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The Dominican Republic has urged that the United States, Canada, France and the European Union assist in the situation in Haiti. This has not been happening. At a time when a gang leader is calling the shots in Haiti, President Luis Abinader spoke to the nation and the world to highlight the Dominican Republic will …

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First Lady Raquel Arbaje calls for legislators to rectify the changes they have incorporated in the Penal Code that would allow violent discipline by parents towards children. In a tweet, the First Lady criticized that the legislators attempt to change the ruling of Article 123, Domestic Violence Law 24-97 and Rights of Children and Adolescents …

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Good news for the Cuevas del Pomier, the cave system located in San Cristobal that features one of the most extensive collections of pre-Hispanic art. President Luis Abinader has named a technical-scientific committee to direct research work that will support the recognition of the Anthropological Reserve Cuevas de Borbón or del Pomier as the prehistoric …

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The National Health Service (SNS) reported that, together with the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR), it has established a new method to speed up and make more efficient the payment process with October pay checks to public hospital health care workers. The employeesnow must go to their Regional Health Service, on …

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Ivan Silva (PRM-La Romana) is in favor of regulated exploitation of lithium in the country. Silva presented the motion now that a Chamber of Deputies-Senate committee is studying the Organic Bill for Territorial Ordering, Human Settlement and Land Use. “We propose that this honorable chamber consider the possibility of creating a permanent committee for the …

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Brian de Peña won the mayor seat for Lawrence, a city that has a large Dominican population in the state of Massachusetts. In New York City, City Council Member Antonio Reynoso was elected Brooklyn Borough President. And several Dominican democratic candidates swept the 2 November election and won seats on the New York City Council. …

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Dominican boxer Alexis de la Cruz will match Sofiane Oumiha of France for the gold medal and US$100,000 cash prize in the 2021 Aiba Men’s World Championships on 4 November 2021. Previously he had secured a silver medal at the 2021 Aiba Men’s World Championships. He defeated Finnish fighter Arslan Khataev by split decision 4-1 …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #594 reports 891 new cases, up from 841 on the previous day. The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #594 reports active Covid-cases are 4,857 down (-640) from the previous day. The number of active cases is considerably less than the peak of 55,773 active cases …

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Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera represented the Dominican Republic in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) being held in Glasgow, Scotland through 12 November 2021. On behalf of the Dominican government, the Minister signed the declaration “Action on Forests and Land Use” that was endorsed by more than 100 world leaders gathered at the …

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The measure that suspends the issuing of visas to Haitian university students in the Dominican Republic will not affect students already in the country. The visas of these students will not be suspended, as had been wrongly interpreted. Only students requesting new visas are affected, according to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Mariasela Alvarez explained …

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