Dolores Vicioso – Page 264

Traffic accidents are up 29% in the Dominican Republic during the first three months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. According to statistics from the Ground Transport Agency (Digesett), an average of five people have died every day in traffic accidents. The grim reality is that motorcycles are involved in 90% of …

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Weatherman Jean Suriel explains the heat keeping people sweating in the capital city. The passing dense cloud of Saharan dust is exacerbating the summer heat. Suriel says the dust plume will have moved away from the Caribbean by Friday, 29 June 2024. Meanwhile, skies are covered by a white or grayish blanket due to the …

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18-year old backstroker Elizabeth Samira Jimenez Garrido made the cut to compete for the Dominican Republic in the swimming competitions during the Paris Olympics this summer. She trains and studies at the University of Houston in Texas, USA. Before receiving a scholarship to the University of Houston, she trained at the Club Arroyo Hondo in …

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The Dominican national basketball team will play Spain on Friday, 28 June in Alicante, Spain as the team prepares for the Olympics basketball qualifier in Greece from 2 to 7 July 2024. Team players include veterans Víctor Liz and Eloy Vargas, Jean Montero, Chris Duarte, Andrés Feliz, Ángel Núñez, Luis Santos, Adris de León, Danny …

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In its first game at the start of the 4th edition of the Norceca Women’s Final Six Tournament, the Reinas del Caribe, the Dominican Republic senior volleyball team, defeated Team Cuba in three sets (25-22, 25-14 and 25-18). Earlier in the evening, the USA matched Mexico in a most contested match. The USA won 3-0, …

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The Creso Sports Program is behind the opening of a Dominican House in Paris on the occasion of the summer Olympic Games. The space will be an area from where to follow the performance of Dominican athletes, an area for the recreation for Dominican athletes and also an area where the country can make presentations …

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The Dominican Republic placed a first sovereign US$750 million green bond on 25 June 2024. The green bond sovereign sold 12-year notes. In a resounding demonstration of global investor confidence in the Dominican Republic’s commitment to sustainability, the country’s inaugural green bond issuance received an overwhelming response, with demand from international investors exceeding the offered …

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Deputy Minister of Industry & Commerce Johannes Kelner represented the Dominican Republic at the 2024 Korea-Latin America and the Caribbean Future Cooperation Forum that took place 10-14 June 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. The event was co-hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea. Ministry of …

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The National Botanical Garden Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso (JBN) and the Instituto Integral Dominicano (IDDI) agreed to carry out joint actions to reproduce and plant endemic plants, including threatened species that are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. The species are valued because they contribute to the ecosystem resilience …

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At a time when the Abinader administration has been criticized for major delays in the completion of the Ciudad Sanitaria Luis E. Aybar, the largest medical complex in the country, the National Health Service (SNS) comes forward saying they have delivered 51 hospitals and 570 primary care centers. The Abinader administration has invested in infrastructure …

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