2022 – Page 40

The Miami Marlins inaugurated on Friday, 28 October 2022 a brand new baseball academy, a facility that is double the size of their old academy in the Dominican Republic. Marlins’ ace pitcher Sandy Alcántara participated in the inauguration last week and when touring the state-of-the-art player development complex, he commented he wished he could turn …

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Dominican bachata singer Zacarias Ferreira has become the first Dominican to have earned the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) 10x Diamond Award after the successes of “La Asesina”, his recent single. Ferreira has won gold and platinum RIAA awards for his album El Amor and singles: Si Pudiera, La Asesina, Los Recuerdos, Amiga Veneno, …

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The Patronato de la Salud Mental Padre Billini is inviting to see the film “Mis 500 Locos,” the film version of the book by psychiatrist Antonio Zaglul on Tuesday, 15 November 22. The showing will be at the Caribbean Cinemas Downtown Center at Av. Rómulo Betancour and Núñez de Cáceres, 7pm. Contributions are RD$1,500. The …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate continues to drop and now is at 1.23%, with the 24-hour positivity at 1.17% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #955 dated 29 October 2022. Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #955 was 21, up from 8 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed …

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Minister of Interior and Police Jesus (Chu) Vasquez, and the head of the Police, Major General Eduardo Then promise to tackle the cases of missing people. The effort also has received the support of Santo Domingo senator Faride Raful and Deputy Orlando Jorge Villegas, both elected for the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) for the …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Roberto Alvarez complains that the United Nations has been very slow in hearing the calls for support from the government of Haiti. Jose Singer is honorary advisor to the President on foreign policy. Previously he was the Dominican ambassador before the United Nations Security Council. He writes in Diario Libre on …

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The director of the Expanded Program of Immunization (PAI), Aída Lucía Vargas complained that citizens of countries that do not have yellow fever vaccines are now coming here to get vaccinated. She says these people are depleting stocks contemplated for regular local demand, as reported in Listin Diario. She said there has been a notorious …

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Santiago Mayor Abel Martinez chose experienced Francisco Javier García to be his presidential campaign manager for the 2024 general election. While his candidacy needs to be confirmed by the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in the party primary or alternate activity in October 2023, Martínez is getting a head start in promoting his aspirations. The political …

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It doesn’t make sense, but the government Banco de Reservas is again promoting its annual new car sales with a locally low 8% interest rate for those purchasing vehicles with Reservas loans. The Ban Reservas Expomovil is on from 26 to 30 October 2022. In the inaugural speech, the general manager of the Banco de …

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Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) deputy for the province of Sanchez Ramirez, Sadoky Duarte, remained silent on 26 October 2022, after hearing the ruling of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) that sentenced him to three months suspended imprisonment and the payment of a fine of RD$3,500. News analyst Altagracia Salazar commented …

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