2022 – Page 26

The Dominican Republic continues to expand its production of medical devices. On Tuesday, 15 November 2022, Vice President Raquel Peña attended the inauguration of the fourth Fresenius Kabi MedTech manufacturing facility in Haina, to the west of the National District. Speaking at the inauguration, Vice President Peña stressed: “We are building the country of the …

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Central Bank statistics indicate that the flow of remittances from the Dominican Republic to Haiti has been declining. From January to September 2022, remittances declined 8.2%. Haiti is the recipient of Dominican remittances, with 69.8%. Thousands of entire Haitian families continue to relocate in the Dominican Republic given the multidimensional crisis in that country. Read …

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The National Council of Social Security (CNSS) met for a talk between parties representing the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), Ministry of Public Health and ARS health providers on 16 November 2022. The CMD was represented by Dr. Mery Hernández. Despite the conversation, with the participation of Minister of Public Health Daniel Rivera and representatives of …

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The Ministry of Interior & Police has ruled that alcohol sales need to stop at midnight in Santo Domingo province establishments, not so in the National District. Santo Domingo province concentrates most of the entertainment centers in Greater Santo Domingo, many operating 24/7. The business owners in Santo Domingo province say they do most of …

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The National Business Council (Conep) voted for Celso Juan Marranzini to preside the Conep. He will replace Pedro Brache as of January 2023. After being named president-elect of the organization, Marranzini said he will focus on directing efforts to turn the country from an importer country to an exporter country. Marranzini is an economist. His …

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A whole-day workshop on the “Present and Future of Relations with Haiti” is programmed to be held at the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022. The workshop was announced via a press release. It will be from 8am to 5pm at Max Henríquez Ureña Hall of the Santo Domingo private …

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The National Police’s Criminal Investigations Division (Dicrim) has yet to resolve the murder of 71-year old Mario Oliver Jutard in Las Terrenas, Samana. As reported, Jutard was found strangled to death in his villa in Las Ballenas Beach in Las Terrenas on 26 October 2022. Robbery is suspect to have been the motive. Investigators say …

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Manny Cruz, singer of many catchy merengue songs, has published a children’s book. The book is for sale at Cuesta Libros and can also be purchased online. The book carries the name of the capital city and his catchy merengue track, “Santo Domingo.” Cruz says he seeks to bring the song’s story to young children …

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27-year old pitcher, Dominican Sandy Alcantara was unanimously awarded the Cy Young Award for the National League of Major League Baseball on 16 November 2022. He is but the third Dominican-born pitcher to win a Cy Young (joining Bartolo Colon and three-time winner Pedro Martínez). “I made it,” he said when first acknowledging the recognition …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.58%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 13.85%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #972 dated 15 November 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #972 was 87, up from 57 on the previous day. The number of Covid-19 cases has been rising slightly. …

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