2022 – Page 2

22-year old Rainer Núñez of the Estrellas Orientales was named on Monday, 26 December 2022 the Rookie of the Year of the 2022-23 Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (Lidom) Championship. Núñez had a tremendous first season in the league, one that did not go unnoticed by the jury of 69 members of the national press, …

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The 2022-2023 Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship resumes play on 27 December 2022 with games scheduled at the Santo Domingo Quisqueya Ball Park, the San Pedro de Macoris Tetelo Ball Park, the Aguilas Cibaeñas Cibao ball park in Santiago and the Gigantes del Cibao ball park in San Francisco de Macoris. On Tuesday, 27 December …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 14.81%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 20.00, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #1,012 dated 25 December 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #1,012 was just 2, a low reflecting probably that people stayed away from medical care on the Christmas holiday. …

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The Dominican Republic is a spirits lover’s paradise. It produces more rum than milk, and its beer is famous worldwide. For most of the year, lax time restrictions govern the sale of alcoholic beverages, but now almost all restrictions are being removed through 8 January to allow for season partying. Until Sunday, 8 January 2023, …

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The Santo Domingo Metro Office (Opret) announces on New Year’s Eve (31 December 2022) trains and skylift cars will run from 6am to 8pm. On New Year’s Day (1 January 2023), the schedule will be from 8am to 9pm. On all other days, the schedule will be the normal: Monday to Friday from 6am to …

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At last minute, the Chamber of Deputies changed the Land Use Bill to assign to city governments authority to decide land use. A Chamber of Deputies and Senate committee had harmonized the bill articles delegating to technicians at the Ministry of Economy decisions on land use and not to the politicians that normally control the …

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Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez once again urged the United Nations Security Council to step up its involvement in Haiti and send a combat force as requested by the Haitian government. The Haitian government is requesting a multi-national security force to restore order and calm in the battered republic. One of the objectives of the …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations announced awarding the fourth edition of the Oscar de la Renta Dominican Emigrant Award to Qatar-based surgeon Ruben Peralta Rosario. Vice President Raquel Peña, on behalf of President Luis Abinader, presented the award on Thursday, 22 December 2022, during a ceremony held at the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National …

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Since political-appointee Robin Bernstein packed her bags to leave in January 2021, the Dominican Republic has not had a resident US ambassador. The Dominican ambassador in Washington, D.C. is Sonia Guzman, appointed with the change of government in August 2020. The United States id the Dominican Republic’s leading trading partner, source of tourists and remittances …

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As of Monday, 19 December 2022, employers of domestic help are required to register these online with the Dominican Social Security System. The registration is in compliance with the Ministry of Labor Resolution 14-2022. The registration means the employee and family are included in the government family health insurance. The employer and employee will next …

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