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Andreina Martinez Founier, Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2021 has tested positive for Covid-19. The runner up of the contest, Debbie Aflalo Vargas, Miss Azua, will instead make the trip to Israel to represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe. The 70th Miss Universe competition will be in Eilat, Israel on 12 December 2021. By coincidence, …

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Diario Libre reports that Juanita has made it back to Santo Domingo. She was one of three adult manatees (Juanita, Pepe and Lupita) that were released in the waters of Bayahibe on 27 June 2021 after they had spent years in captivity at the National Aquarium in Santo Domingo. The manatees had been rescued and …

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A first Aventura bachata group performance booked for Sunday, 19 December 2021 at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium was a sell-out in just hours. As reported, more than 200,000 entered the tuboleta.com.do website to purchase tickets online. Aventura agreed to add another concert. Aventura fans can now book tickets for the 18 December 2021 …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #607 with the deadline of 15 November 2021 reports 1,002 new cases, the sixth consecutive day of more than 1,000 cases. Bulletin #607 reports active Covid-19 cases are up to 4,845, up (+76) compared to the day before. The number of active cases is considerably less than the …

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The Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo) presented awards for Export Resilience 2021 to seven successful exporters for initiatives that have contributed to the country’s social development. The awards had the backing of the Ministry of Industry & Commerce. President Luis Abinader and Industry & Commerce Minister Victor (Ito) Bisonó and the presidents of the Senate, …

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 With the sponsorship of the restaurant division (Aderes) of the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores), the restaurants of Santo Domingo are holding the fourth edition of SDQ Gastronomico from 16 to 21 November 2021. This is a time when city restaurants offer special meal plans and invite their patrons to try some of their …

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The Abinader Administration announced it is making available RD$1,500 on the welfare cards hundreds of thousands of poor. The government expects to distribute RD$1.1 billion in Christmas bonuses to the poor. The President said the cash will be available as of 4 December through 1,750,000 welfare cards part of the Siuben and Prosoli programs. He …

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Daniel Supplice, special envoy of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to the Dominican Republic, returned to Haiti after a week of talks with high-level Dominican government officers. Supplice had served as Haitian ambassador from 2013 to 2015, under the Michel Martelly presidency. He was removed after he sided with the Dominican government regarding the challenges …

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The temporary director of the Post Office (Inposdom) Katiusca Baez announced the annulling of the contract signed with the Miami-based courier firm, Mia Cargo. Inposdom issued Resolution 001-11-021 that suspends the contract between Inposdom and Mia Cargo Group until a definite resolution is issued. Jesus Sole Martinez was removed from the Inposdom payroll because he …

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The judges of the 4th Collegiate Court of the National District sentenced Jesus Pascual Cordero Martinez (El Chino) to 30 years in jail for the laundering of around RD$250 million in drug trafficking money. He was also sentenced to pay 200 minimum wages and the court ordered the confiscation of assets. Read more in Spanish:El …

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