2022 – Page 25

Starting in late October, and picking up pace in November, Dominican consumers are tempted to go shopping to take advantage of annual clearance sales prices at leading stores. Black Friday 2022 actually falls on Friday, 25 November 2022, as it is officially the fourth Friday of November, the Friday after Thanksgiving. It is the time …

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The Dominican Republic has established formal diplomatic relations with Pakistan. According to a news release issued by the Pakistan government, the signing ceremony was held at the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations on 19 November 2022. From Pakistan’s side Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative to the UN, and from the Dominican Republic’s side its …

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Turkey’s global newswire, Andadolu Agency reports on the visit of Biviana Riveiro to Turkey to promote Dominican Republic and Turkey trade. “We see a lot of potential in many sectors, particularly free trade zones, tourism, real estate, and technology,” Biviana Riveiro, executive director of the Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana), told …

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Minister of Superior Education Franklin García Fermín changed his talk and now says the Ministry does not seek to amend Regulation 09-15 that requires aspirants to public school teaching positions to take an international standardized test, Diario Libre reports. He spoke during an event of the Association of International Business Professionals on Saturday, 19 November …

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Diario Libre, Listin Diario, El Dia, El Caribe and Hoy all carried the news that the Ministry of Interior & Police has agreed with community organizations to cap noise from entertainment businesses to 10pm. The Ministry of Interior & Police, nevertheless, says enforcing the measure is up to the Police. It also says caps will …

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Most pharmacies will sell the general public antibiotics without a prescription in the Dominican Republic. Now the Ministry of Public Works is working on a national plan to change this. By 2023, the Ministry of Public Health wants to have in place a regulatory program to control the free sale of antibiotics. This initiative has …

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Local media has followed up on what happened to the Twitter account of First Lady. Diario Libre and Hoy reported the account seemed to have been wiped out, coinciding with the change in ownership of the social media. But, by Saturday,19 November 2022, the account had been restored, with at least around 300,000 followers reincorporated. …

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The Judicial Council suspended judge Juan Francisco Rodríguez Consoró for four months with pay for serious faults. The judge was assigned to the Ninth Court of Instruction under the Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of the National District. An ongoing investigation by the judicial inspector department of the Supreme Court of Justice and now …

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A first month into the regular season, the Aguilas Cibaeñas, representing Cibao provinces, lead the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship. The Aguilas have won 22 and lost nine games. The Aguilas’ archi-rivals, the Santo Domingo-based team, the Tigres del Licey are next, just one game away. The Licey has won 19 games won and lost …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.70%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 4.27%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #976 dated 19 November 2022. The number of lab-reported tests is 1,171. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #976 was 50, down from 81 on the previous day. The number …

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