Dolores Vicioso – Page 45

Tensions escalated in the Dominican Republic’s northcentral Cotui region in Sanchez Ramirez province on 30 May 2025 with clashes between local residents and Dominican security forces. Community members have protested against the expansion of the Barrick Pueblo Viejo gold mine. The mine operators have received government clearing to build infrastructure for a second tailings dam …

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After the airing of the El Informe con Alicia Ortega that revealed inappropriate conduct and alleged sexual harassment impacting several female gymnasts, the Gymnastics Federation (Fedogim) ordered the Olympic Gymnastics Academy, a private gymnastics school, to suspend coach Julio Angeles. Angeles also served on the Gymnastics Federation executive committee. OGA is the private academy of …

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Ambassador Le Quang Long presented credentials to President Luis Abinader on 29 May 2025. The Vietnam government release indicates President Abinader proposed enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, particularly telecommunications, agriculture and high technology, the Vietnam News Agency of the Vietnam government reports. As reported in the Vietnam Plus/VNA release, Ambassador Long affirmed …

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The Dominican Republic is witnessing a troubling trend: a steady increase in divorces while marriages decline, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic, as National Office of Statistics (ONE) data reveals. The higher divorce rates are primarily attributed to financial strain. According to data from the National Office of Statistics (ONE), in 2024, there were 44,349 recorded …

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The start of dialogue on the “Haitian Crisis and its Implications for the Dominican Republic” at the Economic and Social Council (CES) has been rescheduled for June 5th, from June 3rd. CES president Rafael Toribio announced the change in a statement, noting the first session will now take place at 4pm in the Professor Juan …

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There are many GMC Sierras and Chevrolet Suburbans and Tahoes and several Cadillac Escalades in circulation in the Dominican Republic. Take note that the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a recall on 24 April 2025, for all General Motors vehicles with the L 87/6.2-liter engine, for model years 2021-2024. This recall …

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Government justice and police system entities carried out a major raid in the Capotillo sector on the banks of the La Isabela River in the northern part of the National District. The Attorney General Office was represented by 45 prosecutors, and the National Drug Control Agency, the National Police and the Dominican Army put over …

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A chaotic scene unfolded Wednesday, 28 May 2025 during a Migration Agency (DGM) raid on a Chinese-owned store, where authorities aimed to detain Haitian nationals working there without proper immigration status, Diario Libre reported. The incident occurred at the Mudan store on Duarte Avenue in the capital city. Videos circulated online showing store owners and …

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Karla Moya Boada, a Venezuelan national accused of illegally practicing medicine in the Dominican Republic, was acquitted due to a technicality, despite overwhelming evidence against her, N Digital reports. The Ministry of Public Health shut down a first medical office where she operated, but then she opened a second parallel one as her case was …

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In a recent episode of the morning talk show El Despertador on Channel 9, Chilean geographer Marcelo Lagos and US meteorologist John Morales emphasized that natural phenomena are not responsible for human disasters and tragedies. Instead, they explained that these events are more often the direct result of poor human decisions in planning, education, and …

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