2024 – Page 157

The Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that creates the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) to replace the National Weather Office (Onamet). The bill orders that the new entity operate under the Ministry of Environment. At present Onamet is under the umbrella of the Ministry of Agriculture. The new entity will be in charge of …

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The National Police held a ceremony to officially announce Belgian Shepard Camilo Beker is retiring. He has served as a special agent in the National Police K-9 unit for 12 years, Listin Diario reports. The National Police said the funds are there to ensure that Beker continues to be well cared for. The police says …

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Very large cargo planes from the United States Air Force continue to fly in and out of the Toussaint L’Overture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. They bring in supplies and civilian contractors that are constructing a base of operations for the United Nations force that is expected to arrive on 26 May 2024. This force …

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Eaton, a leading US intelligent power management company, inaugurated its fifth manufacturing plant in Santiago to meet demand for fuses, the company announced on 9 May 2024. The US$10 million project encompassed the construction of a new 65,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art assembly plant in Santiago de los Caballeros. The project increases supplies of Eaton’s Bussman series …

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Legendary contemporary musician and composer, Juan Luis Guerra, was in Boston for the graduation of his 24-year old daughter, Paulina Guerra Vega from Berklee College of Music. Guerra is the Dominican Republic’s first graduate from Berklee. Paulina has kept a low profile. She becomes the first Dominican graduate in the business of music from the …

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This is the time of the year when the dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa blows east all the way to the Caribbean. The skies become a hazy blueish gray and people are reminded hot summer days are coming. This 2024, the Sahara Dust is making its way to the Caribbean despite the unusually …

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While the recent spat of rains has certainly caused its share of damages around the country, there has been at least one very positive aspect. The rains have helped fill some of the most important reservoirs in the country. This means more potable water for the population, and more water for irrigation and electricity generation. …

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The Boston Celtics with Dominican Al Horford has the lead of the NBA Eastern Division playoffs after winning game 3 – 106 to 93. The series is now 2-1 in favor of Boston versus the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals matchup. The other playoff that involves a Dominican player is that of the …

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27-year old Marileidy Paulino, already an Olympic silver medal winner (4 x 400m mixed relay and 400m in Tokyo 2020), has announced that she will not participate in the Mixed 4 x 400 m relay in the Paris Olympics this summer. The Dominican Republic mixed relay team during The Bahamas relays qualifier this May achieved …

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President Luis Abinader announced the Dominican Republic will host the 10th Summit of the Americas. The event will be held in October 2025 at a day to be announced. The chair of the Summits of the Americas Process is the host country of the next Summit. President Luis Abinader was in Washington, DC on Wednesday, …

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