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Al Horford comes with his family on vacation and brings the NBA 2024 Trophy

Diario Libre reports that Celtics star and Dominican Republic native Al Horford arrived on Tuesday, 10 September 2024 in the afternoon, proudly displaying the coveted Larry O’Brien Trophy. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla came with the family that flew in on JetBlue. Horford’s arrival was met with a wave of excitement and pride as he …
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DR wins its start games at the Concacaf League of Nations championship

The Dominican Republic has won its first two matches in the Concacaf League of Nations tournament that kicked off on 4 September 2024 featuring the Confederation’s 41 men’s senior national teams. The DR defeated Bermuda (3-2) on 7 September and Dominica (2-0) on 10 September 2024. The CONCACAF Champions Cup is an annual continental club …
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Roberto Santana is back: Major reforms underway for jail system

The Dominican Republic government is set to construct 25 new prisons, marking a significant overhaul of the nation’s penitentiary system, according to Roberto Santana, director of the National Office of Support for Penitentiary Reform (Onaprep). The office was created during the past Abinader administration to retake jail reform in the country that had languished over …
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New transmission power lines in the Northwest

Energía 2000 announces it is connecting the first segment of its 345 kV transmission line in October 2024 to the electrical grid, as reported in Diario Libre. The new power line will traverse the provinces of Montecristi, Santiago Rodríguez, Valverde, and Santiago, connecting the Pepillo Salcedo and Guayubín substations. This 128-kilometer, double-circuit line will feature …
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Electronic passport tender suspended amidst irregularities

The Passports Agency has announced that the intervention leading to the temporary suspension by the Procurement Agency of the electronic passport tender was requested by the institution itself to ensure that the process is carried out according to the highest standards of transparency and protection of public funds. The tender had been organized when Digna …
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Cabo Rojo’s wastewater treatment plant to achieve 100% water utilization

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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Hipocracy at its best: Total ban of abortion, authorities look the other way, population is the big loser

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 …