vargas (La Negra) the winner of the 2022 BHD Award. She is recognized for promoting community actions and projects in favor of empowering women in Arroyo Cano in San Juan de la Maguana. She receives a RD$1 million cash …

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