2022 – Page 92

It is well known that the three pillars of the current Dominican economy are tourism, gold and free zone exports and remittances from overseas Dominicans. So far this year, the remittances have yielded US$5.67 billion, US$1.5 billion more than 2019, the last “good year” before the Covid-19 pandemic. Tourism has recovered according to all indicators, …

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There is an old Dominican saying that says “new brooms sweep better” and this seems to apply to Hugo Beras, the newly installed director of the National Institute for Ground Transportation (Intrant), in charge of traffic and transportation for the entire country. Beras, on his first week on the job, announced 16 new bus corridors …

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Economy & Planning Minister Pavel Isa Contreras, Environment Minister Miguel Ceara Hatton and the Acting Minister of the Presidency Joel Santos got together with local leaders on the provinces of Montecristi, Dajabon and Valverde last week to discuss what’s in store for the northwest. At the event, Joel Santos announced that the President’s plan to …

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The Abinader administration announced it is again postponing the start of digital television in the Dominican Republic. The Presidency issued Decree 437-2022 whereby Indotel is instructed to establish a road map for the implementation of Digital Terrestrial Television and establishes 31 August 2023 as the deadline for television broadcasting service concessionaires to proceed with the …

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The case for corruption and asset laundering against former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez opened on Friday, 12 August 2022. The case is known as the Medusa case. Third Court of Instruction of the National District judge Amauri Martínez granted defense lawyers additional months to study the extensive 12,000-page file. Judge Amauri Martínez accepted the …

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It has been well publicized that the Dominican Republic is the world leader in traffic deaths per 100,000 population. This past weekend proved the point once again: four dead and 17 injured in four separate incidents. Two deaths occurred on the highway between Jarabacoa and La Vega in a motorcycle accident when the motorcycle crashed …

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The two miners that were rescued from the Cerro de Maimón copper and zinc Cormidom mine in Monseñor Nouel province were medically discharged on 11 August 2022 from the Ramon de Lara Hospital in eastern Santo Domingo following two days of medical assessments. The miners were rescued by a major Dominican and international operation after …

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The general manager of the governmental electricity distribution company, EdeNorte, Andres Cueto and his lawyer Juan de Dios Hiraldo on Wednesday, 10 August presented documentation to accuse highly popular Somos Pueblo TV and online news service of defamation. Cueto and Hiraldo are also accusing the Sed de Justicia Foundation in the same defamation recourse. Lawyer …

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It is all disappointment. Dominican fans will not be able to enjoy the trio of Juan Soto, Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr with the Padres until well into the next season. Fernando Tatis will not play in the World Baseball Classic for the Dominican team. San Diego Padres shortstop, 23-year old Fernando Tatis Jr. …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #878 was 232 down from 288 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 328, down from that of the previous day. The 24-hour positivity was 20.62%, up from the day before. The 4-week positivity rate …

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