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The Dominican military is on a spree to purchase new equipment. The Air Force reports the arrival of the first two of a purchase of six Bell helicopters. The aircraft are intended to guarantee national security, including border surveillance, rescue operations at high altitudes, difficult terrain, high seas, medical evaluations and natural disasters. The helicopters …

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The Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate issued a note reaffirming close ties between the US and the Dominican Republic. US Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) applauded the Foreign Relations Committee passage of the resolution …

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The director of the Eduardo Brito National Theater Carlos Veitia announced that jeans, clean tennis shoes and even T-shirts with sleeves are acceptable attire, except during gala shows. For the gala shows, formal evening attire is required, as reported in Acento. “An artistic venue is in many ways sacred, however, the public must have access …

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The Dominican Republic ranks first in Latin America in teenage pregnancies and fourth with the highest incidence of early unions with adults, according to Tomas Polanco, coordinator of the Coalition of NGOs for Children in the country. 59% of low-income girls will have had early sex and be cohabiting by the age of 18 with …

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A two-day-old baby girl was found Wednesday afternoon, 7 December 2022, on the sidewalk in the surroundings of the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Tourism building, off Av. Luperón in Santo Domingo. With the baby was a vaccination card. A doctor at the Ministry of Environment checked the baby and said she seemed to …

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Violent deaths, hired killings, indiscriminate shootings and kidnappings are just some of the crimes that have generated concern in recent months, especially because of the ease with which those accused of these crimes regain their freedom, an investigative report presented by the program El Informe with Alicia Ortega. She looks into several instances in which …

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The Special Transit Court of the National District remanded 19-year old urban music singer, Elvis Manuel Santos Alcantara (Onguito Wa) and his accomplice Eric Rafael Peralta to two months in Najayo jail as their case is prepared. Wa is accused of killing 25-year old Haitian Elma Avener in a vehicle clash on 29 October 2022. …

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The Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts late evening and early morning lows of 19-21 degrees Celsius for this week in Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris and La Altagracia (Punta Cana). As reported in Diario Libre, weather forecaster Henry Agramonte says that the low temperatures are due to a rare weather …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is up to 6.30%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 25.35%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #993 dated 6 December 2022. The Ministry of Public Health is encouraging people to up their vaccination status, with a third, fourth or fifth vaccine that are available for free in the Dominican Republic. The …

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The National Budget for 2023 passed in the Chamber of Deputies. The budget received 98 votes in favor and 54 against and two abstentions. The RD$1.78 trillion budget now moves to the Senate. The deputies did not admit amendments suggested by the members. The ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) is majority in the Chamber of …

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