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The Banco Popular Dominicano is sponsoring a series of cultural activities, including early morning church vigil concerts program, Madrugada de Bendición, to commemorate the Virgen de la Altagracia on Thursday at midnight, 20 January 2022. The early morning event will be on 70 TV channels and all Roman Catholic media in the country, including Color …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #671 with the deadline of 18 January 2022 reports 7,153 new cases, up considerably from the previous day (5,544 cases). There is a generalized opinion that the fifth wave with the Omicron variant is leveling off. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is …

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President Luis Abinader toured the Cuatro Caminos area in Madrid, known for its many Dominican-owned businesses and home to many Dominican migrants. President Luis Abinader traveled to Madrid on 17 January 2022 to take part in the Fitur international travel trade show in which the Dominican Republic is the country partner this year. The event …

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The Banco de Reservas inaugurated a Dominican-themed mural in the Madrid Metro as part of the cultural program underway for Fitur 2022 Fair, which is taking place in Madrid from 19 to 23 January 2022. The Dominican Republic is participating as country partner. The mural “Dominican Republic, Reserved for You” was designed and painted by …

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President Luis Abinader said that “the best times for tourism are yet to come” when participating in a forum organized by Exceltur on “Dominican Republic: A Country of Reference for the Internationalization of the Spanish Tourism Industry.” Abinader spoke about how from day one after starting his government in August 2020 he understood that the …

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The United Nations World Tourism Organization and IE University of Spain announced the awarding of 300 scholarships to the UNWTO Online Academy to Dominican students for university studies. The scholarships are funded by the government of the Dominican Republic and were announced by the country’s President Luis Abinader and Minister of Tourism David Collado, together …

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The Public School Teachers Association (ADP) called for public school teachers to return to in-person classes as of Wednesday, 19 January 2022. The president of the ADP, Eduardo Hidalgo had been against the return to in-person learning. After a meeting on 18 January 2022 at the Ministry of Education, Hidalgo accepted to be part of …

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The Civil Aviation Board’s Aviation Accident Investigation Commission (CIAA) presented the preliminary details of the investigation into the crash of a jet flight operated by Helidosa Aviation Group. Nine persons died in the accident, including six US citizens, the Venezuelan pilot and Dominican co-pilot and crew. The president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), Jose …

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Sportswriters had forecast the playoffs would be a battle of equal titans. The Estrellas Orientales won game one, but the Gigantes del Cibao turned in game two with a 6-3 win at their home stadium, the Julian Javier in San Francisco de Macorís. Marcell Ozuna (alias El Oso) batted a “tablazo” over the left-field wall …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #670 with the deadline of 17 January 2022 reports 5,544 new cases, down from the previous day. There is a generalized opinion that the fifth wave with the Omicron variant is leveling off. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.84%, …

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