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Media in the US state of Georgia give an update on the activities of nominated US Ambassador Calvin Smyre. His arrival to the Domincian Republic could be imminent. Smyre recently retired after nearly 50 years in the Georgia state legislature. Smyre was the longest serving member of the Georgia General Assembly. He had been elected …

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85-year old Hermogenes de la Cruz Martinez who just won RD$149.6 million in the lottery had gambled more than RD$700,000 over 15 years. As reported in Diario Libre, he methodically played the same numbers for around 15 years before cashing in. He played the same six winning numbers every Wednesday and Saturday. He is retired. …

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The Dominican Republic’s emerging women’s soccer team defeated more experienced Bermuda 1-0 in its quest to grab a spot in the Concacaf W Championships. The DR now is tied with Jamaica in Group C. The Group C countries are Jamaica, Grenada, Bermuda and the Dominican Republic. The DR-Bermuda game took place on Friday, 7 April …

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The 2022 Major League Baseball season is underway. MLB reports that 99 Dominicans are on the opening rosters and inactive lists of Major League Baseball. This is 36% of the 275 foreign born players of 975 players. Venezuela follows with 67 (many who have trained in Dominican baseball academies), Cuba has 23, Puerto Rico has …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #752 with the deadline of 9 April 2022 reports ¬¬¬25 new cases. This is down from 47 on the previous day. For 25 consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 deaths reported. The death rate is at 0.76%, one of the lowest in the Americas. For the past …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #749 with the deadline of 6 April 2022 reports 39 new cases, down from 58 on the previous day. For 23 consecutive days there have been no Covid-19 deaths reported. The death rate is at 0.76%, one of the lowest in the Americas. The 39 new cases in …

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President Luis Abinader announced a fund of more than RD$2 billion is now available for lending to private health ventures. Speaking at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, 6 April 2022, Abinader said that the funds are available through the Development and Export Bank (Bandex). During the launching ceremony of the Bandex Health Advancement Fund, the …

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The Abinader administration ended its first quarter with a fiscal deficit as of 1 April 2022 of RD$174.79 billion. Yet, as reported in El Caribe newspaper, the fiscal deficit is proportionally lower than projected. There was RD$18.05 billion more in expenditures over revenues, or 8.2%. The government had projected a 10.32% deficit for the quarter, …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations is looking for the fourth winner of the Oscar de la Renta Dominican Emigrant Award. The award recognizes outstanding Dominican expats who have contributed to their country and the communities abroad where they live. Maria Alejandro Castillo, director of Specialized Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Relations is coordinating the …

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The Constitutional Court (TC) ruled that it cannot act against the Senatorial Provincial Management Fund, known as “el barrilito,” the significant extra money legislators have assigned themselves. The Constitutional judges say that in the appeal to declare the extra funds violate the Constitution, the plaintiffs, the Fundación Derecho, Educación, Ciudadanía y Democracia (Fundación DEECIR) and …

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