2022 – Page 78

At 7:40pm, on Friday, 2 September 2022, the Prisons Agency staff transferred to their respective homes the accused in the Anti-Octopus Operation. The brother of former President Danilo Medina, Juan Alexis Medina Sánchez, his brother-in-law, Fernando Rosa, and two others accused of administrative corruption, Wacal Vernavel Méndez and José Dolores Santana, were favored on Monday, …

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On 3 September 1930, the city of Santo Domingo was hit by Hurricane San Zenon. For all intents and purposes, the city was destroyed. Photographs show the destruction and thousands of houses with no roofs. Over 2,000 persons lost their lives, and the event ushered in the 31-year reign of dictator Rafael Trujillo. At that …

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The Center for Emergency Operations has placed Greater Santo Domingo and several provinces under green alert for heavy rains with the passing to the north of Tropical Storm Earl. Limited flash floods and mudslides are possible. The COE increased to 15 the number of provinces on green alert for possible flooding of rivers, streams and …

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The Dominican U-20 soccer (football) men’s team has qualified for the World U-20 Championships in Indonesia and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. To prepare for these major sports events, the team will play to matches against a similar selection from Colombia this month. On 24 September 2022, the teams will meet in the Cibao …

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Oregon World Athletics Cup 4 x 400 women’s relay gold medal winner Fiordaliza Cofil raced setting a personal best in the 400m in the Brussels Diamond League race on 3 September 2022. She clocked in at 49.80, improving her previous PB time of 50.13. Cofil defeated the race favorite, Sada Williams from Barbados. Cofil is …

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In 2015, the Houston Astros signed young Framber Valdez in the international draft. They paid just US$10,000. In 2021 Valdez started 22 games for the Houston Astros, and ended the season with an Earned-Run-Average (ERA) of just 3.14. Opposing teams batted only .220 against his pitches. Last week, playing against the Texas Rangers, Valdez had …

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The Reinas del Caribe, the Dominican senior women’s volleyball team, bested Cuba 25-19, 25-17 and 25-18 in the Norceca Final Six Volleyball Pan American Cup underway at the Palacio del Voleibol Ricardo Gioriver Arias in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. In the same tournament, the United States defeated Mexico (3-0) and Puerto Rico defeated …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #899 was 234, down from 326 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 279, up from the previous day. The number of active cases is 984, down from 1,040 on the previous day, and 1,236 …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) opened a new service office at the Plaza Central shopping center, located on Av. Winston Churchill and Av. 27 Febrero in Santo Domingo. Civil Status certificates and identity cards can now be requested there. The Plaza Central offices are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 9pm and on Sundays …

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While Covid-19 cases are hovering around 7% positivity and dropping, dengue cases are on the rise and there is an outbreak. Summer usually brings the rains that increase the mosquitos that spread dengue. The Ministry of Public Health reports 4,347 dengue cases so far this year. There have been 18 deaths. As of 30 August …

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