2024 – Page 182

President Luis Abinader was in Santiago for the formal inauguration of the US$108 million HOMS Health & Wellness Center. The new 51,000 sq meter extension to the Homs Hospital incorporates mayor advances in health care and is a step forward in the positioning of Santiago as the capital of medical tourism in the Dominican Republic. …

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Industry & Commerce Minister Victor (Ito) Bisono told reporters that the Dominican Republic in the medium term should see its logistic centers becoming hubs for the resupply of aviation and shipping fuels. The service, contained in Decree 148-22, is so that any airplane or freighter that lands or docks in the Dominican Republic be able …

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Commerce, both wholesale and retail, represented the largest economic activity and the largest formal employer of workers during 2023. This activity contributed 32.1% of the economic activity in the Dominican Republic, according to recently released statistics from the National Statistics Office (ONE). Men hold 60% of the jobs in the sector. The bad news is …

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On Friday, 5 April 2024 in the evening, Ecuador government authorities broke into the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Ecuador and took former Vice President Jorge Glas into custody. Glas had been granted asylum at the Mexican Embassy after a judge revoked his provisional release from jail. He has been jailed and released on several occasions …

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Easter Week traffic again proved the need for the fast completion of the Bani city bypass. As reported, those headed in both directions took around an hour to cross the small city. The Ministry of Public Works under Minister Deligne Ascensión is known for the slow pace of advances in public works. On multiple occasions, …

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The Ministry of Environment informs that firefighters and volunteers were able to put out on 2 April 2024 the forest fires in the Pico Duarte park area. The Pico Duarte is the largest mountain in the Caribbean and is popular with hikers. The person in charge of the National Fire Management Program, Gerónimo Abreu, explained …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is hoping to receive upwards of RD$2 billion that the central government has pending for distribution to political parties. The funds are alloted to be distributed 20% to three dozens of small political parties, and 80% to four named majority parties – the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), the Dominican Liberation …

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Agents from Digesett, the General Traffic and Transportation Safety Agency, carried out operations late last week in an attempt to put an end to street racing and reckless motorcycle riding. As reported in Acento, a dozen motorcycles for doing “wheelies” and for racing on the streets. The traffic officers surprised motorcyclists in different areas of …

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The US Department of State reports on a call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to President Luis Abinader on Friday, 5 April 2024. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic. Secretary Blinken and President Abinader discussed ongoing coordination on the situation in Haiti. The …

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