2022 – Page 64

The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) is giving airlines 45 days to update their computers systems and stop charging Dominican citizens and legal foreign residents in the DR the US$10 tourist card for entry into the country. At present, all travelers must pay for the US$10 tourist card. Dominicans and residents were required to request a …

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As the nation celebrated the feast day of Our Lady of Mercy, the Patroness of the Dominican Republic on 24 September 2022, thousands of people were still without electricity and housing. As the numbers keep pouring in, it is evident that the government has a lot of work to do. At one point, the director …

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The Brujuelas river flooded a large area around the town of Guerra. What is newsworthy, is that this river is mostly underground from its origin in Los Haitises in the Northeast all the way to Boca Chica in southcentral Santo Domingo province. The river waters come to the surface briefly in Bayaguana and Monte Plata, …

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As the damage reports began to appear, several important entities have announced their monetary assistance to those persons affected by Hurricane Fiona that hit the eastern side of the Dominican Republic on Monday, 19 September 2022. The government’s Banco de Reservas announced it will disburse RD$100 million through the Banreservas Volunteers. The funds would cover …

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New York Senator Luis Sepulveda announced that US Mayor Eric Adams will visit the Dominican Republic on Monday, 26 September 2022 to see the damages by himself and offer his personal support to the victims of Hurricane Fiona in the Dominican Republic. It was originally said that the mayor would send a team to offer …

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Central Romana Corporation, the operator of the largest sugar mill in the Caribbean and Casa de Campo residential and tourism complex, reports the power and clearing of debris to restore the La Romana activities have enabled the fast return to normalcy at the complex. Central Romana says that within 24 hours of the passing of …

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Punta Cana International Airport reports that the surveillance cameras video recently enabled the detection of passenger fraud. Different news programs have recently carried a video of an attempted drug contraband at the airport that is likely to be the case now referred to by the official Punta Cana International Airport notice. The Punta Cana Airport …

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The Hospital San Lorenzo de los Mina reported the birth of Siamese twins babies on 22 September 2022 to a 25-year old mother. The male infants were born united by the chest and abdomen. The babies share one liver, stomach, have four upper limbs and two lower limbs. They have independent brains and hearts. The …

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Haitian resident in the Dominican Republic, Rony Saint-Vil is the first person to twice win the Leidsa lotto. On 3 April 2021, he had won a prize of RD$29 million with the winning numbers 2-13-19-22-25-31. And then on 24 August 2022, he won a second prize, this time of RD$19 million. Saint-Vil purchased the ticket …

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The Dominican Republic’s very powerful volleyball team, nicknamed the Queens of the Caribbean, won its first match at the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship taking place in the Netherlands and Poland. In the DR senior women volleyball team’s first match, the team defeated Korea 25-19, 25-12, and 25-15, playing in Arnhem, Netherlands. Spikers Gaila …

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