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Credit and banks strong in DR

The Superintendence of Banks reports on the solidity of Dominican banks. Return on equity of Dominican banks closed at 25.6% in 2023, Superintendent of Banks Alejandro Fernandez Whipple told the audience of the American Chamber of Commerce lunch in Santiago. During his presentation, titled “Lessons from the Public Sector: a Decalogue,” Fernandez Whipple highlighted that …

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Katharina Falkner Olmedo of IDB calls for better bridge maintenance

Katharina Falkner-Olmedo, representative of the InterAmerican Development Bank in the Dominican Republic, urges the government to implement continued maintenance programs for key infrastructure, such as bridges. Recently, Falkner-Olmedo spoke of the findings of the Blue Spot Analysis carried out in the country. “I hope that this IDB project, “Climate Resilience of Bridge Infrastructure” program be …

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Forest fires affect protected areas and Duarte Peak park closed to visitations

Due to fires, José del Carmen Ramírez and Armando Bermúdez national parks are temporarily closed. The highest mountain peaks in the country are located in these two parks. Forest firefighters from the Ministry of Environment are fighting a fire in the José del Carmen Ramírez National Park, which started on the banks of the Blanco …

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Indrhi director says Ouanaminthe canal was built to just benefit six or less farms

The director of the National Institute of Hydraulic Works (Indrhi), Olmedo Caba says that the Masacre Canal, built in Haiti despite strong opposition from the Dominican government, does not connect with any network system that would benefit farmers in general in Haiti. He explained the canal was built to take the waters to a certain …

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Haitian births in the DR in Jan-Feb 2024 are less than in 2022 and 2023

The National Health Service (SNS) reports 5,488 births to mothers of Haitian origin in public hospitals nationwide for January and February 2024. The Haitian births are 35% of the 15,661 documented births in public hospitals. The births to mothers of Haitian origin compares to 10,155 mothers of Dominican origin who gave birth to their children …

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Michel Camilo to perform in June in Santo Domingo

Dominican pianist Michel Camilo has booked his “In Trio” concert for the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater on 22 June 2024 at 8:30pm. The performance merges jazz, classical and popular music. Performing with the Dominican Grammy pianist will be also Grammy Award-winning Cuban drummer Dafnis Prieto and virtuoso Puerto Rican bassist Ricky Rodríguez. …

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