2022 – Page 91

Provinces in the central Cibao area, mainly Santiago, suffered from the effects of a passing tropical wave on Tuesday, 16 August 2022. The bridge at the Calle 30 de Marzo corner Las Carreras was affected and the heavy rains flooded the streets in Santiago. The Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts the tropical wave is moving away. …

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A new book tells the story of 20th Century actress Maria Montez. The Guardian features a biographical account on the legendary star, a native of Barahona in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. Photographer and author Tom Zimmerman wrote the biography, “The Queen of Technicolor: Maria Montez in Hollywood.” The American author also puts Montez’s …

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With a solid game in a packed Santo Domingo Tennis Club courts, Dominican top-ranked tennis player Nick Hardt took an hour and 25 minutes to defeat Chilean Gonzalo Lama 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 and move to the second round of the RD Open 2022 by Milex. The tennis courts of the Santo …

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The Dominican Republic senior volleyball team is the defending champion at the Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup that opens in Mexico on 19 August. The event this 2022 is to take place in Hermosillo, Mexico. The Dominican team traveled earlier to Mexico to prepare for the competition. The Dominican Republic debuts on 21 August against …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #880 was 172, down from 190 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 310, down from that of the previous day. The 24-hour positivity was 20.67%, up from the day before. The 4-week positivity rate …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #879 was 190, down from 232 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 334, up from that of the previous day. The 24-hour positivity was 20.30%, down from the day before. The 4-week positivity rate …

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DR1 News will not be updated on Tuesday, 16 August 2022, a national holiday. The holiday celebrates the Restoration of the Republic marking the start of the guerilla war for the restoring of Dominican sovereignty after 17 years of Spanish recolonization. Dominican nationalists waged a guerilla war between 1863 and 1865. On 16 August 1863, …

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On the day commemorating the Solemnity of the Assumption, 15 August 2022, the Dominican Roman Catholic Church closes the Altagracia Virgin Jubilee celebrations for the canonical crowning of the image of the Virgin of Altagracia. The Virgin of Altagracia is regarded by Catholics in the Dominican Republic as the Mother and Patron of the Dominican …

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The Presidency has announced that President Luis Abinader will speak to the nation from the Monumento de los Heroes de la Restauración in Santiago. He will address the nation to render an account of the achievements and challenges of his first two years in government. This is the first time the traditional 16 August speech …

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President Luis Abinader confirmed Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu’s position for another two years. Decree 442-22 ratified the economist in the position. Valdez Albizu is the longest-standing Central Bank governor, with 30 years in the post. Valdez Albizu has served as governor of the Central Bank under the presidencies of Joaquin Balaguer, Leonel Fernandez, …

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