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The Color Vibe 5K fun run is scheduled for the Botanical Gardens of Santo Domingo this coming Saturday, 15 October 2022. Funds will benefit the Fundacion Amigos contra el Cancer Infantil, the leading local foundation that helps children with cancer. The 5K event is scheduled for 3pm.Tickets are for sale online at tuboleta.com.do 11 October …

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Albert Pujols ended his 2022 season, reaching career homer 703, a mark with which he passed Babe Ruth for the second-most RBIs in Major League history. He has announced plans to retire and then would become a candidate for the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame. Dominican rookies — Julio Rodriguez, Jeremy Peña, Jhoan Duran and …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate continues to drop and is now at 2.13%, with the 24-hour positivity at 3.34% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #935 dated 9 October 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #935 was 48 down from 100 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported …

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President Luis Abinader was at the border with Haiti this weekend from where he announced new measures to enhance security as the multidimensional crisis in Haiti worsens. Speaking from Dajabón, President Abinader announced major US military equipment purchases for the border armed forces. In a tweet on Sunday, 10 October 2022, President Abinader backed the …

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The UN Security-General Antonio Guterres called on Sunday, 9 October 2022 for the Security Council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns. The request comes at a time when gangs control the main fuel supply in Haiti and the security situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate. In a statement, …

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US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel spoke on the US position on the escalating crisis in Haiti on Friday, 7 October 2022 during a routine press briefing. Patel responded to a journalist’s question on whether the US was considering participating in the request international force in Haiti. He explained there is nothing concrete. He …

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At a time when the city of Santo Domingo urgently needs mechanisms to control traffic and parking, the solution that is being implemented by the city (ADN) and the Transit Agency (Intrant) is being criticized for violating the laws. Worse still, Diario Libre highlights that the Agemov public-private alliance that would be in charge of …

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The Chamber of Accounts announced it is auditing the implementation of the National Budget at the Ministry of Education during the term of former Education Minister Roberto Furcal (August 2020-August 2022). Furcal was replaced after two years on the job, amidst continuing claims of irregularities in office. Diario Libre reports that the Procurement Agency (DGCP) …

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The ITM Red Port company, the Mexican entity contracted to build a cruise ship destination in Pedernales, on the far southwest coast of the Dominican Republic, has chosen a location with prime healthy corals and sea life. Environmentalists request the company change the site. During the most recent public hearing on the port, the proponents …

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Three tourists were killed due to injuries suffered on Wednesday, 8 October 2022 and three dozen more were injured when a bus swerved and landed on its side on the Bulevar del Este in Punta Cana. The deceased and injured were taken to the Hospiten, Hospital IMG and Centro Médico Punta Cana in central Punta …

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