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Update: Russia invades Ukraine The ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations, Jose Blanco spoke at the international forum on 23 February 2022 and urged the United Nations exercise its role as the place to discuss differences between nations to avoid armed confrontations. The Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic is …

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The case of a would-be denial of entry to a couple because of the looks of the woman is making the rounds of social media and the press. Now it is known that Nikaury Belén and her husband had reservations at Peperoni Restaurant on 16 February 2022 and were denied entry because of the braided …

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What should not be news is news. A Haitian was ordered one-year preventive custody for attempting to forge his identity. The justice may impose a three to 10 years for the attempting identify fraud. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of Haitians are estimated to have used fraudulent documents to obtain their identity in the …

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The Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Sur (Edesur) has installed new lighting on the Autopista 30 de Mayo, the 5 km western section of the Santo Domingo sea-bordering 14-km long Malecon. The installation of the lighting on the highly transited avenue is part of the major effort by the National District power distribution company to …

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The newly released “Baseline Report on the Status of Marine Species” has findings on the status of coral reefs and the population of herbivorous fish, especially parrotfish, doctorfish, surgeonfish, angelfish, butterfly fish and sea cucumbers in the country. It is a follow up action to Decree 418-21 of 2 July 2021 that had prohibited the …

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The Ministry of Environment, Superintendency of the Securities Market (SIMV) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced on 23 February 2022 the official start of the Caribbean Green Financing Frameworks, the IFC project to support the Dominican Republic in engaging the financial sector, regulators and supervisors, key ministries and other stakeholders, and private sector in …

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The United States Agency for International Development through the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID BHA) and World Vision Dominican Republic will invest US$1,140,000 in a plan to strengthen national and local capacities for emergency and disaster preparedness. The effort is coordinated with the Center for Emergency Operations (COE), the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of …

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APEC University and the Embassy of Korea in the Dominican Republic have agreed to develop new academic and cultural initiatives. The signing of the agreement was presided over by Franklyn Holguín Haché, rector of APEC University, and Korea Ambassador Lee Inho. With the signing of the agreement, the parties commit to promote and carry out …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #706 with the deadline of 22 February 2022 reports 440 new cases, up from the previous day (306 cases). The death rate is at 0.76%, one of the lowest in the Americas. The Ministry of Public Health in Resolution #0008-2022 recommends the use of masks in public and …

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The Dominican Republic has a surplus of Covid-19 vaccines. This is the result of onerous contracts that had to be signed with suppliers of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines. When these pharmaceutical companies were late in delivering the vaccines, the DR contracted with the Chinese Sinovac vaccines. Now, Vice President Raquel Peña, the Health Cabinet …

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