2022 – Page 87

The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #886 was 165, down from 219 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 215, down from that of the previous day. The 24-hour positivity was 22.39%, up from the day before. The 4-week positivity rate …

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Pavel Isa Contreras, the economics professor and researcher-turned Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, noted last week that government investments have accelerated to RD$27.13 billion in the first half of 2022. Minister Isa Contreras says the government has carried out 40% of the planned spending in the first half of 2022 with a huge increase …

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The National Police is promoting two new services that seek to modernize the force and combat crime. These are the use of drones and an app for reporting crime. The Dominican National Police has in operation 18 modern drones to be used to gather intelligence, protect agents from ambushes, and locate people. The drones are …

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Over the past five months and two weeks, the Dominican government reports it has spent above RD$27 billion in subsidies to maintain the price of fuels at the same levels of 9 March 2022, despite recent crude oil prices highs. In past weeks, the cost of a barrel of fuel had reached US$130 a barrel. …

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The Customs Agency (DGA) reports it has seized in land, air and seaport operations more than 400,000 firearms and ammunition that had been illegally introduced into the country. This total is 65.8% more than in 2018, the highest of pre-pandemic years. The DGA reports that the confiscations of the illegal firearms was 401,117 units, up …

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The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed the seventh case of monkeypox in the country. The two most recent cases are those of a 60-year old man in Moca and a 32-year old man in San Cristóbal. Both presented symptoms and are being treated at the Ramón de Lara Air Force Base teaching hospital in …

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Last year, the Attorney General Office accused Juan Alexis Medina Sanchez, brother of former President Danilo Medina and the same former President’s brother-in-law, Máximo Montilla of being leaders of a major corruption network that mainly operated through overpricing and irregularities in government electricity sector purchasing. Investigations are looking into fraudulent operations at the government power …

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Minister of Interior & Police Jesus (Chu) Vasquez has not commented on the difference in stats revealed by the National Statistics Office (ONE) and the Ministry of Interior & Police on crime. The ONE Annual Yearbook published data indicating 177 more homicides than the number the Ministry is reporting, Diario Libre revealed on Thursday, 18 …

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Juanita, the beloved manatee rescued by teams of the National Acuarium and the Dominican Foundation for Marine Studies (Fundemar), was found dead this Saturday, 20 August 2022 in the Isabela River, the northern section of the Ozama River. An autopsy revealed the manatee had a major heart attack. The reasons that caused the heart attack …

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The major drug trafficker with the nickname of Julito Kilo was extradited to Puerto Rico late last week to face a myriad of charges on trafficking, distribution, money laundering, and several other counts. Julio de los Santos Bautista did not contest his extradition process and President Abinader signed the papers that allowed for him to …

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