Events in the year 2022 in the Dominican Republic.
Incumbents
President: Luis Abinader Vice President: Raquel Peña de Antuña
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. 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. July 7 - The Dominican Republic reports its first case of monkeypox.
Deaths
January 22 – Agripino Núñez Collado, 88, Roman Catholic clergyman. March 7 – Ramón Báez Romano, 93, golfer and politician. March 10 – Odalis Pérez, 44, baseball player. March 21 – Rosa Gómez de Mejía, 82, former first lady. June 6 – Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, lawyer and politician. June 16 – Ivonne Haza, 83, operatic soprano. July 3 – Idelisa Bonnelly, 90, marine biologist. July 23 – Julio Valdez, 66, baseball player.
See also
COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
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