2024 – Page 68

President Luis Abinader traveled to New York City with First Lady Raquel Arbaje and several cabinet members to participate in the 79th United Nations General Assembly and related events. Abinader is scheduled to speak on Monday, 23 September 2024 during a panel on Global Economic Politics at 9am at the Sheraton New York Times Square …

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Dominican food exports to Haiti are subject to new Creole labeling regulations as of 1 October 2024, the Haitian Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced on 18 September 2024. The new rule requires all exports from the Dominican Republic to bear labels in either French or Creole. As reported in Diario Libre, the move has …

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Public Health Minister Víctor Atallah announced plans for a National Micronutrient Survey aimed at thoroughly assessing the nutritional components of the Dominican diet. Minister of Public Health, cardiologist Victor Atallah also took advantage of the celebrating of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference in Punta Cana to announce that the government will soon introduce …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police, now under Minister Faride Raful, has continued the temporary shutdown of businesses for reported noise contamination, obstruction of public roads and violating limitations to the sale of alcoholic beverages. The Ministry of Interior & Police acted through its Alcoholic Beverage Control Unit (Coba) and as part of the new …

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President Luis Abinader on Thursday, 19 September 2024 introduced to the Senate the bill that seeks to amend the recently created National Intelligence Agency (DNI) under Law No. 1-24. The proposal aims to clarify and strengthen the constitutional framework of the intelligence agency, according to a statement from the Presidency. The bill, presented by legal …

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Vice President Raquel Peña has taken on significant responsibilities at the behest of President Luis Abinader since the current administration first took office. On Tuesday, 16 September 2024, President Abinader issued Decree 540-24, appointing Peña as the head of the Cabinet of Education. This sector, despite receiving 4% of the GDP as its budget (RD$297 …

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Dominican exports have continued to grow for the fifth consecutive month, improving by 6.1% year to year. August 2024 was, indeed, the hottest month, with exports up by 18.3% to US$1.12 billion in 1,122 items. So far, in 2024, exports have produced US$8.6 billion and counting. According to the ProDominicana export and investment agency, part …

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The discovery of another species of tarantula is not very exciting to arachnophobes, but to the curious and ecologically conscientious folks, it is good news. The Antillena miguelangeli is the second tree-dwelling tarantula to be discovered on La Hispaniola. It was found in the province of Valverde, in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic, …

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Apparently the many entanglements for the celebration of the series between the Aguilas Cibaeñas and the Tigres del Licey in New York City have been resolved. The Aguilas won the first series that was held in 2023 at the Yankee Stadium. Listin Diario announces the playing dates for 2024 will be the 8, 9, and …

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On 12 October 2024, the Tigres del Licey and the Aguilas Cibaeñas, the two teams of the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League that have won the most championship, have been chosen to play the inaugural game at the newly remodeled Jose Briceño Baseball Park in Puerto Plata City. The stadium has capacity for 6,000 seated …

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