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The Hugo Mendoza Children’s Hospital (HPHM) made history being recognized with a second gold award granted by the judges in the Iberoamerican Quality Award 2022. The public hospital is the first public or private children’s hospital to receive the award on two occasions. The award is for excellence in hospital management. The HPHM is the …

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The Ministry of Public Health installed two mobile hospital units on Tuesday, 20 December 2022 in the La Zurza slum area, beside the Isabela River in northern National District. The Ministry has confirmed six cases of cholera among the residents in the slum area. The tents are to provide prompt medical attention to any area …

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The general administrator of the government commercial bank, Banco de Reservas, Samuel Pereyra announced work would begin in February 2023 to deliver a major cultural center to the city of Santiago. Santiago is the second largest city in the Dominican Republic. The goal is to rescue the four-level emblematic building of the former Hotel Mercedes …

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Andreina Martinez is the Dominican representative to the Miss Universe to be held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on 14 January 2023. Diario Libre reports on the typical costume she will wear at the contest. The Cigua Palmera, the tiny national bird of the Dominican Republic, inspires …

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The weather forecast is good for this Christmas 2022. The days will warm up, but expect chilly evenings and lows in the early mornings. In an interview for Despertar Nacional, weather expert Jean Suriel explained that this is the coldest Christmas and New Year season in many years. Polar temperatures to the north are moving …

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Santo Domingo:Jaragua Renaissance presents Conjunto Quisqueya, Milly Quezada and Los Hermanos Rosario on Thursday, 22 December 2022 starting at 9pm. Puerto Plata:Blue Jack Tar Convention Center presents Rubby Perez and Raquel Arias on Friday, 23 December 2022 starting at 8:30pm. Tickets are for sale at Supermercados Nacional, CCN, Jumbo and online at Uepa Tickets 21 …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is down to 12.95%, with the 24-hour positivity rate up to 25.88%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #1,006 dated 19 December 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #1,006 was 279, up from 273 on the previous day. The number of cases is said to …

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The Emergency Operations Center (COE) and the Ministry of Defense announced the first phase of the Safe Holidays operation begins on Friday, 23 December 2022 at 2pm. The Christmas safety operation will end on Sunday, 25 December at 6pm. The second phase of the Safe Holidays, this time a prevention effort for the New Year …

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The Ministry of Culture honored painter and muralist Said Musa with the National Visual Arts Award on 19 December 2022. Culture Minister Milagros German called Musa an example to Dominican artists. The award came with cash prize of RD$1 million. Read more:Ministry of Culture DR1 News 20 December 2022

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announces its staff will not work on Fridays 23 and 29 December. The staff is being given the extra days off for the Christmas and New Year holidays. The JCE says that only staff at civil offices with scheduled weddings or those that issue marriage, death certificates and ID cards …

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