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Major General Eduardo Alberto Then stated last week on “El Gobierno de la Mañana” radio talk show that the National Police would not recruit the children of single mothers. And boy, did that kick up a storm on social media. Entities from the Ministry of the Woman to former Vice President Margarita Cedeño took very …

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The superior council of the Public Prosecutor Office announced the appointing of Viterbo Cabral, prosecutor of the Court of Appeals of San Francisco de Macoris to direct the investigation of alleged involvement of National District prosecutor Rosalba Ramos in the Cesar Emilio Peralta drug trafficking case, and her alleged involvement in the contracting by the …

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Eddy Olivares Ortega, long time spokesperson and close aide to former President Hipolito Mejía, aspires to be elected president of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) in 2022. Mejía had contended with President Luis Abinader for the PRM nomination for the 2020 general elections. The vice president of the party is Carolina Mejía, daughter of …

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The Dominican Republic basketball team defeated the US Virgin Islands to take the first game of Group C of the FIBA World Cup qualifier. Playing for a home crowd, the Dominican team delivered 87 points to 65 of the US Virgin Islands. FIBA News reports that holding Virgin Islands to just 27 first half points, …

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The Licey has moved up to the important fourth place in the standing of the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League. The Estrellas Orientales continue to lead, followed by the Gigantes del Cibao, the Aguilas Cibaeñas and the Tigres del Licey. Next are the Leones del Escogido and the Toros del Este. Nothing is decided yet …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #619 with the deadline of 27 November 2021 reports 292 new cases, a record low since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The low number of cases are evidence the spread of the fourth wave has passed. It coincides, nevertheless, with the outbreak of the Omicrom …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #617 with the deadline of 25 November 2021 reports 508 new cases, considerably less than the previous day (759). The number of cases is back to the early start of the pandemic level. Bulletin #617 reports active Covid-19 cases are at 3,946, down from the day before. The …

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President Luis Abinader donated blood on 25 November 2021 and invited people here to do the same to save lives. He donated the blood in a mobile unit parked for the event in the front esplanade of the Downtown Center plaza, on Núñez de Cáceres Avenue. The President described donating blood as a gesture of …

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The Monetary Board approved the raising of the base interest rate by 50 basis points. The monetary policy interest rate increased from 3.0% per year to 3.50% per year. The announcement comes after maintaining the interest rate anchored at the 3.00% level since August 2020 to stimulate economic recovery via a greater demand for credit …

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To commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, representatives of social organizations marched on 25 November 2021 for a life free of violence in the Dominican Republic. On the day that commemorates the 61st anniversary of the cruel murder of the Mirabal sisters, the women’s groups demanded the decriminalization of the three …

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