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Rollers Academy is the first Dominican professional training center in the Dominican Republic. El Caribe reports on the academy student’s success at the recently ended Pan American Figure Skating Championship that took place 26 August to 4 September 2022 in Cancun, Mexico. There were different categories, in three different events: Schools and Rookies; Clubs, in …

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Molly Turner and Madelyne Anderson of the United States were crowned champions of the Punta Cana Beach Volleyball Tournament, the fourth stop of the 2022 Norceca Tour, over Canadians Lea Monkhouse and Molley McBain 2-0 (21-17, 21-19). The event took place 2 October 2022 at Los Corales Beach in Punta Cana. Timothy Brewster and Kyle …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate continues to drop and is now at 3.07%, with the 24-hour positivity at 13.84% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #928 dated 2 October 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #928 was 80 down from 98 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported …

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For the second consecutive year, the Dominican government will budget over a trillion pesos for its fiscal year. Diario Libre reports.The 2022 budget is over the trillion mark, and now this RD$1,247,578,100,000 budget is set for 2023. The details of the budget will be slowly released in different newspaper articles over the coming weeks. According …

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The Central Bank announced the increase of its monetary policy interest rate from 8.00% to 8.25% per year. The increase is to continue to control inflation. This is the highest the policy interest rate has been since 2009. The policy interest rate is an interest rate that the Central Bank as the country’s monetary authority …

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With all the attention on Covid-19, people seem to have forgotten about dengue. Now thethe National Health Service of the Dominican Republic, (SNS), alerts people to increase awareness and take measures to prevent dengue, a seasonal disease. SNS says that so far this year there have been over 5,000 cases of dengue and 33 deaths. …

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In the latest of measures undertaken by the Dominican government to fight administrative corruption, the National Health Insurance (Senasa) government health plan announces it is the first to receive the anti-corruption certificate – ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management System standard. As reported, the certificate provides government institutions with the tools to prevent, detect and manage criminal …

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According to the latest report from the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE), 54% of the nation’s businesses are experiencing a lack of qualified personnel. Nearly 40% of these companies are spending hundreds of thousands of pesos to train their people. The ANJE says that the vocational schools and universities need to produce more technicians, …

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A feature in Listin Diario focuses on what DR1 had already pointed out. The Public Prosecutor’s Office is seeking agreements with defendants in exchange for their plea of guilty and cooperation with investigations. This has allowed the criminal investigation and prosecution body to achieve fast-tracked convictions and recover assets that are confiscated in favor of …

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The people in Haiti say they are living in hell, as reported in El Dia. There is little work, fuel and food. The economic situation is at its most critical now that gangs have worsened the culture of violence in many urban areas in Haiti. To continue to worse the situation, last week former-Haitian-policeman-turned-gang-leader Jimmy …

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