Dolores Vicioso – Page 218

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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President Luis Abinader and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke of the close ties for development in democracy during the press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 6 September 2024. In the press conference held in the DR on Friday, 6 September 2024 after the meeting with President Luis Abinader, …

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Minister of Education Angel Hernandez, himself a life-long teacher, says there are some 40 different nationalities in the Dominican school system, and that the country provides basic education to any and all students, no matter their nationality. However, he points out that the international community apparently only sees incidents with the Haitian school children. This …

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