2022 – Page 148

The Senate of the Republic approved the second reading of the bill that establishes the applicable regime for the Regulation of Public Trusts in the country, an initiative submitted by the Executive Branch. The purpose of the bill is to regulate public trusts, their organization, structure and operation, and the legal capacity of these to …

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Fans of Dominican Olympic track star Marileidy Paulino will be able to see her run live when she competes at the National Superior Athletics Competition in her hometown Bayaguana at the end of 25 and 26 June 2022, Diario Libre reports. Meanwhile, the media is following up on the plight of Paulino to ensure her …

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The Dominican Republic is in Group C for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers and will face Canada and The Bahamas in the next window of the competition. The Dominican Republic will play Canada’s national basketball team on 1 July 2022 (Canada Day) at the FirstOntario Centre in downtown Hamilton, Canada. The Dominican Republic …

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A passing trough brings rain showers and cooler mornings nationwide from Thursday, 26 May to Saturday, 28 May 2022. The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) announced seven provinces are on yellow alert and another seven are on green alert for possible flooding. Provinces on yellow alert are:Hato MayorLa VegaSantiagoMonseñor Nouel (Bonao)Monte Plata (Bayaguana)Sanchez Ramirez (Cotuí)San …

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The Ministry of Public Health maintained during the press conference of Wednesday, 25 May 2022 that the increase in cases does not qualify as a fourth wave. The 222 new cases in Bulletin #797 are up from 183 on the day before and compare to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is …

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The highly-respected authority on jails in Latin America, Roberto Santana called for President Luis Abinader to end corruption of the military and police in Dominican jails. “President, take the Police out of La Victoria,” Santana said when speaking during a panel on the situation of jails in the Dominican Republic on Esta Noche con Mariasela …

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President Luis Abinader detailed what the Dominican Republic has done to be a success story in Covid-19 management and economy recovery at the World Economic Forum taking place in Davos, Switzerland. Participating in a World Economic Forum Latin American Presidents Panel with President Ivan Duque of Colombia, Rodrigo Chavez of Costa Rica and Vice President …

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The First Lady, Raquel Arbaje, and the Director General of the National Council for the Promotion and Support of Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (Promipyme), Porfirio Peralta, paid tribute to Dominican hair stylist Daisy Castillo de Rondón for her outstanding career as an entrepreneur. Her Salon Daisy set new standards for beauty salons in the …

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Despite an order to use the Santo Domingo bypass, large freight trucks continue to circulate on the sea-bordering Malecón, for many the shortest way to cross the city of Santo Domingo from west to east, as reported in Diario Libre. The noise of powerful engines, danger, thunderous horns, smoke and heavy loads have gradually returned …

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The Dominican Republic currently has nine million doses of vaccines to protect its citizens from Covid-19, Diario Libre reports. The newspaper had to request the information via the Office of Public Information. As of 1 May 2022, local warehouses were holding the nine million doses. The source did not provide requested information on the breakdown …

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