2025 – Page 182

President Luis Abinader signed into law on 8 January 2025 a bill that modifies the method of selecting the Attorney General of the Republic and removes the Attorney General from the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM). The new law, numbered 1-25, adds the president of the Constitutional Court as a member of the CNM. …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has established a definitive timeline for the awarding of the contract to produce the new Dominican Republic national identity card. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Dominican Republic have expired ID cards as the process for renewal has been delayed. The JCE has authorized people to continue to use …

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The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) has approved a resolution that significantly increases the minimum speed requirements for broadband internet services in the country. The decision, outlined in Resolution 148-2024, aims to accelerate internet connectivity and foster a more competitive digital landscape. The Dominican Republic now joins other Latin American countries, such as Argentina, Chile, …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported that the country’s annual inflation rate decreased to 3.35% in December 2024, down from 3.57% in December 2023. This marks the lowest annual inflation in six years. The figure remains within the target range of 4.0% ±1.0% established in the monetary program. Core inflation, which excludes …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex) and the Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo) have signed a collaborative agreement aimed at promoting and bolstering the country’s exports and investments, as well as strengthening international relations. The partnership leverages the Dominican Republic’s advantages to drive sustainable economic growth. Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez and Adoexpo President Karel Castillo …

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Edesur Dominicana has installed and repaired 31,491 electric street lamps between July and December 2024, according to a press release dated 8 January 2025. This initiative, aimed at enhancing nighttime visibility and security, called for the repair of 27,103 existing lamps, the replacement of 3,478, and the installation of 910 new ones in the National …

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The president of the Association of Private Clinics (Andeclip) expressed his concern regarding operation of unauthorized plastic surgery business in the Dominican Republic. He estimated 50% of procedures are being performed by unqualified individuals in unregulated clinics, as reported in N Digital. N Digital has frequently denounced clinics operated by persons with questionable accreditations. Mena …

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According to the National Health Service (SNS), 3,414 adolescent births were recorded in the country’s three main public maternity hospitals from January to November 2024, El Nacional reports. Of this number, 3,252 births were to girls aged 15 to 19, while 162 were to girls under 15. Nationally, the SNS reported 15,112 births among 15-19-year-olds, …

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Roberto Santana, director of the National Office of Support for Penitentiary Reform, again blasts the the Penitentiary Affairs Cabinet within the Attorney General’s Office. As reported in Noticias SIN, he says there are mafias within the Attorney General Office that protect dark interests and destabilize the efforts to reform the jail system. Santana says this …

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Venezuelan presidential contender Edmundo Gonzalez arrived to the Dominican Republic at 10pm on Wednesday, 8 January 2025 on the fifth stop of his Americas tour. Gonzalez has the 28 July election rolls that indicate that he won with a landside and that he, not Nicolas Maduro, is the President-elect who should be sworn in on …

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