2022 in the Dominican Republic explained

See also: 2022 in the Caribbean.

Events in the year 2022 in the Dominican Republic.

Incumbents

• President: Luis Abinader

Events

Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic

• February 17 – The Dominican Republic ends all COVID-19-related public health measures, including mask wearing mandates and use of vaccine passes in order to enter public places, despite not reaching 70% of its vaccination target.
• May 3 – Carlos Guillén Tatis, the agriculture counselor at the Dominican Republic's embassy in Haiti, is kidnapped in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.^[1]
• June 6 – Orlando Jorge Mera, the Environmental Minister for the Dominican Republic and son of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco, is shot dead in his office. The perpetrator was identified by a presidential spokesman as Miguel Cruz, a childhood friend of the minister. He was later taken into custody.^[2]
• July 7 - The Dominican Republic reports its first case of monkeypox.^[3]

Deaths

• January 22 – Agripino Núñez Collado, 88, Roman Catholic clergyman.^[4]
• March 7 – Ramón Báez Romano, 93, golfer and politician.^[5]
• March 10 – Odalis Pérez, 44, baseball player.^[6]
• March 21 – Rosa Gómez de Mejía, 82, former first lady.^[7]
• June 6 – Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, lawyer and politician.^[8]
• June 16 – Ivonne Haza, 83, operatic soprano.^[9]
• July 3 – Idelisa Bonnelly, 90, marine biologist.^[10]
• July 23 – Julio Valdez, 66, baseball player.^[11]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic
• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-05-03 . Dominican diplomat apparently kidnapped in Haiti . 2022-09-11 . AP NEWS . en.
2. News: 2022-06-06 . Dominican Republic minister shot dead in office . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-09-11.
3. Web site: McLeod . Sheri-Kae . 2022-07-06 . Jamaica Records First Case of Monkeypox . 2022-09-11 . CNW Network . en-US.
4. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2022-01-22 . Muere monseñor Agripino Núñez Collado . 2022-09-11 . listindiario.com . ES.
5. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2022-03-07 . Fallece don Ramón Báez Romano, expresidente Editora de Listín Diario . 2022-09-11 . listindiario.com . ES.
6. Web site: 2022-03-11 . Muere Odalis Pérez, exlanzador Grandes Ligas en un accidente doméstico . 2022-09-11 . El Día . en.
7. Web site: 2022-03-22 . Fallece la exprimera dama Rosa Gómez de Mejía . 2022-09-11 . El Día . en.
8. Web site: Matan de un disparo al ministro de Medio Ambiente, Orlando Jorge Mera . 2022-09-11 . Acento . es-ES.
9. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2022-06-16 . Fallece Ivonne Haza, gloria del arte nacional . 2022-09-11 . listindiario.com . ES.
10. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2022-07-03 . Muere Idelisa Bonnelly de Calventi, madre de la conservación marina . 2022-09-11 . listindiario.com . es-DO.
11. Web site: Libre . Diario . Muere el expelotero Julio Valdez . 2022-09-11 . Diario Libre . 24 July 2022 . es.