2024 – Page 82

For the past several weeks, there has been a flow of newspaper articles stressing the ever-increasing prices of poultry in local markets and supermarkets. Some notes even cite prices as high as RD$100/pound. This has kept chicken dinners off limits to low income families. Late last week the president of the Dominican Association of Poultry …

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The new Minister of Environment Paino Henriquez has a major challenge ahead. To continue advances in waste management and ensure a 360 degree change in local waste disposal mentality. More studies are becoming available that confirm the problem is serious and the actions need to continue. A recent study by the Dominican Republic’s Association of …

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The 2022 Dominican Republic National Census has revealed more households have motorcycles than cars. According to the National Office of Statistics (ONE), over 32% of Dominican homes own a motorcycle, compared to just 24% with private vehicles. This is a shit in transportation preferences among Dominicans. Of the 3.7 million households surveyed, over 1.2 million …

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A manhunt was underway for the driver of a red Daihatsu truck, license plate L192615, who is suspect of reckless driving that resulted in the death of at least 11 people in a horrific accident in Las Yayas de Azua, Diario Libre reported. Ángel Encarnación Bautista would eventually turn himself to the Digesett agency in …

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The Specialized Prosecution Agency for the Combatting of Migrant and People Trafficking Persons (PETT) had months working on the case. The Dominican crime prosecution authorities since March 2024 had been collecting evidence and finally decided to carry out a raid on 27 August 2024 to the suspected brothel operating at the place known as La …

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September is peak hurricane season in the Caribbean as the storms that form in African waters and east of the Caribbean move west through the Atlantic. The year has been relatively quiet in the Caribbean, but forecasters say history tells us that the second half of the hurricane season is the busiest. They are pointing …

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President Luis Abinader was in San Francisco de Macorís on 28 August 2024 to participate in the opening of the Expo Mayorista 2024, the largest commercial event in the northeastern region. The fair features over 200 exhibitors from various sectors, including food, beverages, communications, beauty, and automotive. Expo Mayorista is running from 28 August to …

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The Presidency named an oversight committee for the billionaire mass transit tenders in progress. Over the years, especially in the past government, many oversight committees were created with business people seemingly to give legitimacy to decisions already made as to suppliers of goods and services. What is known is when a decision of a goods …

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President Luis Abinader will travel to Washington DC to deliver the keynote address at the CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean 27th Annual Conference. The event is set for Thursday, 5 September 2024 at the Organization of American States in Washington, DC. Over the years, the CAF Conference has become a key …

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President Luis Abinader appointed new vice ministers at the Ministry of Environment. For his second term of government, President Abinader had appointed lawyer Paino Henriquez to lead the Ministry of Environment. Via Decree 483-24, the President appointed Carlos Augusto Batista Batista as Vice Minister for Protected Areas and Biodiversity. He replaces Federico Franco. Lenin Ramon …

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