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The Dominican Republic defeated team USA twice in the Pan American Cup Final Six championship held 4-10 September 2022 at the Volleyball Pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo. The first victory was in the first phase, with a win in three sets (25-19, 25-17, 25-19), and the second in the …

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The Dominican Republic won the Continental Open – Santo Domingo 2022 from 8 to 11 September 2022 at the Handball Pavilion of the Parque del Este in eastern Santo Domingo. Dominican judo athletes won 5 gold medals, 1 silver and four bronze. The top ten list included Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico and the United States, Cuba, …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #906 was 205, down from 286 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 265, down from the previous day. The number of active cases is 891, down from 1,030 on the previous day, and 972 …

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President Luis Abinader visited the Av. Duarte and Paris street intersection on Wednesday, 7 September 2022 for the inauguration of the second phase of the urban renewal project. Abinader said the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) officials, namely Tourism Minister David Collado and National District Mayor Carolina Mejia have achieved what city governments from a …

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The HUB Cámara Santo Domingo 2022 is being held from through 8 September 2022 at the Hotel El Embajador in Santo Domingo. The event is organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo together with the backing of the Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana). Biviana Riveiro, Pro Dominicana …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) reports tax revenue collections for January to August 2022 amounted to RD$439.76 billion, a 7.8% growth and RD$31.85 billion more than in 2021. The total is 70.2% of the RD$626.09 billion in tax revenues collected by the central government institutions for the period. The DGII surpassed the budgeted estimate by RD$38.83 …

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The Ministry of Energy & Mines says La Romana senator Ivan Silva has been misinformed. The Ministry of Energy & Mines says it has not delivered the list of gold exporter companies the senator Ivan Silva has requested because these do not exist. The Ministry says only Barrick Pueblo Viejo Corporation exports gold from the …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) was in Canada this week and announced efforts to get more Dominicans living abroad to vote in national elections. A major campaign starts 26 September 2022. Román Andrés Jáquez Liranzo announced the campaign to motivate Dominicans abroad to vote with spots in social media, posters in key …

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As of Wednesday, 7 September 2022, there are 12 cases of monkeypox. The most recent. Cases are those of a 28-year old man living in San Cristóbal and a 27-year old woman living in the National District. Both were allowed to receive care at home. This is the first case of a woman confirmed to …

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Dominicans that make up the largest number of foreign domestic workers in Spain are the main beneficiaries of a series of improvements in working conditions announced in Spain. The Spanish labor authorities extended to domestic workers benefits regarding work stoppage, legal firing, and more. For years, Spanish legislation had excluded domestic workers from unemployment benefits, …

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