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Public Ministry and Police authorities have asked Alen Alexis Villalona to turn himself in. He is accused of beating a woman, Santa Arias whom he left unconscious on the sidewalk in Baní, Peravia on 31 December 2021. He fled and has not been located. The happening has been a trending topic in social media. The …

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At least two of the discotheques said to be owned by the drug trafficking and money laundering network headed by César Emilio Peralta (César el Abusador) were released to private owners by the authorities for operating under new names, as reported in El Dia. As reported, Aqua Club has opened as Opra Club. El Dia …

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Drug kingpin Cesar Emilio Peralta is now being tried in a US federal court in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The capo operated freely in the Dominican Republic for years. The US authorities say it is apparent he had the protection of the government in the Dominican Republic. The hearings in Puerto Rico are expected to …

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The judge of the Permanent Attention Office of the Judicial District of Santiago, Libertad Polanco ruled that Jose Antonio Santana Moronta, owner of the Colmado Moronta in La Canela, Santiago, serve three months of preventive custody in a Santiago jail. The Public Ministry charges Santana Moronta with committing a RD$18.4 million fraud against the state. …

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The Three Kings Parade will take place Wednesday, 5 January 2022 from 6:30 pm, the National District Fire Department announced. The Three Kings parade starts at the fire station located on Palo Hincado and Mella and will proceed down El Conde. There will be a grand closing with fireworks show once the parade returns to …

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The Gigantes del Cibao, the San Francisco de Macorís-based team, leads the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship with 4 wins of 5 games played. The Gigantes had won the regular season of the championship. All the other teams are two games behind. These are the Aguilas Cibaeñas, Tigres del Licey and Estrellas Orientales. The games …

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The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #655 with the deadline of 2 January 2022 reports 2,856 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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On 1 January 2022, President Luis Abinader tweeted: Happy New Year! 2022 will be a great year for the Dominican people, because together we will continue to move forward, continue progressing, improving the quality of life of Dominicans. God bless you! President Luis Abinader had taken a break from his intense public agenda and did …

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Central Bank governor Héctor Valdez Albizu reported that the Monthly Economic Activity Indicator (IMAE) for November 2021 closed with an inter-annual variation of 13.1%, higher than expected, with which the January-November 2021 growth stood at 12.5%. “With this result, the conditions are in place for the Dominican economy to close 2021 with an expansion that …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) has increased the monetary policy interest rate by 100 basis points, or from 3.50% to 4.50%. The annual rate of the permanent liquidity expansion facility (1-day Repos) is increased from 4.00% to 5.00% and the rate of interest-bearing deposits (Overnight) from 3.00% to 4.00% per year. The …

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