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The International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) explains that seven spots are still available for the Americas region in the World Cup. The Dominican Republic is getting that last chance to qualify for the FIBA World Cup 2023 when Window 5 is played in Santo Domingo. The Dominican team will play Argentina on Thursday, 10 November …

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The Aguilas Cibaeñas defeated their archrivals, the Tigres del Licey, to take the lead of the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship on Wednesday, 9 November 2022. The Gigantes del Cibao are in third place, followed by the estrelas Orientales, Toros del Este and the Leones del Escogido. Follow the championship 10 November 2022

The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.29%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 5.63%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #965 dated 8 November 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #965 was 36, up from 18 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) is at 22. …

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The 2022 National Census is being protested by opposition political leaders. The opponents request the postponing of the Census, others criticize questions being asked to compile the data. Why the opposition? An op-ed feature in Diario Libre has some explanations. Constitutional law expert Cristóbal Rodríguez Gómez writes in Diario Libre that the census will provide …

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If you are planning a night out on the town with drinks included, head for the National District. Neighboring communities in the Santo Domingo province are no longer authorized to serve or sell beverages after midnight. The National District and cities and towns in Santo Domingo province, make up what is known as Greater Santo …

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Former Minister of Higher Education Ligia Amada Melo warns that the Ministry of Higher Education is about to lower the requirements to become a teacher in the public school system. Melo says the Ministry if it goes ahead and changes Norm 09-15 on the Program for Excellence in Teachers is giving in to the pressures …

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President Luis Abinader appointed Edgar García Cabrera as director of the Unit for the Promotion of Land Management, Planning and Sustainable Development for the province of Santo Domingo. The appointment is contained in Decree 639-22, issued by the Executive Branch this Monday, 7 November 2022. Garcia Cabrera has served as legal advisor to the Santo …

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Waldys Taveras, executive director of the Commonwealth of Greater Santo Domingo, urges city councils to see to the cleaning of rainwater drains. Taveras says these are clogged with debris following Friday, 4 November 2022 torrential rains, as reported in Hoy. Taveras likewise urges the start of an educational campaign to reduce the use of plastics …

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Dwellings in very vulnerable areas near rivers and gullies were seriously affected when these flooded on Friday, 4 November 2022. On that day, densely-populated areas of the National District city collapsed due to extreme heavy rains falling in just three hours. Ricardo González of the civic society group Ciudad Alternativa says the critical situation that …

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Thousands of recent buyers of vehicles are discovering they did not purchase sufficient vehicle coverage. They instead signed for insurance that covers the bank loan and will not guarantee a new vehicle if theirs was severely damaged in the flooding on 4 November 2022. As with insurance, hundreds of people are finding out the hard …

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