2024 – Page 76

The Dominican government has funded a major wastewater treatment plant as part of the first phase of the ambitious Cabo Rojo Tourism Development Project, on the idyllic Cabo Rojo beach. Pedernales, located in the most southwestern province on the border with Haiti, is the country’s next up- and-coming tourism destination. It already has received its …

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The Dominican Republic has seen a concerning trend of increasing abortions in recent years, with official data revealing an average of over 32 abortions per day since 2019, Diario Libre reports. The newspaper stresses that the figures used for the story are about abortions reported by healthcare facilities and do not include statistics or estimates …

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Former Minister of Economy Juan Ariel Jiménez clarified that the debt for oil imports and related expenses with Venezuela stands at US$214.3 million, according to the Public Credit Agency, not the US$350 million claimed by Venezuela’s Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello. Jiménez noted that US$54.3 million of this total is related to the PetroCaribe program. Jiménez …

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Dominican drug control authorities continue on the trail of traffickers, with more discoveries at ports. The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) seized 201 packages with 224.08 kilograms of cocaine at an agricultural company near the Manzanillo Pier in Montecristi last week. “This significant seizure is a testament to the DNCD’s commitment to combating drug trafficking,” …

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Mike Fisher reports on the hurricane season, remarking that it has been good for him in Punta Cana and the country in general, so far… Indeed he observes, this is what he describes as “the quietest” season, or less active he remembers in the past 30 years he has lived here. September is hurricane month …

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