2022 – Page 203

Journalist, scriptwriter, poet Huchi Lora has delegated the El Dia morning talk show on Telesistema, Channel 11, he has hosted for 25 years to young investigative journalist Edith Febles. Febles has been his co-host with Carolina Santana. 75-year old Lora says he is retiring due to health issues and his advanced age. He says he …

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The non-partisan civic movement and Dominican chapter of Transparency International, Participación Ciudadana presented the main findings of a study on how locals perceive violence and crime. The study also analyzed the victimization, the effectiveness of the channels for making complaints, and the effects of insecurity and violence on the attitudes and lifestyles of those polled. …

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Dr. Mario Lama, director of the National Health Service (SNS), the government entity that manages public hospitals, pointed out that public hospitals service 30,000 foreign births every year, most of these Haitian women. Most women arrive at the emergency room and receive free birthing services. Dr. Lama made the remark responding to recent findings published …

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People are speculating whether it was an attempt at getting social media views, or just that you can never know when you will be caught on camera. A video circulating online reportedly shows Esto No Es Radio talk host, lawyer Pedro Manuel Casals getting a beating by a woman when driving in a BMW on …

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Dominican Ismael Sánchez won his fifth Vuelta Ciclistica Independencia Nacional trophy, clocking in 28:06:51 hours. The important cycling tour ended on Sunday, 27 February 2022 with a race around the Mirador del Sur park. Sanchez says he will continue in cycling but will not compete in the Vuelta race in 2023. Ismael Sánchez managed to …

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The United States’ Under-20 Women’s Youth National Team defeated Dominican Republic 7-0 to finish atop Group E at the Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship. The competition was held at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo on Tuesday, 1 March 2022. The United States team takes the top position as the tournament continues, but the …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #712 with the deadline of 28 February 2022 reports 356 new cases, up from the previous day (92 cases). The death rate is at 0.76%, one of the lowest in the Americas. Two weeks after the President announced an end to “all restrictive measures” in an address on …

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The Executive Branch submitted to Congress bills that reorganize the hydrocarbons sector in the Dominican Republic, public contracting, and regulating public trusts. Legal advisor of the Executive Branch, Antoliano Peralta, deposited the three bills. President Luis Abinader had announced he would be sending the bills to Congress in his 27 of February 2022 rendition of …

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Do not order lobster or crab meat in restaurants unless you can be sure these are imported. Plesae do not purchase the locally sourced seafood until July 2022. The seasonal Caribbean lobsters and crabs capture and commercialization ban is in effect as of 1 March 2022. Caribbean lobsters and crabs are key to the balance …

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On 1 March 2020, the first case of Covid-19 was diagnosed in the Dominican Republic. It marked a before and after in life in the Dominican Republic. The first patient was Italian tourist Claudio Pascualini. He would be hospitalized at the Ramon de Lara Hospital at the San Isidro Air Force Base where he remained …

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