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President Luis Abinader is in Madrid for meetings to promote the tourism industry, investment and meet with the Dominican community in Spain. He arrived early, on 17 January 2022 for a packed agenda before being present for the opening of the Dominican stand during the inauguration of the Spanish travel fair, Fitur. The Dominican Republic …

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The city government of the National District (ADN) announced it collected more than 1,614,000 million plastic bottles in the bottles for toys exchange that took place on 16 January 2022. City Mayor Carolina Mejía said that they were able to deliver 2,840 toys to more than 3,000 families that participated in the exchange that sought …

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Electricity sector expert Bernardo Castellanos says if the Senate approves the bill that creates the Punta Catalina Trust the country will be paying several times over the present cost of the operation of the plant. He strongly advocates against passing the bill that already was approved in the Chamber of Deputies. The Ministry of Energy …

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Public schools are open and gradually students and teachers are returning to normalcy under pandemic conditions. The Ministry of Education says a majority of public schools held in-person classes on Monday, 17 January 2022. The union of public school teachers has been boycotting face-to-face classes. A press release from the Ministry says that “most” of …

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More than 1,000 vehicles of the National Police with less than 5 years of use are junk or are in salvage, denounced Servio Tulio Castaños Guzmán, coordinator of the Working Group for the Transformation and Professionalization of the National Police. As reported in N Digital, Castaños Guzmán said that a mafia operated within the Police …

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The Police reported one dead and at least 15 persons were injured in the collision of buses on the Boulevard Turístico del Este, near Verón in Punta Cana. The chief of operations of the Firemen in Verón, Mayor Bruno Benítez said among the injured were six Russian citizens. The accident occurred between a Traumabapu urban …

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A sister of Santa Arias protested not being allowed to speak with the abuse victim. Arias was taken to a battered women home where she has been kept after receiving threat calls and offers of cash so that she desist from the accusations. Arias’ sister also complained about the alleged privileges the victimizer has received, …

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Famed Latin music star Karol G is booked for a performance at the Altos de Chavon Amphitheater on Saturday, 22 January 2022. The show “Bichota Tours” is a production by businessman Gamal Hache. This week Karol G was confirmed to participate in the world-renowned Coachella Valley Music and Arts, where she will share the stage …

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CNCO is booked for a performance at the National Theater on Friday, 11 March 2022. CNCO members are Christopher Velez (Ecuador), Zabadiel de Jesus (Puerto Rico), Erick Brian Colón (Cuba) and Richard Camacho (Dominican Republic). The boy band is based in Miami, Florida. Originally they won a five-year recording contract with Sony Music Latin after …

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Estrellas fans cheered the players of the San Pedro de Macoris team as batters delivered the first win of the 7-4 series. The Estrellas Orientales won game one of the playoffs on Monday, 18 January 2022. The score was a tight 5-4 over the Gigantes del Cibao. The teams battled it out taking the game …

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