2022 – Page 77

Japanese have been quick to embrace Dominican culture. Premium Dominican cigars, bachata and merengue music and baseball are highly popular in Japan. Now, Listin Diario reports that the national dish, sancocho is gaining popularity in that Asian country. Exporters are selling sancocho in the box. The initiative began in December 2021 with the company Matsubara …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #900 was 266, up from 234 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 293, up from the previous day. The number of active cases is 1,116 up from 984, on the previous day, and 1,236 …

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It was about time. Residents in the capital city will soon be getting newly paved sidewalks. Right now, walking can be tasking and tripping is easy, given the dire state of many sidewalks in Santo Domingo in the National District. President Luis Abinader and Minister of Public Works Deligne Ascención announced sidewalks improvements for RD$468 …

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The Association of Cigar Producers of the Dominican Republic (ProCigar) recognized President Luis Abinader on Thursday, 1 September 2022. The recognition came on occasion of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of ProCigar in Santiago. The cigar producers gathered to thank the President for his strong support to the tobacco industry. The industry is implementing …

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President Luis Abinader attended the start of operations to clean up of two of the many tributaries of the Ozama and Isabela rivers, the Girasoles and Los Peralejos streams. The cleaning of these waters will benefit tens of thousands of residents, improve the runoff of rainwater and contribute to the health and cleanliness of the …

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Alfredo Pacheco, the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, told reporters late last week that the deputies will be examining the results of the budget assigned to the Ministry of Education, currently at 4% of the Gross Domestic Product. Diario Libre reports that the legilators will study the effects or results of the massive funding …

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The spokesperson for the Central American Network for Social Responsibility (Integrarse), Mariel Bera urged companies to better prepare themselves for disasters. Together with reviewing the risk management policies for business models, the organization urged businesses to go beyond the normal areas of risk management in their business model and look seriously at issues such as …

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Falconbridge Dominicana (Falcondo) announced new investments are planned to produce nickel for electric vehicle batteries in the Dominican Republic. The company plans to invest over US$150 million in the new venture. The plan is to extract nickel for batteries using a byproduct of the Falcondo nickel mine. The process requires less energy, the company president …

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The Ministry of Labor announced new regulations for domestic help in the Dominican Republic. A RD$10,000 minimum wage is established per month. Those that already make more will keep their wages. Resolution 11-2022 of the National Wage Committee, which sets the minimum wage, will become effective three months after its publication in a newspaper of …

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President Luis Abinader published Decree 502-22 ratifying Alejandro Fernandez Whipple as Superintendent of Banks. Fernandez Whipple made headlines last month for the privileged wage increases that have been incorporated into the position. In the same decree, President Abinader appointed four new deputy ministers at the Ministry of Education. Last month, President Abinader named a new …

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