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Government orders national hero burial for Miguel Angel Bissie Romero part of those who assassinated Trujillo in 1961

President Luis Abinader declared a day of national mourning and national hero burial on 8 January 2025 to honor the passing of Miguel Ángel Bissié Romero, the last surviving member of the group that assassinated dictator Rafael Trujillo, Diario Libre reports. Bissie Romero died on Saturday, 4 January 2025 at the age of 90. The …
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Nearshore Americas highlights DR leads in employment growth

The Dominican Republic recorded the highest employment growth in Latin America during the first half of 2024, while Costa Rica and Peru experienced declines, according to data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Natayan Ammachchi reports for Nearshore Americas. The Dominican workforce expanded by 5.7%, driving the unemployment rate to …
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Exposure, opportunities for better and more contracts, and Robb Report gifts come with Golden Globe Award

The Golden Globe does not directly result in a cash award, but some actors may have clauses in their contracts that guarantee a bonus for winners. For the most part, winning the award is viewed as a door that opens to new opportunities, such as increased fees for future roles. Dominican attention these past weeks …
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Minister of Interior pleased with decline in tragedies during Christmas

Interior and Police Minister Faride Raful defended the work carried out by authorities during the Christmas and New Year celebrations to reduce tragedies and injuries. Raful expressed gratitude for the exemplary behavior displayed by the vast majority of Dominicans during the festive period. She concluded her remarks by asserting that the country is much more …
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More traffic accidents this holiday season

The Christmas and New Year’s holiday period were overall deadly this year, despite the efforts by government agencies to supervise, control, and regulate traffic and accidents. Unfortunately, the 43,000 volunteers and government employees who worked throughout the holidays on the highways and express roads could not curtail the number of accidents (262) nor the ever-rising …
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Did the Digesett director wash his hands re the motorcyclist epidemic?

Digesett director, General Osoria de la Cruz says the institution cannot place limits on circulation of motorcyclists in the Dominican Republic. He responded to an editorial in Listin Diario, “The Deadly Epidemic of Two Wheels”, that highlighted that reckless motorcyclist driving is behind the present-day epidemic with motorcycles involved in nine out of 10 traffic …
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Abinader attends Jenniffer González Colón inaugural as governor of Puerto Rico

President Luis Abinader traveled to Puerto Rico to be present for the inauguration of Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon as governor of Puerto Rico for the next four years. It is a tradition for the Dominican President to attend the inaugural. President Abinader traveled with Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez early in the morning and returned later in …