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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.26%, with the 24-hour positivity rate rising to 5.08% from 3.79% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #963 dated 6 November 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #963 was 21. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) is at 20. The number of active …

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President Luis Abinader was in San Cristóbal on Sunday, 6 November 2022 to mark the commemoration of the 178th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dominican Constitution. He delivered works in this province for more than RD$697 million, including the José Francisco Peña Gómez Children Reformatory, the 23-classroom Ivelisse Prats de Pérez Public School in …

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On the evening of Thursday, 3 November 2022, a gushing rain hit the capital city of Santo Domingo for about one hour. The rainstorm inundated the city, leaving soils saturated, but drainages worked and while difficult, people got on with normal life activities. The next day, on Friday, 4 November 2022, unusually dark clouds forebode …

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The Ministry of Public Health has issued an epidemiological alert for the heavy rains and flooding. The heavy rains mostly affected Greater Santo Domingo, but the epidemiological alert is for the entire country. The Ministry of Public health urges the population to take actions to avoid the spread of diseases such as dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, …

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Will political parties abide with the electoral law and lower the intensity of the presidential campaign preparations or will Dominicans be subject to a very long presidential campaign? The Central Electoral Board (JCE) and the leading political parties on Thursday, 3 November 2022 signed an agreement where political parties agreed to comply with the law …

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Former Minister of Public Works Gonzalo Castillo has a case against him in the judiciary for allegations of billions in irregularities in purchase of asphalt when he was at the Ministry of Public Works during the Danilo Medina presidency. Yet so far, the state prosecution has not called for his arrest nor has pressed charges. …

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Families of missing persons united to insist on help from the government security forces to bring conclusion the cases. The effort is giving fruit. The case of missing person 32-year old Jesus Maria Cuevas is now solved. He went missing on 6 October 2022. Given that he was constantly in touch with his friends, these …

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Will the UK Navy and the US Coast Guard become more active in combatting drug boats as they speed towards Dominican coasts to unload their cargo. The DR is a major transshipment post with recent evidence of drug networks set up to use ports and airports. The Dominican National Drug Control (DNCD) has not reported …

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The Claro Santo Domingo Half Marathon is happening this 13 November, with the run starting from the Puerta de las Atarazanas, in the Colonial City. Registration is open for the 21K, 10K and 5K distances. The start times are: 21K: 5:30am; 10K: 6:20am; 5K: 7:30am. Registration costs are RD$2,000 (21K), RD$1,000 (10K) and RD$600 (5K). …

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Sports writer Nathanael Pérez Neró of Diario Libre reports on how National District fans have been tuning in to the YouTube channel of the National District basketball championship even more than Dominican winter championship baseball fans. Both the basketball and baseball games are transmitted on TV. The basketball season this year is coinciding with the …

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