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A brawl at the La Victoria Jail resulted in the death of three people and ten injured on Sunday, 16 January 2022. The prison authorities identified the dead as Juan Nicolás Ovalles Ferrán (El Mello), 30; Pedro Luis Moreno Díaz, 31, and Rafael Batista (Rasputín), 35. The Listin Diario reports the brawl is the latest …

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The Russian Federation approved the request of the Dominican Republic’s Public Prosecutor’s Office for the surrender of Dominican fugitive Alain José Gómez Luna. accused of defrauding several people in the Dominican Republic of RD$283.8 million through three commercial companies. Gómez Luna had been on the run for more than a year when he was arrested …

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The organizers of the La Vega Carnival, the lead carnival in the country, announced they are postponing the parades for an undecided date. The organizers are concerned the carnival could serve as a spreader for the Omicron variant. The carnival did not take place in 2021. La Vega Mayor Kelvin Cruz, who is the president …

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On Saturday, 15 January 2022, Major League Baseball teams spent upwards of US$52 million to hire new young Dominican baseball talent. Over the weekend, baseball academies in the Dominican Republic, and then restaurants, hotel lobbies, and lawyer’s offices were filled with agents, the young talents and their entourages. You see, baseball is a grooming business …

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The Estrellas Orientales defeated the Aguilas Cibaeñas (11-4) in an exciting game for Estrellas fans on Saturday, 15 January 2022 in the Tetelo Vargas Ball Park in San Pedro de Macorís. The Aguilas had gotten a head start in the game, with four runs lead early on. In the fifth inning, the Estrellas tied the …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #668 with the deadline of 15 January 2022 reports 3,988  new cases, down from the previous day. The dropping number of cases hints that the spread of Omicron variant is now leveling off. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.86%, …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #667 with the deadline of 14 January 2022 reports 4,964  new cases, down from the previous day. The dropping number of cases hints that the spread of Omicron variant is now leveling off. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.87%, …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #666 with the deadline of 13 January 2022 reports 7,174 new cases, up from the previous day. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.87%, one of the lowest in the Americas. Bulletin #666 reports active Covid-19 cases are at 40,440, …

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During a TV interview with Hoy Mismo on Color Vision, Channel 9, Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera said the health authorities are in talks with pharmaceutical companies to start the sale of antigen self-tests in pharmacies. At present, only government facilities and authorized private labs can carry out the test. “Right now at the Ministry …

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The Dominican Teachers Association (ADP) president, Eduardo Hidalgo, said on Thursday, 13 January 2022, that more than 10,000 public school teachers are infected with either Covid-19 or influenza. The union called for teachers not to return to classes until a “sincere” dialogue is held with the health and education authorities. A majority of public school …

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