DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Minister of Environment Armando Paino Henríquez stated that it is time for the Dominican Republic to decide once and for all whether it wants to continue as a mining nation or pivot to a different economic model. Speaking with El Día and the “Hoy Mismo” program, Henríquez clarified that the government is currently awaiting a formal Environmental Impact Study (EIS) from GoldQuest to evaluate the Los Romeros gold project in San Juan de la Maguana. He emphasized that the project has not been approved and the final decision is pending on that evaluation’s results.

The Minister explained that his role is that of an evaluator, not an automatic granter of permits. After years of stagnation of the Romero Project, in 2024, the Ministry of Environment formally activated the technical process by defining the “Terms of Reference” that the company’s study must satisfy. Henríquez...