2022 – Page 109

Late last week the National Center for Transportation Workers (CNTT) and the Executive Unit for the Readjustment of Barrios (URBE) met for talks on what will happen to thousands of drivers of shared transport cars, mini-buses, mototaxis, buses and other forms of public transport used in the city of Santiago and the entire Cibao region. …

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Democratic congressmen from the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce leveled charges against the Dominican sugar producers last week, accusing them of using “forced labor” in their fields. As a result, a joint communiqué was issued by the three principle sugar producers, La Romana, the Vicini Group and the Consorcio Azucarero Central, stating in …

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A bus with domestic tourists from Baní, Peravia headed to chill off in the mountain community of Los Cacaos, San Cristóbal ended in at least 45 injured. The minibus driver did not know how to drive on a mountain road and the overheated breaks failed him, causing the driver to lose control and crash into …

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American paleontologist George Poinar Jr, who for decades has been researching Dominican amber, revealed the discovery of the fossil species Plukenetia as the first record of the genus in Hispaniola. The fossil flower was found in amber mines in the northern mountain range (Cordillera Septentrional) between Puerto Plata and Santiago. Scientists date the Dominican amber …

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The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) says the Cessna T210L single engine airplane that crash-landed four nautical miles off from Puerto Plata International Airport (POP) had not reported any emergency. The Cessna is a six-seater aircraft (up to five passengers and the pilot). The two US citizens occupants of the airplane were reported dead in the …

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Dominican fashion designers continue to move forward in the challenging fashion world. The Dominican designer scored an ace when Beyoncé chose to appear in Azar’s dress on the cover of her new album “Renaissance.” The album is to be released on 29 July 2022. Beyonce herself uploaded the photo with her in the dress made …

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The Dominican Republic honors the memory of Guillo Carías, the musician best known for promoting jazz in the Dominican Republic. This year, he had been decorated at the Presidential Palace. He was 86-years old. He passed away in a hospital in North Carolina, USA. A native of San Juan de la Maguana, he was a …

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Many in the Dominican Republic stayed up a bit later on Friday night (22 July 2022), to watch the finals of the Women’s 400-meter finals in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Veteran runner, Shaunee Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas was the favorite, but the two Dominicans running in the race, Marileidy Paulino and …

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On Sunday, 24 July 2022, 45-year old Santo Domingo-born David Americo Ortiz Arias became the fourth Dominican to be elected to Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame. Other Dominicans before him were Juan Marichal with the San Francisco Giants, Pedro Martínez with the Boston Red Sox, and Vladimir Guerrero with the Montreal Expos. Ortiz is regarded …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #857 was 354, down from 532 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 564, down from that of the previous day. The Ministry of Public Health confirmed the overall downward trend during the 20 July …

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