2022 – Page 175

Ricardo Antonio Abreu killed his former mother-in-law, 72-year old Rina Margarita Peña, in a fit of rage. He stabbed her two dozen times in front of his own children. Their mother, Raquelita Guerra had several restraining orders issued against her former spouse, ordering him to stay away from her and her family. The deranged man …

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It was a harrowing drive back into the main cities after an unexpected trough developed, bringing heavy rains mainly to the northeast, the southeast, southwest and central areas. The Weather Office forecast is for the rains to continue this week. The rains have brought “chilly” weather, with mornings under 20-23 degrees Celsius forecast for most …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #759 with the deadline of 16 April 2022 reports 29 new cases. This is up from 12 on the previous day, that was a record low since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The number of active cases is 162, up from 128 on the day …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #755 with the deadline of 12 April 2022 reports 37 new cases. This is up from 56 on the previous day. The number of active cases is 118, down from 119 on the day before. For 28 consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 deaths reported. The death …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #754 with the deadline of 11 April 2022 reports 56 new cases. This is up from 14 on the previous day. The number of active cases is 119, up from 62 on the day before. For 27 consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 deaths reported. The death …

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DR1 News is breaking for the Easter Week holidays. On Wednesday and Thursday, the Covid-19 updates will be published. Otherwise, the headline news for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (13-17 April) will be compiled for the Monday, 18 April 2022 issue. Remember the DR1 Forums are open for posting headlines news and comments 24/7. …

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Restaurants and bars all around the country can now remain open on weekends until 3am. Minister of Tourism David Collado made the announcement. Businesses in Punta Cana had been pressing for the announcement that came in time to start the Easter Week holiday. Easter Week is officially a religious holiday, but it is also unofficially …

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The Ministry of Tourism that oversees the US$90 million phase 2 Colonial City renovation program has launched a tender for improvements of sidewalks for the Las Damas and Mercedes streets. The Ministry of Tourism and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that is funding the initiative launched an international public bidding process for the rehabilitation of …

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The Central Bank reports that remittances were US$888.1 million in March 2022, more than the amounts received in January and February. Remittances for the first quarter are at US$2.40 billion, higher than in the years before the pandemic. Remittances for the first quarter 2022 were US$653 million more than those for the first three months …

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The director of the National Health Service, Mario Lama, says that Covid-19 is not a public health hazard in the country. Cases were down to 14 for the Covid-19 #753 bulletin (10 April 2022 deadline) with 62 active cases. Only 35 patients are hospitalized nationwide for Covid-19 and only 13 are in Intensive Care Units …

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