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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.19%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 2.58%, down from 5.08% on the previous day, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #964 dated 7 November 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #964 was 18. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) is at 21. …

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Central American and Andean Community foreign ministers are meeting in Santo Domingo to discuss regional collaboration. The meetings are held at the Ministry of Foreign Relations convention center from 8 to 9 November 2022. Foreign ministers representing the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Andean Community (CAN) are meeting to generate synergies and exchange …

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Tourists traveling to the off-the-beaten-path destinations of Miches and El Seibo in the East need to look for roadside outstanding new murals painted by Dominican artists. The new murals are part of the Dominican Public Art project undertaken by Bartolomé Pujals, of the Innovation Cabinet of the Presidency, with the backing of the Ministry of …

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The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (MIVHED) have signed an agreement for the new School Infrastructure Agency. The new entity is responsible for setting policies and norms in architectural designs, remodeling and maintenance of public school buildings. The agreement is a follow-up to presidential instructions in Decree 661-22. Read …

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The Ministry of Labor announced 12 holidays for 2023. Of the holidays, five fall on Thursday, Friday or Monday, creating long weekends for those who can take the extra days off. The official holidays in 2023 are:Sunday, 1 January. New Year’s Day. Friday, 6 January, Three Kings Day. This will be moved to be celebrated …

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The president of the National Emergency Commission (CNE) and executive director of the Civil Defense, Juan Salas, on Monday, 7 November 2022 shared forensic reports that confirmed the death of José Antonio Batista (Jochy) and the 32-year delivery man Luisinky Mojica. These were among the missing persons after the flash flooding due to heavy rainfall …

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Judge Lissa Veras sent 30-year old Francisco Javier García Quezada to preventive custody for three months as his case is heard in a National District court. The court assigned a public defender to García Quezada. García Quezada confessed to the murder of 30-year old Jesus Cuevas, whose remains were found dismembered in a plastic tank …

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President Luis Abinader announced the government will pick up the RD$11 million tab to place a roof and make other improvements on the Club Barrio Mejoramiento Social (Bameso) basketball court in the National District. The team just recently won the National District Basketball Championship defeating Mauricio Baez. Sports Minister Francisco Camacho made the announcement when …

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Pio Deportes is preparing to broadcast the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 from 20 November to 18 December 2022. The 64 games will be transmitted by CDN, CDN Deportes, CDN Radio and Pio Deportes. For more information, see FIFA World Cup Qatar on local media 8 November 2022

Santo Domingo will host its first ITB Men’s and Women’s World Tennis Tour – both entry-level M15 and W15 competitions from 20 November through 4 December 2022. The event is part of the circuit that falls under the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The ITF organizes the World Tennis Tour tournaments (M15, M25, W15, W25, W60, …

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