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The Ministry of Environment has filed a complaint against the owner of the Cueva Bahía de Aguila restaurant in Pedernales for actions taken by the later against the Ministry of Environment park ranger Juan Pablo Reyes. Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera said the complaint was filed before the prosecutor’s office of that province for the …

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Argentine playwright Santiago Loza’s “La Mujer Puerca” is booked for performances at the Sala Ravelo of the National Theater starting 21 January 2022. Produced by Hony Estrella and Los Otros, starring Judith Rodríguez and directed by Vicente Santos, this black humor drama tells the story of an orphan on her wandering journey in search of …

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With 10 games to go, it seems the Gigantes will make the playoffs. Now, Robinson Cano, the former Seattle Mariners slugger, is helping the Estrellas Orientales be the second contender. EFE reports how Cano is the leader in runs driven in the semi-finals with 11. The standings for the semi-finals as of 12 January 2022 …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #664 with the deadline of 11 January 2022 reports 7,439 new cases, up from the previous day. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.89%, one of the lowest in the Americas. Bulletin #664 reports active Covid-19 cases are at 40,948, …

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Despite a poor showing of students at public schools, the Ministry of Education estimated at 36% the return to classes on 11 January 2022 in public schools nationwide. The Ministry says that traditionally first day attendance is at 28 to 38%. The Public School Teachers Association (ADP) president, Eduardo Hidalgo has called for teachers to …

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With the participation of the ministers of foreign affairs of Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, the Wilson Center held a conversation to highlight the Alliance for Development in Democracy, an initiative to promote democratic strengthening and economic growth through the tightening of the three countries’ commercial, demographic, and cultural ties. The event was …

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Culture Minister Milagros German announced she is staying at home after testing positive with Covid-19. She announced through her Twitter account that her symptoms are mild because she has a full vaccination course. She said she was working from home. Read more in Spanish:El Nuevo Diario 12 January 2022

The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, confirmed his attendance to the inauguration of the President-elect of Honduras, Xiomara Castro. The inaugural is scheduled for 27 January 2022. Castro won the 28 November 2021 election. N Digital reports that the president of the Chamber of Deputies was officially invited to the ceremony that …

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All of the 101 of the deputies present for the Tuesday, 11 January 2022 session of the Chamber of Deputies voted in favor of postponing the approval of the Penal Code for the next legislature that opens 27 February 2022. The president of the Chamber of Deputies had submitted the bill to a new reading …

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In her 12 January 2021 editorial on her Sin Maquillaje radio talk show, veteran political analyst Altagracia Salazar warns that the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) has yet to align itself with the proposal of change that brought President Luis Abinader to power in 2020. Abinader received the vote of millions of independents that bought …

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