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Diario Libre reports that the Attorney General Office purchased three jail call blockers during the Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchez term, but did not install them in the prisons. The Medusa file says a different use was given to the blockers than that established in the procurement order. The newspaper stresses the irregularity occurred even when …

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Marileidy Paulino with 50.76 and Fiordaliza Cofil with 51.19 placed first in their heats to qualify for the semi-finals of the 400m during the Eugene, Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championship. The championship is second to the Olympic Games in importance on the track and field calendar. The 400 m women semifinals will be on 20 …

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Washington Nationals slugger, Juan Soto is the 2022 champion for the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby that took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on 18 July 2022. Soto beat Seattle Mariners star, fellow Dominican Julio Rodríguez in the finals to become the second-youngest player to win the Home Run Derby — one …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #851 was 673, up from 496. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 604, down again from that of the previous day. Ronald Skewes, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health says that in context the increase …

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President Luis Abinader and Vice President Raquel Peña were in La Romana this weekend, for the 25th Council of Ministers and meeting of the cabinet. The Presidency reports matters of health, education, tourism, finance and electricity were on the agenda. It was a first for new Acting Minister of the Presidency Joel de los Santos. …

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The Ministry of Public Works built the building during the Danilo Medina administration as an interurban bus depot, but the bus unions nor the people in Santo Domingo East were in favor. Today, the building is not a terminal for bus passengers. Instead, it is the new hub for culture and services for the people …

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At the end of last week, thousands of procrastinating motorcycle owners lined up outside the Traffic and Transportation Safety (Digesett) offices to get their bikes registered. As of Friday, 15 July 2022, if the motorcycle was not registered it could be seized if circulating on city roads. The owner would be compelled to pay a …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported the Dominican Republic is the world leader in traffic fatalities. 64.6 traffic fatalities per 100,000 population, the Dominican Republic passed runner-ups, Zimbabwe (41/100,000), Venezuela (39/100,000), Liberia (38.9), and Eritrea (37.9). The ranking is attributed to a combination of lack of driver education and laissez-faire of authorities in allowing …

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The Ministry of Public Health reported that the Dominican Republic’s first and only registered case of monkeypox, a 25-year old man, was sent home from the San Isidro teaching hospital after recovering. The patient had been admitted on 28 June 2022 to the Ramón de Lara Military Teaching Hospital. He was under the supervision of …

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The Institute of Lawyers for the Protection of the Environment (Insaproma) denounces that the Ministry of the Environment has so far refused to provide it with the environmental compliance reports (ICA) of the two power generation barges owned by the company Seaboard Transcontinental located on the Ozama River. Insaproma reports that the Ministry alleges the …

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