Dolores Vicioso – Page 240

The Migration Agency (DGM) reported that a Haitian national was expelled to Haiti for threatening Dominican President Luis Abinader via social media. The man, identified as “Polanco Poush,” was arrested by police in Haina and then handed over to the public prosecutor. As reported, he was taken to the Haina interdiction center for deportation to …

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At least five persons, including an adolescent, lost their lives as yet another one of these jerry-built open boats apparently capsized off the south coast of the Dominican Republic near Guayacanes in southeastern San Pedro de Macoris province. According to authorities, some 43 persons were rescued, many of them by local fishermen who made several …

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Maria Luisa Asilis Camilo was recently promoted to general director of the Centro Cultural Eduardo Leon Jimenes. Asilis Camilo was previously corporate sustainability director at the center. The center is located in Santiago and is the most important cultural house in the Cibao region. Asilis Camilo will report directly to Maria Amalia Leon, president of …

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The Dominican Republic has made a promising start at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Boxer Cristian Javier Pinales defeated his Thai opponent Jongjoho Weerapon (0-5) to secure a spot in the round of 16. His next match is scheduled for this Tuesday, 30 July. The Dominican men’s football team, ranked 150th by FIFA, played its …

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Dominican Republic for its strong economic performance over the past two decades. The country’s ability to navigate the challenges of the past year, including a global economic slowdown and high inflation, has been highlighted in a recent IMF staff report. The IMF attributes the strong economic performance …

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In the recap of his four-year term as Minister of Foreign Relations to the monthly luncheon audience of the American Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez called for a major change in the way government deals with migration. As reported in Diario Libre, Alvarez called for a change in the way illegal migration is …

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The Ministry of Education reports on the success of the second edition of its 2024 Summer Robotics Camp. Over 14,700 students from across the nation participated in the intensive eight-day program designed to foster learning and holistic development. Participants engaged in a variety of activities, including iconographic programming, robotic model construction, and educational robotics simulations. …

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In a dramatic turnaround, the Dominican Republic’s public school transport program, TRAE, has achieved the remarkable feat: reducing the number of students who have died commuting to or from school from a staggering 400 in a year to zero in its inaugural year. At present, the TRAE operates the buses along 602 routes with 1,700 …

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Transit expert Onéximo González revealed on Wednesday, 24 July 2024 when interviewed for the morning Channel 9 talk show “El Despertador” that the Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) is preparing to build an overpass plus a tunnel road solution that will extend from Jacobo Majluta Avenue to the Botanical Garden. The north-south interconnection is expected …

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After senator and transport kingpin Antonio Marte (Conatra) met with the new director of the National Institute of Transport and Transit (Intrant), Milton Morrison, the Ministry of Public Works has announced it will be continuing with the plans to build 14 lanes in the vicinity of the government-owned green area where Marte built and has …

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