2023 – Page 192

Officials from the Ministry of Public Health have announced that laboratory reports show that three more persons have tested positive for cholera in Greater Santo Domingo. In Haiti, hundreds have died of the recent cholera outbreak. Two of these three recent cases are said to be Haitian citizens — a 93-year-old woman and a 4-year …

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Key employees of the Santo Domingo Metro are threatening to go on strike on 17 January 2023 if their working conditions are not improved. The demands include more lunch time, better cafeteria facilities, and salary adjustments. The Santo Domingo Metro is key to transport in Greater Santo Domingo. Read more in Spanish:Listin Diario 10 January …

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Late last week the representatives of the National Association of Private Clinics (Andeclip) walked out of meetings with the National Social Security Council (CNSS) over issues in their treatment by the local HMO, which are called “Health Risk Administrators” (ARS). In an impromptu press conference, the spokesman for the association that groups private clinics in …

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The Ministry of Labor in conjunction with the MSC Cruise line and the National Institute of Professional Technical Training (Infotep) announced job fairs will be held where people can find employment on cruise ships that dock in Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo or La Altagracia. There will be job fairs for basic and management employment positions. …

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US President Joe Biden awarded Dominican-born Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell the Presidential Citizens Medal during a ceremony at the White House on 6 January 2023. Gonnel was on duty that historic day. Gonell was among the dozen people honored in the White House ceremony on the occasion of the second anniversary of the insurrection …

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He played baseball for the University of Oklahoma, but Hazael Wessin never got past the minor leagues. However, his studies as a physical trainer paid off, and last fall, when there was just one out left for the Houston Astros to claim the World Series title, team manager Dusty Baker told him to sit tight …

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The All Star third baseman for the Boston Red Sox, Rafael Devers has signed an 11-year extension of his contract with the team for which he has played since he was a very young teenager. The powerful player had signed a one-year US$17.5 million contract to avoid going to arbitration. No matter how this new …

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The Tigres del Licey and the Estrellas Orientales are tied in the lead for the playoff slots in the 2022-2023 Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship. The Tigres defeated the Aguilas Cibaeñas and the Estrellas the Gigantes del Cibao over the Three Kings holiday. With five games to go, mathematically, the Aguilas Cibaeñas and the Gigantes …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is now at 9.70%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 10.74%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #1,026 dated 8 January 2023. The downward trend in cases continues. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #1,026 was 26, reflecting probably that people have stayed away from medical …

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Hundreds of thousands of people in the Dominican Republic are still in vacation mode. This means the flow of news is below normal. Thus, DR1 News is taking break for the Three Kings holiday that falls on Friday, 6 January and is officially celebrated on Monday, 9 January 2023. The headline news over the holiday …

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