DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The streets of La Cuaba in northern Santo Domingo were illuminated by candlelight Tuesday, 16 December night as residents escalated their long-standing campaign against a controversial landfill project slated for construction in the rural area of El Aguacate. This demonstration was organized by the grassroots movement known as “No Vertedero” and brought together a wide coalition of community members, religious leaders, and local officials. The vigil marked the latest chapter in an intensifying struggle to prevent the Ministry of Environment from authorizing a waste processing plant and sanitary landfill in the community.

Participants from Salamanca, El Aguacate, and La Cuaba gathered on the town’s main avenue and concluded the night with a march to local parks that lasted until well after ten o’clock. The atmosphere was a mix of solemnity and defiance...