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Sixty years ago, health officials at the United States Embassy would tell visitors that the Dominican Republic was one of the very few countries where you might see a case of human rabies (Hydrophobia). Over these 60 years, the government administrations have worked hard to eradicate this horrible disease. Free rabies vaccinations are available all …

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The government-owned Dominican Petroleum Refinery assuaged concerns the country may find itself without sufficient fuel stocks. The Dominican Refinery says there is enough stocks to guarantee diesel and regular gasoline, propane gas, natural gas and fuel for jets (Avtur). Of commercial jet fuel the country has a demand of 150,000 barrels per month and the …

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President Luis Abinader issued Decree 312-22, increasing the paternity leave for fathers employed in government. The President authorized fathers to take off a day a month to care for their children in the first year. Mothers already have this privilege. Likewise, the decree authorizes that as of three months and until five years of the …

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Discussions continue in Congress over the second time splitting of Santo Domingo. Deputy “Tonty” Rutinel (PRM-Santo Domingo) advocates the creating of the Matías Ramón Mella province. He boasts he could become the only deputy to have created two provinces. In 2001 he pushed through the splitting of the National District into two – the National …

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The outstanding soprano Ivonne Haza, known as “La Diva Dominicana,” passed away on Thursday, 16 June 2022. She was 83 years old. She was the mother of the Industry and Commerce Minister Víctor (Ito) Bisonó. Haza is regarded as one of the most important lyric singers in the Dominican Republic of all times. Born in …

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“What happened today was a confiscation, not a raid. Three assets were seized in the National District,” says Wilson Camacho, head of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca), as detailed in a press release of the Attorney General Office. On Friday, 17 June 2022, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the …

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The Dominican Republic senior volleyball team has three wins and five losses in the first round of the Nations League, the leading volleyball tournament. The DR lost to USA, Canada, Brazil, Japan and Italy. The Caribbean Queens have defeated Korea, Netherlands and Germany. The games played have been:31 May 2022. United States vs. DR. 3:0. …

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The number of cases for Bulletin #822 was 794, up from 755 on the previous day. This number compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is now 827. Active cases are down and now are at 3,611. Ronald Skewes, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health says that in …

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The number of cases for Bulletin #820 was 963, up from 903 on the previous day. This number compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is now 838. Active cases were up again and now are at 3,799. Ronald Skewes, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health says that …

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The number of cases for Bulletin #819 was 903, up from 737 on the previous day. This number compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is now 777. Nevertheless, active cases dropped again and now are at 3,576. Ronald Skewes, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health says that …

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