Dolores Vicioso – Page 29

A crucial court hearing concerning a lawsuit against mining giant Barrick Gold has been postponed until 24 June 2025, as environmental organizations press for the suspension of the company’s operations and the halt of a controversial new tailings dam project, Listin Diario reports. The Ministry of Environment cleared the construction of the second tailings dam …

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Judge Fátima Veloz of the National District’s Permanent Attention Court on Saturday, 7 June 2025, set a bond of RD$100,000 (RD$10,000 in cash) and periodic check-ins for Chinese businessman Po Xie, owner of the Mudan store on Av. Duarte. Xie is accused of assaulting a lawyer from the Migration Agency (DGM) during an inspection that …

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A former employee of the once very popular Santo Domingo nightclub Jet Set has revealed he repeatedly warned owner Antonio Espaillat about the deteriorating condition of the club’s roof before its catastrophic collapse two months ago. At least 236 people are reported dead and more than 150 injured when the roof collapsed after midnight on …

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Renowned musician and songwriter Rafael Solano marked his 94th birthday with a special concert featuring several artists who performed his compositions, El Dia reports. The event, “A Puerto Plata por Amor” (To Puerto Plata with Love), took place at the Plaza Independencia and drew audiences from across the country. The concert showcased a diverse range …

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In addressing the audience attending the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, President Luis Abinader called for funding and attention to resolve the climate change issue caused by sargassum. Sargassum is impacting fishing and tourism in the Caribbean. President Abinader reminded that this proliferation directly impacts biodiversity, public health, and strategic sectors such as …

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Max Puig, the executive vice president of the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL), Max Puig says the government needs to create more awareness in young people of the damages caused by climate change and how the new generations will pay the price for the lack of corrective actions. Puig spoke …

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YouTube channel guru Jose Peguero toured the Las Parras jail with Roberto Santana, the consultant on jails to the Presidency, as the Abinader administration prepares the jail built by former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez to receive its first 2,000 inmates in be accommodated in the first of four quadrants at the large jail. Each …

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The Ministry of Public Works says that the collapse of four lightposts on the Francisco Rosario Sanchez Bridge (Puente de la 17) does not have anything to do with the repair works or the state of disrepair of the most northern bridge over the Ozama River. For safety purposes now, just take the Juan Bosch …

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Merchants are estimating their losses at RD$500 to RD$700 million as a result of a blaze that consumed an industrial building at the Merca Santo Domingo farm produce market in northern Santo Domingo on Sunday, 8 June 2025. The fire broke out after 5pm when the market had closed. As reported, most of the merchants …

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Prosecutors have concluded their presentation of evidence against suspended Tampa Bays’ slugger Wander Samuel Franco Aybar and Martha Vanessa Chevalier Almonte, the mother of a teenage victim of sexual abuse, wrapping up with the presenting of 165 pieces of evidence of wrongdoings. During the fourth day of the trial, which includes charges of child sex …

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