2025 – Page 202

The government announced a significant pay increase for its medical professionals as of Saturday, 4 January 2025. Vice President Raquel Peña revealed that the agreement had been reached with the Dominican Medical Association, granting doctors a 25% salary bump effective immediately. The increase will be phased in over several months: 10% in January 2025, an …

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The director general of the Tax Agency (DGII), Luis Valdez, says that around 900,000 citizens have already renewed their vehicle driving permits (marbetes), representing 52% of the registered population, N Digital reports. Valdez says the bad habit of leaving the renewal for last minute still prevails, and people then complain of inconveniences and long lines …

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Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Punta Catalina (EGEPC), the power corporation, has launched a tender for a 40 MW solar plant aimed at self-consumption. The Punta Catalina Power Generation Company announced the formal start of the international public bidding process for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the Punta Catalina Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant. The …

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The complexity of the ongoing expansion project at kilometer 9 of the Duarte Highway has delivered major challenges, according to Roberto Herrera Polanco, Vice Minister of Supervision and Oversight at the Ministry of Public Works (MOPC). Herrera Polanco spoke up in defense of the many postponements of the roadworks. The Ministry of Public Works has …

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Environmental protection agents in the Dominican Republic were violently attacked and threatened with firearms when ambushed while transporting a truck seized for illegal sand mining, Diario Libre reports. Members of the National Environmental Protection Service (Senpa) had apprehended a truck and its driver in San Cristóbal province for allegedly extracting sand illegally. While transporting the …

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The National Institute for Technical and Vocational Training (Infotep) reported on Tuesday, 7 January 2025 that the WhatsApp account of its director-general, Rafael Santos Badía, has been hacked. In a statement, the institute said that the relevant authorities have been notified and are working closely with Infotep to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. …

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The Dominican Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SDOT) and the Dominican Healthy Coalition (Coalición Dominicana Saludable) have joined the call made by Listín Diario for stricter controls on the sale of alcoholic beverages. Both organizations are urging that regulations regarding alcohol sales be enforced more rigorously. The Ministry of Interior and Police, now under Minister …

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President Luis Abinader declared a day of national mourning and national hero burial on 8 January 2025 to honor the passing of Miguel Ángel Bissié Romero, the last surviving member of the group that assassinated dictator Rafael Trujillo, Diario Libre reports. Bissie Romero died on Saturday, 4 January 2025 at the age of 90. The …

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The Dominican Republic recorded the highest employment growth in Latin America during the first half of 2024, while Costa Rica and Peru experienced declines, according to data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Natayan Ammachchi reports for Nearshore Americas. The Dominican workforce expanded by 5.7%, driving the unemployment rate to …

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The Golden Globe does not directly result in a cash award, but some actors may have clauses in their contracts that guarantee a bonus for winners. For the most part, winning the award is viewed as a door that opens to new opportunities, such as increased fees for future roles. Dominican attention these past weeks …

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