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Ambassador Hans Dannenberg Castellanos became the first accredited Dominican ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan in Central Asia. Diplomatic relations date back to 25 May 2010. Dannenberg presented credential letters to President Emomali Rahmon. Rahmon is the longest-serving leader in the former Soviet Union. He has held office since 16 November 1994. His rule is …

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Another tender for procurement made by the Ministry of Education is under investigation. The tender was for the purchase of digital text books for the 2022-2023 school year for RD$2.5 billion. Diario Libre reports on several irregularities in the tender. There is the complaint that the most expensive bids were the winners. The procurement of …

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Transport engineer Carlos Sully Bonnelly raises red flags of alert regarding the trust the government has signed for the construction of the Santiago monorail. He questions the Fitram trust for the contracting of the construction and funding for the Santiago monorail. He says it allows for contracting new debt outside the scrutiny of public finances. …

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Sandy Filpo, president of the Association of Merchants and Industrialists of Santiago (Acis), says it is revoking the agreement signed with the Haitian Consulate in Santiago. The agreement sought to regularize Haitian workers in Santiago. The agreement was signed on 1 June 2022 but now the signing Haitian consul James Jacques is being dismissed by …

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Merengue singer Fernando Villalona and thousands others marched south down the Av. Jiménez de Moya from Av. José Contreras to the National Congress to call for funding for families with children with autism. Villalona has raised a child with autism. The families call attention to the lack of vocational schools, costing of treatments, inclusion in …

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In a little over two weeks, the government agencies in charge of curbing crime have made nearly 2,000 arrests and seized over 100 weapons along with 110,000 grams of illegal drugs. The patrolling of the barrios noted for their criminal activities were combed by mixed units of National Police and infantry elements of the Army, …

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Dominican National Police sources are investigating the extent of the involvement of Dominicans in Haitian gangs and criminal activities. Minister of the Interior and the Police, Jesus “Chu” Vasquez said reports from the Haitian police are that 32-year old Dominican, Luis Alejandro (Molai) Ortiz Mieses has been under arrest in Haiti since May. It is …

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Jean Montero becomes the most recent Dominican to be drafted by the NBA. The New York Knicks announced the signing of the 18-year old to a one-year minimum-salary contract that could be converted to a two-way before the start of next season. He signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Knicks on Friday, 24 June …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #829 was 902, down from 982 on the previous day. This number compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is now 825, same as the previous day. Active cases declined slightly from 3,695 to 3,556. Ronald Skewes, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #827 was 962, up from 941 on the previous day. This number compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is now 777, down from the previous day. Nevertheless, active cases were 3,186, down from 3,702. Ronald Skewes, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of …

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