Last week, an online news story that featured former president of the collapsed Baninter bank, Ramon Baez Figueroa, as the richest man in the country made the social media rounds in the Dominican Republic. It was picked up by several media.
The story claimed that the source was the list of the richest published in Forbes Mexico. Eventually, as the story went viral, Forbes Mexico clarified it was fake news.
What is true: In its May 2019 issue on the 40 most wealthy in Central America and the Caribbean, the listed Dominicans are: Frank Rainieri Marranzini (7), Felix Garcia Castellanos (9), Felipe Vicini Lluberes (11), Jose Luis Corripio Estrada (14), Manuel Estrella (17), Carlos Jose Marti (22), Ligia, Jose Miguel and Alberto Bonetti (24), Pedro Brache (26), Hector Jose Rizek (28), and Abraham Selman Hasbun (39).
The wealthiest Dominican sports people, according to Forbes are: Albert Pujols (1), Alfred Horford (2), Robinson Cano (3) and Johnny Cueto (4).
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22 July 2019