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Banco BHD announced the ten finalists of the 7th Women Who Change the World Award. The annual contest recognizes outstanding women who work for the positive transformation of their communities and society in general. The ten finalists chosen from more than 100 nominations submitted to the BHD in this edition are: Angelina Cartagena, Cinthia Núñez, …

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Ingeniería Estrella of the Dominican Republic has teamed up with Transeq S.A. of Panama for the construction of the Corredor del Caribe in Panama. Last week, Panamanian Public Works Minister Rafael Sabonge signed off on the US$91 million deal. Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen was present for the announcement. The Corredor del Caribe is the …

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The director of the Emergency Operations Center (COE), Juan Manuel Mendez García announced that at 10am on Thursday, 3 November 2022, the country is called to participate in a nationwide earthquake evacuation drill. He said the call is carried out for people to plan for a safe evacuation route in the case of an earthquake …

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Minister of Environment Miguel Ceara Hatton has said that the power barge in process of being installed in Azua is outside of the nature protected area. Yet an investigation by Diario Libre shows it would be located just 100 meters away. Marvin Cid of Diario Libre is following up on the case of the Karadeniz …

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With the collapse of social services in Haiti, more and more Haitians are traveling to the Dominican Republic to receive free medical services. Diario Libre reports that the Maternidad San Lorenzo de Los Mina, the largest public facility in Greater Santo Domingo, now attends to an almost equal split of 50% of Haitians and 50% …

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Psychology is the most popular career chosen by Dominicans in national universities. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Higher Education (Mescyt), 48,774 men and women are enrolled in Dominican universities in that career. This represents 9% of all students. The next popular careers in Dominican universities are: Accounting with 41,226 (7.7%), Law with …

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70-year old woman, Deisy Hernandez was let off easy after the San Cristobal court decided self-kidnapping is not considered in the Dominican Penal Code. The woman and two accomplices, Yorvy Soto, and Roberto de Jesús Reyes, were arrested on the Duarte highway, following a complaint of kidnapping on 20 October 2022 placed by Hernández’s daughter. …

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The First Collegiate Court of Santo Domingo sentenced Janli Disla Batista, a corporal of the National Police, to 20 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter for shooting architect Leslie Rosado in the head in October 2021. The court also found Rafael Castillo Novas guilty of complicity. He was sentenced to 10 years in the same …

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Two Dominican baseball players are among the winners of the 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The award honors the best individual fielding performances at each position in the American and National leagues of Major League Baseball. Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced on ESPN on 1 November 2022 that Toronto Blue Jays first base Vladimir …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate continues to drop and now is at 1.00%, with the 24-hour positivity at 1.25% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #957 dated 31 October 2022. Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #957 was 8, down from 18 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed …

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