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Edelweis of Switzerland flew in from Zurich, Switzerland to Puerto Plata. The direct flight landed with 127 passengers to Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperón Airport (POP). Edelweis CEO Bernd Bauer stated that he is very pleased with the restart of the operation of the weekly Friday flight. The frequency would be increased depending on demand. Bauer …

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The Ministry of Public Works announced it has available RD$30 million to rebuild the pier in Sabana de la Mar in eastern Hato Mayor province. Public Works Minister Deligne Ascención made the announcement together with Jean Luis Rodríguez, executive director of the Port Authority. The pier will serve both fishing boats, yachts and sailing boats, …

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Greater Santo Domingo was left waiting for torrential rains. They didn’t happen. The storm passed at record speed of 50kph (31mph) and turned into a tropical storm as it moved to the west passing by the south of the DR. The director of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE), Juan Manuel Méndez reported a 15-year …

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The initial hearing for the corruption case against former top prosecutor of the Dominican Republic Jean Alain Rodíguez and associates was postponed for Thursday, 8 July 2021. The court will then decide who gets sent to pretrial custody, domiciliary arrest or will be let free on bail. The defense lawyers requested more time to study …

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Ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) politician Ramón Alburquerque recommended President Luis Abinader give his Minister of the Presidency Lisandro Macarrulla a leave of absence until the Justice Department advances in the investigations into the construction of the Nueva Victoria Jail. Alburquerque tweeted over the weekend that Macarrulla should be suspended until his possible involvement in …

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25% of the starting position players in the 2021 Major League Baseball All Star Game will be from the Dominican Republic. The final voting process has included Rafael Devers, the third baseman for the Boston Red Sox, Vladimir Guerrero Jr and Teoscar Hernández for the American League, and Fernando Tatis Jr playing for the National …

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Italy beat the Dominican Republic 79-59 in the first semi-finals in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament taking place in Belgrade, Serbia. The DR had already lost to Serbia in the quest for a spot in the 12-team Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Italy led by 20 points towards the end of …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #472 reports 566 new PCR cases for the Saturday, 3 July 2021 deadline. The new restrictions have checked the spike of Covid-19 cases that is attributed to the entry of the more transmissible variants of the original coronavirus and the increased mixing of people, confounded with …

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President Luis Abinader was in Miches in eastern El Seibo province on Thursday, 1 July 2021 for the ground breaking ceremony of the Viva Wyndham Resorts Miches on Playa Esmeralda. Club Med already operates a resort at the new beach area that is located north of Punta Cana. RD$3.5 billion will be invested to build …

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The IMF Executive Board Assessment commends the Dominican authorities for the decisive policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic health and economic crisis. In the 30 June 2021 assessment, IMF directors agree that the Dominican Republic is set for a strong economic recovery in 2021 underpinned by the policy response, the global rebound and the swift …

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