2020 – Page 240

The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) forecasts scattered rains of moderate to strong intensity and isolated gusts of wind over much of the country, due to a frontal system that is moving east. Onamet says the rains will affect the provinces of Samaná, Santiago, La Vega, Puerto Plata, María Trinidad Sánchez, San Cristóbal, Monte Plata, Hato …

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All is ready for the Major League Baseball exhibition game on Saturday, 7 March 2020 between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers. The game is part of the MLB spring training circuit. The game is sold out. The last time MLB teams played in the Dominican Republic was in 2000, when Boston Red Sox …

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In its 10th year, the Aquatics Masters open water tournament is set to be held Saturday, 8 March 2020 in Boca Chica. The event is open to swimmers aged from seven years old up. The Restaurante Bocana is the meeting point. A prep talk by experienced open water swimmer Juan Ramon Mejía is set for …

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Spanish classical pianist José Luis Nieto is booked for a 1 April 2020 concert at 8pm at the National Theater. He will play the Suite Iberia by composer Isaac Albéniz. Suite Iberia is regarded as the best Spanish composition for piano. The concert is sponsored by Gira 2020 of the Obra Cultural Funiber. Admission to …

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Merengue, bachata, pop, ballad and urban singer Ala Jaza is booked for a 27 March 2020 performance at the Hard Rock Café at Blue Mall in Santo Domingo. The singer is best known for his recent hits “Mi Forma de ser,” “Nadie se meta,” “Te soñé,” “Son palomo,” and more. He promises to sing his …

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Given the Dominican Republic is the best-connected country in the Caribbean, it was not a matter of if, but of when, the first case of Covid-19 coronavirus would be announced. On Sunday, 1 March 2020, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed the country’s first case, a 62-year old Italian tourist from Pesaro who had arrived …

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At the onset of the cancellation of the ITB Berlin tourism fair, the largest in the world, the Dominican Republic is faced with the reality that several, if not all, of the major tourist providers for the local economy have experienced cases of the coronavirus COVID-19. With over 83,000 cases worldwide detected so far and …

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Three Romanians that were under observation at the isolation wards set up at the Ramón de Lara Hospital at the San Isidro Air Base tested negative for coronavirus, the Ministry of Public Works reported on Friday, 28 February 2020. The Ministry said that of the group, only a 50-year old man had symptoms of covid-19 …

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Passengers of the British cruise ship Braemar that were turned away by the Dominican Republic after passengers suffered flu-like symptoms were allowed to disembark on the Dutch island of St. Maarten. Braemar for years had been embarking and disembarking passengers at the La Romana Port. Dominican public health officials had barred the Braemar from the …

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Dong Nguyen, representative of the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), says they will not carry out an investigation into the failure of the automated vote in the suspended municipal elections of February 16. The IFES had been mentioned as one of three international entities that would be auditing the e-voting system. IFES now says …

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