2022 – Page 35

Six Dominicans, five pitchers and one shortstop, made the difference in the victory of the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies, the otherwise favorite to win the World Series. Twenty-six players make up the roster of a Major League Baseball team. On the winning Houston Astros roster, 13 of those players were Latinos. The explanation …

Read more…

The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.25%, with the 24-hour positivity at 3.79% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #962 dated 5 November 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #962 was 23. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) is at 20. The number of active cases is now at …

Read more…

The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.20%, with the 24-hour positivity at 1.51% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #959 dated 2 November 2022. Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #959 was 21, down from 31 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) is at 20. …

Read more…

The director of the Customs Agency (DGA), Eduardo Sanz Lovatón announced that for all the month of December 2022 and for the first 15 days of January 2023, Dominicans living abroad will be able to bring duty free articles that do not exceed US$4,000. Dominicans living abroad or the consignees of the shipments, must bring …

Read more…

The Superintendency of Banks says the improving digitalization ranking of the Dominican banking sector 2022 confirms that every day more and more users are banking online. The Superintendency explains that just in this year, the number of clients using mobile applications increased 34%. “The ease and convenience generated from the implementation of technology allows individuals …

Read more…

New Education Minister Angel Hernandez says that according to a preliminary administrative probe most of the 728 public schools under construction will not be able to be completed in years because of legal problems dating back years. Angel Hernandez was appointed to the position in August 2022. The public schools with legal problems were begun …

Read more…

President Luis Abinader announced the plan to build 5,000 ecological housing units in border provinces by the Strategic and Special Projects of the Presidency (Propeep) office under Minister Rafael (Neney) Cabrera. Neney Cabrera was interviewed on the radio show El Sol de la Mañana. He said: “We already have pre-approved financing through the Central American …

Read more…

Minister of Public Health Daniel Rivera said that the Haitian woman who was attended for a case of cholera cost the country RD$1.2 million. The woman recently checked out of the Higuey hospital where she was attended to for free. The woman required five dialysis sessions, several blood transfusions and other services. Dr. Rivera made …

Read more…

Constitutional Court president, Milton Ray Guevara urges Congress pass a bill regarding property purchases in the border area with Haiti. He said the Dominican Constitution states that only Dominicans can buy land on the border area but a complementary bill needs to be passed to implement the constitutional mandate. He spoke during an interview for …

Read more…

The Dominican Republic is one of the signatories of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI). The initiative seeks to counterattack malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. Other members are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, India, …

Read more…