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President Dr Patrick Herminie chaired a series of scheduled meeting of the Cabinet on Friday 17th, Monday 20th, and Wednesday 22nd July 2026, during which a number of legal and policy memoranda were approved. Cabinet approved the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) Strategic Plan, which provides a clear roadmap to strengthen the Commission's capacity to protect consumers, promote fair competition, and improve the enforcement of fair trading laws. The Strategic Plan aims to enhance the FTC's operation…

Santo Domingo.- The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) and the General Directorate of Public Procurement (DGCP) issued a joint circular that establishes transitional provisions, aimed at strengthening the administration, registration, monitoring and control of inventories of consumer goods in State institutions. The provision, signed by the Comptroller General of the Republic, Geraldo Espinosa, and the General Director of Public Procurement, Carlos Pimentel Florenzán, responds to the pro…

Santo Domingo.–The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, issued Decree No. 498-26, through which he creates the Citizen Oversight Commission of the Trust for the Comprehensive Management of Solid Waste (Sustainable DO), with the purpose of strengthening transparency, accountability, monitoring of management and the participation of society in the execution of the actions contemplated in the General Law of Comprehensive Management and Co-processing of Solid Waste. The measure responds to the…

Santo Domingo.-The Superintendency of Banks (SB) deposited before the Chamber of Deputies a draft bill that seeks to modernize the procedures for accessing asset information and facilitating the delivery of goods and funds of smaller amounts. The proposal seeks to offer more agile and accessible responses to citizens who face procedures derived from the death of a family member or the dissolution of a patrimonial community. The initiative was sent to the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Al…

July 18, 2026 onLatest News,Press Releases President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, to harmonise the regulation of virtual assets, strengthen cooperation among the nation’s financial, revenue and capital markets agencies, protect citizens from fraud, and safeguard the integrity of the financial system while enabling responsible innovation. The President signed the Order pursuant to Section 5 of the Constitution of the …

Santo Domingo.- The executive director of the National Health Service (SNS), Dr. Julio Landrón, received a visit from the general director of Ethics and Government Integrity (Digeig), Milagros Ortiz Bosch, with the aim of strengthening joint actions in matters of ethics, transparency, access to information and accountability in the Public Health Network. During the meeting, both representatives of the institutions expressed their commitment to working in an articulated manner to consolidate a c…