2024 – Page 74

President Luis Abinader received the credentials of seven new ambassadors from Peru, France, Nicaragua, Denmark, the Philippines, Finland, and Australia on Wednesday, 11 September 2024 at the Presidential Palace. The new ambassadors are Gustavo Felipe José Lembcke from Peru; Sonia Barbry from France; Jessica Yaoska Padilla Leiva from Nicaragua; Kim Hojlund Christensen from Denmark; Lilybeth …

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After around eight months of negotiations, the Dominican government and the Dominican Newspaper Society (SDD) have reached a consensus on amendments to the National Intelligence Agency (DNI) Law, which had been criticized for infringing on freedom of the press. The SDD was critical of several ambiguities in the law that creates the new centralized intelligence …

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The Northeast Forum, hosted by Listín Diario held on Tuesday, 10 September 2024 in San Francisco de Macorís (Duarte province) brought together experts to discuss pressing challenges and opportunities for development in the region’s four provinces: Samaná (Samaná city, Las Terrenas, Las Galeras), María Trinidad Sánchez (Nagua), Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), and Duarte (San Francisco de …

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The National Institute of Transit and Land Transport (Intrant) has issued a ban on illegal motorcycle stops in bus lanes along major avenues such as José Núñez de Cáceres, Winston Churchill, and Charles de Gaulle in Greater Santo Domingo. The motorcyclists had been attracting passengers who otherwise would have been using the buses of transport …

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The Dominican Senate on Wednesday, 11 September 2024 approved a trust agreement between the Infrastructure Development Fund (FDI), signed between the Dominican state, represented by the Ministry of the Presidency, and Fiduciaria Reservas. The Senate also confirmed loans in a second reading totaling US$185 million. During the session, senators approved an amendment to modify the …

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A new study conducted by the Regional Center for Sustainable Economic Strategies (CREES) in June 2024 has revealed a concerning trend among the Dominican Republic’s government-owned electricity distribution companies, Edesur, Edeeste, and Edenorte. Despite significant increases in their workforces, these companies have shown a decline in operational efficiency, as reported in 7 Dias. As of …

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Participación Ciudadana calls for a thorough explanation as to why the government continued its contract with Transcore Latam for the management of Santo Domingo’s traffic light system. The non-partisan civic group has expressed deep concerns over the ongoing relationship between the National Institute of Transit and Transport (Intrant) and Transcore Latam, despite previous announcements of …

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A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday, 10 September 2024, at 11:59pm, causing significant damage to buildings in the northwest, from Montecristi to Puerto Plata provinces. The epicenter was located 11.7 kilometers deep, southeast of Guayubín in the Montecristi province, according to the state university UASD earthquake center report. The town of Villa Elisa was …

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There was a time when key micro-trafficking drug spots in the Dominican Republic were listed on Google so people using Google maps could find them easily. The Abinader administration has done a turnaround and the Google drug points in Santo Domingo are no longer openly listed. Crackdowns on shipments have increased several many times. US …

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Vice President Raquel Peña Rodríguez is taking time from her busy schedule to teach a course in Entrepreneurship in a business administration masters program (Gestion Empresarial) at her former alma mater, the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). The classes are from 7 to 9pm on Tuesdays for the September-December quarter. The first day …

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