In Dominican Republic: Covid deaths cease; cases dip
Health March 8, 2022 | 11:16 am
Santo Domingo. – The Ministry of Public Health reported 126 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday and reported zero deaths. Through bulletin #719, Public Health reported 974 active cases, with hospita[...]Dominican Gov. halts vaccination as Covid cases plunge
Health March 8, 2022 | 8:11 am
Santo Domingo.- The low turnout at the different vaccination posts in recent weeks, added to the low hospital occupancy in Covid areas, the low number of new registered cases and the elimination of re[...]Russia-Ukraine clash stuns Dominican Republic
Economy March 8, 2022 | 7:32 am
Santo Domingo.- The Russia-Ukraine conflict has a direct and immediate impact on the trade and tourism sectors in the Dominican Republic. In the case of tourism, if the situation continues, the Car[...]Dominican-Haiti ship route starts late March
Economy March 7, 2022 | 10:18 am
Santo Domingo.- Starting in the third week of this month, the exporting companies of the Dominican Republic will have a maritime connection to send their merchandise to Haiti, when a ship that the DP [...]Dominican Gov. admits glut of Covid vaccine
Health March 7, 2022 | 7:43 am
Santo Domingo.- Despite Dominican Republic’s lowest contagion figures since the start of the pandemic, the country is in a complex situation regarding vaccines against COVID-19, because while the au[...]Dominican Republic leader speaks to the nation tonight
Local March 7, 2022 | 7:22 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader will speak to the nation this Monday, reported the Presidency Sunday night. The president's speech will be at 9:00 p.m. The president's message will be br[...]Abinader affirms the Dominican Republic will overcome the current crisis just as it did with COVID-19
Local March 6, 2022 | 11:17 am
Abinader affirms that the DR will overcome the current crisis just as it did with COVID-19. The president, Lui[...]The Dominican Republic only administered 588,397 doses of AstraZeneca of the 10 million contracted
Economy March 6, 2022 | 8:40 am
Of the 10 million doses agreed by the State, only 588,397 have been administered as of January 18, 2022
March 5, 2022 | 12:38 pmThe Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation ( IDAC ) delivered the registration certificate of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft to the Arajet airline aircraft, registration HI1026, authorization that guara[...]Arajet’s 737 Max 8 ready for its official launch in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican government guarantees Ukrainian accommodation, food and transport
Local March 5, 2022 | 11:17 am
The Government announced yesterday that it would cover the accommodation costs of Ukrainian tourists stranded in the country due to the armed conflict that their[...]
Dominican Republic would stop receiving more than 50,000 Russian tourists monthly
Business & Pleasure March 4, 2022 | 3:44 pm
Santo Domingo, DRThe Dominican Republic is heading for a loss of about 10% in tourist arrivals due to th[...]David Collado: ¨In February 566,235 foreigners arrived in the Dominican Republic¨
Economy March 4, 2022 | 2:44 pm
The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, stated today that 566,235 foreigners arrived in the Dominican Republic in February. ¨101 % more than February 2018, 94% representing 6 % less than February [...]At the beginning of the war there were 18,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the Dominican Republic
Business & Pleasure March 4, 2022 | 1:42 pm
Santo Domingo, DRThe Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores), Rafael Bl[...]Dominican president asks the opposition to think of the future
Local March 4, 2022 | 12:41 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader, clarified to the parties that refused to discuss a new constitutional reform that the only thing he seeks is to add that the Justice Ministry be permanently in[...]Chile-Dominican free trade on ex leader’s mind
Economy March 4, 2022 | 10:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Delegations from the Dominican Republic and Chile began a dialogue to expand economic ties between the two nations through a free trade agreement that they could sign at a later date. [...]Dominican Republic sting nets a record 60 scammers
Local March 4, 2022 | 9:18 am
Santo Domingo.- Operation Discovery, through which more than 60 people were arrested for their links to a powerful international network dedicated to extorting US citizens, constitutes an unprecedente[...]Dominican Republic ATMs transacted US$11.6B
Economy March 4, 2022 | 8:18 am
Santo Domingo.- In the interest of facilitating the transactions that citizens carry out in person, multiple banks increased, between 2010 and 2021, the financial user service channels, which include [...]Work will leave Dominican regions without power
Local March 4, 2022 | 7:31 am
Santo Domingo.- Sectors of Santiago, Puerto Plata, Espaillat and La Vega will not have electricity service during March four, five and six, due to installation of an autotransformer in the Canabacoa[...]The Dominican film “Perejil” exposes the country’s “racist past” in Miami
Local March 3, 2022 | 3:08 pm
Dominican director José María Cabral reconstructs the massacre of Haitians ordered in 1937 by the dictator Rafael Trujillo in his most recent feature film, "Perejil," with which he [...]Dominican merchants would trim markups if…
Economy March 3, 2022 | 12:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- With the objective that the prices of the products of the basic basket do not reach the final consumer so high, merchants promised the National Institute for the Protection of Consumer[...]