2024 – Page 4

The Dominican Republic’s expanded unemployment rate, which includes individuals who actively sought work but were not available, or who did not actively seek work but were available, stood at 10.7% at the end of 2023, representing a year-on-year decrease of 0.3 percentage points, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Economy, Planning and …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic announced that new RD$25 coins, minted in 2023, will enter circulation on Thursday, 1 August 2024. The new coins have the same characteristics as the RD$25 coins currently in circulation, with the only difference being the year of minting. Both the old and new coins will maintain their …

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All-powerful and tough Antonio Marte, president of the National Confederation of Transport Organizations (Conatra), says he is not moving his operation at Km. 9. The Ministry of Public Works is trying to finish the roadworks at the site to enable traffic to flow between the capital city and the north, southern and northeastern crossroads. Several …

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The Air Force has made official the purchase of seven T-35 Pillan training aircraft from the Spanish Air Force. The news was first released by a specialized aviation news service in Spain. A press release from the Dominican Republic Air Force (FARD) says the aircraft was purchased to significantly enhance its pilot training capabilities. The …

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Team Canada (NextGen men’s team) defeated the United States 3-1 (26-24, 26-24, 26-28, 25-19) in the gold-medal match of the Norceca Men’s Pan American Volleyball Cup held on Sunday, 21 July 2024 in Santo Domingo at the Ricardo Arias National Volleyball Pavilion. Puerto Rico was third, Cuba was fourth, and the DR was fifth. The …

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Recently named to the position, Porfirio Andres Bautista García replaces Igor Rodríguez Durán, who was filling in for Jose Ignacio Paliza, who had taken a leave of absence to lead the political campaigns of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) into the May 2024 general election. Paliza is the president of the PRM. The Administrative Minister …

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The Ministry of Education (Minerd) plans to issue electronic birth certificates for students starting this 2024-2025 school year. A pilot project is underway and gradually should expand to all public schools enabling schools to use digital birth certficates to enroll students in public schools. Parents need but to take their IDs to the school for …

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It was a normal day at the ruling PRM majority Chamber of Deputies when on Friday, 20 July 2024, despite the priority being the Penal Code, the deputies passed loans for US$485 million. Meanwhile, Congress has continued under much pressure as defendants of the Penal Code seek amendments to the draft received from the Senate. …

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Unicef is warning that the Dominican Republic’s draft Penal Code under study in the Chamber of Deputies endorses child abuse at home. The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) office in the Dominican Republic has raised concerns about a provision in the draft Penal Code that suggests that violence against children and adolescents in the home …

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On Friday, 19July 2024, the Constitutional Court (TC) ruled that a child’s life is above the religious beliefs of the parents. This is a major decision that has stirred up debates. The case revolves around what happens when physicians order a blood transfusion but this clashes with the parents’ beliefs. The parents of the child …

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