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The Washington Post reported on the difficulties experienced by passengers who had come on the Norwegian Escape cruise that made a stopover in Puerto Plata. The ship ran aground when making its way through the designated channel to leave the port area and enter Atlantic Ocean deep waters from the Taino Bay terminal. The ship …

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Reports are that a senior couple from France drowned on Saturday, 19 March 2022 in Juan Dolio, east of Santo Domingo. Jorge Doniel and Mariel Renolle, 66 and 67 years old, respectively, were vacationing in a hotel in Juan Dolio, according to reports from the police and tourism authorities. According to versions of people who …

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When David Ortiz was rushed to a clinic after being shot at an Av. Venezuela bar in eastern Santo Domingo in June 2019, there was much speculation in social media that Cesar Emilio Peralta, publicly known as the owner of several large night clubs in Santo Domingo, had ordered the shooting. At the time, people …

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A Boston Globe story contradicts the Attorney General Office and National Police version that the shooting of former Boston Red Sox ball player David Ortiz in 2019 in eastern Santo Domingo was a case of mistaken identity. The story cites conclusions of a private investigation that attributes the shooting to actions taken by Dominican drug …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #732 with the deadline of 20 March 2022 reports 16 new cases, down from 21 on the previous day. In the first 20 days of March there have been only six deaths in a population of around 11 million. The death rate is at 0.76%, one of the …

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President Luis Abinader flew to San José, Costa Rica at 7am on Monday, 21 March 2022 to participate in the Third Summit of the Alliance for Development in Democracy. In Costa Rica, he will meet with President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen of Costa Rica, President Carlos Alvarado Quezada of Panama. The previous meetings were in Panama …

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President Luis Abinader opened this year’s Feria Ganadera, the leading livestock and farm produce exhibition on the Malecón site. The fair is open from 18 March to 27 March 2022. President Abinader stressed the importance of farmers in leading the nation’s recovery from Covid-19. He announced low cost financing for farming under programs managed by …

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Normally, weekend stats are lower than during the week. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Public Health epidemiological bulletin #731 reports a record low of 21 cases nationwide. The 7-day average of cases reported is 99. The Ministry of Public Health says there are 529 cases. Medics say most of the cases are detected when patients test …

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President Luis Abinader announced late last week RD$3.5 billion in subsidies to imported wheat, corn, soy, and vegetable oils. These raw materials are the basis of much of the basic food basket consumed in the Dominican Republic. At a time when Small bread makers, for example, are not sure what the major flour distributors will …

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At times when food prices in the Dominican Republic are up 20.7% when comparing February 2021 to February 2022, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization will assist the Dominican Republic in finding compensatory mechanisms to be implemented by the Technical Secretariat for Food and Nutritional Sovereignty and Security (Setessan) of the Presidency of the Republic. …

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