Following a visit from President Danilo Medina on Sunday, 27 October 2019, fishers from the Puerto de Cabrera and Río San Juan in María Trinidad Sánchez province can acquire a processing center, along with machinery and equipment.
During the meeting with them, President Medina highlighted that the fishing industry has received unprecedented support during his presidency with 10,000 health insurance plans issued to fishers, 38 projects begun in 17 provinces, 5,000 jobs created and RD$400 million invested in helping the fishing communities.
President Medina also approved the purchase of three freight containers, one to be used as an office, one as a warehouse and a third as a refrigeration unit for the storage and sale of fish.
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Presidencia
29 October 2019