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Three men died of serious injuries suffered in the Canal del Sol (Channel 6) fire in Santo Domingo on Tuesday, 19 April 2022. Three other men are hospitalized at the Pearl F. Ort Burn Unit at the Ney Arias Lora Traumatology Hospital. The deceased are 22-year old cameraman Kelvin Castillo. Others reported dead in the …

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The heavy rains forecast for the capital city on Sunday, 1 May 2022, resulted in a second postponement of the Santo Domingo Carnival. The Mayor of the National District, Carolina Mejía approved the rescheduling for Saturday, 7 May starting at 2pm on the Santo Domingo Malecon. The event is organized by the city government with …

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Meteorologist Jean Suriel shares a list of moon and sun eclipses from now to 2025 with his social media followers. These are:Total Lunar Eclipse. Monday, 16 May 2022. Begins on Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 21:32, and ends Monday, 16 May 2022 at 00:11, with a duration of 5 hours, 19 minutes. Also this year …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #774 with the deadline of 1 May 2022 reports 55 new lab-reported cases. This is up from 22 on the previous day. The number of active cases is 323, down from 330 on the day before. There were no deaths reported. The death rate is at 0.76%, one …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #770 with the deadline of 27 April 2022 reports 66 new lab-reported cases. This is up from 44 on the previous day. The number of active cases is 290, up from 271 on the day before. There were no deaths reported. The death rate is at 0.76%, one …

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Monday, 2 May is an official holiday in the Dominican Republic. While the actual holiday, that celebrates Labor Day falls on Sunday, 1 May 2022, the Ministry of Labor moved the holiday for Monday. The moving of the holiday to Monday creates a long weekend, so expect delays in leaving the cities and in returning. …

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President Luis Abinader called for Ibero-American countries to explore opportunities for collaboration in favor of agriculture and food production to achieve reasonable food prices for the population. He spoke at the 9th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Agriculture taking place in Santo Domingo. The ministers are looking to come up with actions to mitigate the …

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The Inter-American Development Bank will assist the Ministry of Environment on the progressive closing and remediation of the Duquesa landfill and in locating a new final disposal site for Greater Santo Domingo. Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera made the announcement on 27 April 2022. He said the decision to work with the IDB is in …

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Mauricio Claver-Carone, president of the Inte-American Development Bank (IDB), hosted Vice President Raquel Peña and First Lady Raquel Arbaje for the inauguration of the new IDB offices in the country. The offices are located at Av. Cesar Nicolas Penson corner Felix Maria del Monte, next door to the Pedro Henriquez Ureña National Library, to the …

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A high-ranking regional delegation of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is visiting since Wednesday, 27 April 2022 for the strengthening of international cooperation to combat drug trafficking, money laundering and transnational crime. The delegation coincides with a peak in seizures of cocaine. In the first quarter of the year, the National Drug Control …

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