2022 – Page 238

Over the Christmas and New Year holidays, 112 children were born at the Hospital Materno Infantil Nuestra Señora de La Altagracia, the leading maternity center in La Altagracia province. Its director, Bélgica Méndez, told Diario Libre that of the total 61 were foreigners and 51 Dominicans. She told Diario Libre that most of those giving …

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A Russian national died in an accident on the hiking trail leading to the top of the Isabel de Torres mountain. The trail leads to the botanical gardens at the top of the mountain. Another foreigner accompanying the Russian, whose nationality has not been reported, was seriously injured. The foreigners were driving on a small …

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Members of the National Police investigations unit (Dicrim) and the Public Prosecutor’s Office apprehended two Dominicans now accused of allegedly murdering a Swiss citizen. The victim is Rosa Jud, who allegedly died after falling downstairs in her residence located in Cabarete, Puerto Plata. The Police set up the crime to appear that the Swiss woman …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), the Dominican Armada, with the support of state Intelligence agencies and the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, seized 176 packages, presumably cocaine, in a maritime and land interdiction operation, carried out in the southwestern province of Barahona. The DNCD agents and Navy agents, following intelligence reports, intercepted the …

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Lawyer-turned-YouTuber, Rafael Antonio Guerrero Mendez says he is preparing to answer in court the defamation lawsuit filed against him by former Police chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermín. He said that the former Police director will have to prove the millionaire assets he owns and the crimes attributed to him by drug capos César Emilio Peralta …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #656 with the deadline of 3 January 2022 reports 3,700 new cases, up significantly over the previous day. The increase reflects the impact of the new-to-country Omicron variant. At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 1.00%, one of the lowest in …

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Epidemiologist Ernesto Guerrero considers that 8 out of 10 with flu symptoms have Covid, as reported in N Digital. He said people with flu-like symptoms are not bothering to get tested and just staying at home to recover. The director of the Promese, the government pharmaceuticals division, Dr. Adolfo Perez says the public sector has …

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The Public Procurement Agency (DGCP) announced on Monday, 3 January 2022 new thresholds to be used by government institutions. The reference values are for government purchases of goods, services and works covered by Procurement Law 340-06. Resolution 01-2022 establishes that entities must call for public bids for all works from an amount of RD$404,657,143.00 and …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera interviewed a cross section of country analysts to look into the past and future for the Dominican Republic. Those on her end of year panel were economist Miguel Collado, industry spokesperson Circe Almanzar, sociologist Cándido Mercedes and journalist Nelson Rodríguez. Piera explain the recap is to create an awareness to not …

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Ministry of Environment firefighters spent the New Year holidays struggling to put out three fires in the Sierra Bahoruco National Park. The Ministry of Environment says that one of the fires was caused by cattle ranchers. The fires have affected around 15 square kilometers. Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera is optimistic the fires will be …

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