2024 – Page 173

Those who drive on the roads and highways in the Dominican Republic need to exercise all their defensive driving skills. In almost every newspaper, almost every day there are news items referring to traffic accidents, usually concerning motorcyclists. The past week was no different as over half a dozen persons, including an infant, lost their …

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Marileidy Paulino, world champion in the 400m, won the race in the first Diamond League meet of 2024 held in Xiamen, China. Paulino is in training for the Paris Olympics. She is a strong contender for the Olympic gold. At the race in China, Paulino clocked in at 50.08, defeating Natalia Kaczmarek (50.29) from Poland, …

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President Luis Abinader gave the keynote speech during the opening of the Dominican Republic Logistics Summit 2024. Business people are gathering 17-18 April 2024 at the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo under the theme “Connecting Global Opportunities.” The Dominican Republic is taking steps to consolidate its position as a world-class logistics hub. The country’s strategic …

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President Luis Abinader broke tradition and is the first sitting President to accept to participate in a National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) presidential debate. Participating in a panel on the debates on Esta Noche con Mariasela, controversy expert Nelson Espinal called the 24 April 2024 presidential debate “a historic event.” ANJE members had lobbied …

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Public Works Minister Deligne Ascención accepts the challenge of keeping garbage off the side of roads and has enlisted dozens of city governments to assist in the endeavor. Minister Ascención said that the mayors that officially begin on 24 April 2024 will work in coordination with the Ministry of Public Works to clean the roads …

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The Listin Diario for years has urged Dominican authorities to take action to stop the degradation by private parties of the dunes in Baní. After Listin Diario again raised an alert of new actions, Environment Minister Miguel Ceara Hatton said the degradation was happening in the buffer areas. Environmentalists defend the unique natural resource and …

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The investigation carried out by the Higuey-based prosecutor office has identified Paulino de la Cruz, an Air Force enlisted man, as the person responsible for raping a Haitian 14-year old when working as part of a team that carried out migration inspection raid in Veron, La Altagracia. Prosecutors accuse De la Cruz of entering the …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reports on a new cocaine shipment mode. The DNCD says cocaine was detected in a shipment of 13 wall clocks. The wall clocks would be exported by a resident in La Ureña, Santo Domingo East, to a resident in Álfhólsvegur, Iceland. The agents and prosecutors, assisted by a canine …

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Intense rains falling on Monday and Tuesday, 15 and 16 April 2024 caused flooding of rivers, streams and ravines in municipalities in Puerto Plata province, Diario Libre reports. Social media shared videos of flooding in the beach town of Sosua. Civil Defense reports indicate that the overflowing of the rivers and gullies cut off several …

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The Weather Office has most of the Dominican Republic on yellow alert for possible rains and flooding on Thursday. The trough is moving East to Puerto Rico, and forecasts are for good weather for the weekend. Yellow alerts have been issued for Greater Santo Domingo, Espaillat, Santiago, La Vega, Santiago Rodríguez, San Pedro de Macorís, …

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