Dolores Vicioso – Page 195

Fernando Capellán, president of the Codevi industrial park, has issued an urgent call for the Dominican government to prioritize diplomatic efforts with the United States to renew the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP). Codevi is the largest private employer in Haiti. These US-backed initiatives, which have allowed …

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According to data released by the National Health Service (SNS), Haitian women accounted for an average of 35.7% of all births in Dominican public health facilities between January and November 2024. The numbers reflect the collapse of the health system in Haiti. There are many Dominican public hospitals where the number of births to Haitian …

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Hundreds of Haitian cane cutters working at the Los Llanos sugar mill in San Pedro de Macoris province staged a protest on 10 December 2024 outside the Haitian Embassy in Santo Domingo to demand the expedited issuance of passports. The workers claim they have been waiting up to two years to receive their documents. Jesús …

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Investigations are ongoing into what is now known as the largest drug seizure in the history of Central America and the Caribbean – 9.8 tons of cocaine found at the Multimodal Caucedo Port, located in Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province. A source confirmed to Diario Libre that, in addition to the ten individuals linked to …

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Dr. Jorge Marte, a renowned pulmonologist and former medical director of the Advanced Medicine and Telemedicine Diagnostic Center (Cedimat), has been appointed as the new ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Argentina, Altagracia Ortiz reports for Hoy. The appointment was announced in presidential decree number 658-24, which also included several other diplomatic nominations. Marte, a …

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A report in The Egypt Daily News follows up with archaeological investigations carried out by Dominican diplomat and archeologist Kathleen Martinez in Egypt. As reported, the Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission led by Martinez in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña in Santo Domingo, has unveiled significant finds at the Taposiris Magna Temple, located west …

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Baseball legend Robinson Canó has returned in time to do his best to get the Estrellas Orientales to be one of the playoff teams for the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship. The Estrellas are in first place and needs the least number of games (5) to qualify as one of the top four of six …

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The Office for the Reordering of Transportation (Opret) announced the installation of the first two girders at the intersection of the extended 27 de Febrero Avenue and the Duarte Highway. This significant milestone marks a key step in the construction of Metro Line 2C, which will connect Los Alcarrizos to the capital’s mass transit system. …

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An editorial in Diario Libre pinpoints the lack of maintenance to the highways that connect Santo Domingo with Punta Cana on the eastern coast. The same could be said for the Duarte Highway that connects Santo Domingo with the north. The reality is that the highways are full of holes. Commuters pay tolls and the …

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The Chamber of Deputies has begun the interviews to candidates for the Chamber of Accounts (CCR), the auditing arm of the Dominican government. The five lead auditors are being chosen after a new law was passed that seeks to strengthen the organization. Deputy Rogelio Genao Lanza, president of the Chamber of Deputies’ Committee on the …

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