2022 – Page 7

Former President Danilo Medina (2012-2016, 2016-2020) has tested positive for Covid-19 in the most recent wave of cases. The 71-year old former statesman tested positive on Thursday, 15 December 2022, a spokesman for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) reported. The former President is waiting out the illness at home. This is the first time that …

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The Ministry of Public Health confirms four more cases of cholera in males of 50, 30, 23 and 4 years of age, all Dominicans resident in the La Zurza slum area that is bordered by the Isabela River in northern Santo Domingo. The individuals were hospitalized on Thursday, 15 December 2022 after presenting symptoms of …

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The GoldQuest Mining Corporation describes itself as a Canadian based mineral exploration and development company with projects in the Dominican Republic. GoldQuest is traded on the TSX‐V under the symbol GQC and in Frankfurt/Berlin with symbol M1W. The company website reveals that the company only has carried out exploration projects to seek country licensing for …

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The Ministry of Energy & Mines continues to back aspirations of a Turkish firm to install energy-generation barges in Azua. Environmental, tourism, farming and community organizations say the power barge will cause damaging contamination. Energy Minister Antonio Almonte told Diario Libre that the government has not desisted from its support to the installing of the …

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The National Statistics Office (ONE) told reporters that the census count will continue in the province of Santiago, particularly in the urban center of Santiago de los Caballeros where entire barrios and residential areas have yet to be counted. Most recently there were protests by around 100 area coordinators over delays in payment of wages …

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In its annual overview for 2022, the Participacion Ciudadana civic watchdog group is especially critical of the delays by legislators in passing the much needed amendments to the Political Parties 33-18 and Electoral Regime Law 15-18 laws. The laws were many times amended by the Constitutional Court and Electoral Superior Court into the 2020 general …

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El Caribe newspaper editorial staff wrote that it is especially sad that at the joyous time of Christmas, there is so much sadness caused by traffic fatalities. A tragic accident on the Duarte Highway took the lives of four persons and left several other badly injured. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that the death …

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In spring 2022, the flight crew of a small Canadian airline, Pivot Airlines, were detained after they revealed to the authorities a strange cargo had been brought on board. The pilot’s pre-flight inspection of the aircraft found the illegal cargo that could have been fatal on takeoff as it could have seriously upset the balance …

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San Diego Padres’ star player, Juan Soto is joining the Licey Tigers as the second phase of the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship continues this December 2022. Several Major League Baseball players have been joining their teams to ensure these get to the finals. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., of the Toronto Blue Jays joined the Estrellas …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is up to 12.36%, with the 24-hour positivity rate down to 25.36%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #1,003 dated 16 December 2022. The Ministry of Public Health is encouraging people to up their vaccination status, with a third, fourth or fifth vaccine that are available for free in the Dominican Republic. …

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