Dolores Vicioso – Page 6

The Consorcio Azucarero de Empresas Industriales (CAEI) received the prestigious Agribusiness of the Year 2025 Award, the highest institutional recognition bestowed by the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD). The JAD gathers the leading agribusiness entities in the Dominican Republic. The distinction was formally presented on Tuesday, 2 December 2025, by Vice President Raquel Peña to Amelia …

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In a historic moment for the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (Intec), engineer Arturo del Villar was officially sworn in on 6 November 2025 as the university’s 10th rector for the 2025-2028 term, El Dia reports. He is the first graduate of the institution to ascend to the highest leadership position since the start of …

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President Luis Abinader inaugurated “Villa Navidad 2025” on 1 December 2025, transforming the gardens in the area of the Palacio de los Deportes in the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center into a vibrant, festive area bathed in multicolored lights. With the inaugural ceremony, he officially launched the government’s national holiday initiative, “La Brisita Navideña” (The …

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On 1 December 2025, President Luis Abinader presented the National Disability Plan 2025-2035, an integral public policy aimed at guaranteeing equal conditions and opportunities for all people with disabilities in the Dominican Republic. This initiative is a national commitment to ensure that the more than 478,000 people living with a disability in the country. The …

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Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), already the owner of the popular local brand Presidente beer, is expanding its foreign investment footprint in the Dominican Republic, announcing the country has been selected as the new production base for its iconic Corona beer brand, the Presidency reports. The significant investment is being hailed by the …

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CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, has significantly bolstered its commitment to the Dominican Republic with the inauguration of new offices in Santo Domingo, an event attended by Vice President Raquel Peña. The recent opening was paired with the presentation of the institution’s new 2024–2028 Country Strategy, a four-year roadmap designed …

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The economist Ellen Perez Ducy argues that the current sluggishness in the Dominican economy, evidenced by slow growth in 2025 despite favorable external conditions, is primarily due to domestic factors, specifically an overemphasis on social and current expenditures (a policy of “induced demand or social predominance”) rather than strategic capital investments. The bottom line is …

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The Dominican Republic’s National Zoological Park (Zoodom) in Santo Domingo has begun receiving exotic animals from Puerto Rico, prompting questions about the potential challenges this influx could present to the receiving nation, EFE reports. The animals are being relocated from Puerto Rico’s Center for Rehabilitation of Native Species and Management of Exotic Species in Cambalache, …

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The Dominican Republic’s Lime Cluster (Clúster Limón) has issued an urgent public warning, demanding that the Ministry of Agriculture halt massive lime imports, particularly from countries confirmed to harbor serious agricultural pests and diseases that do not currently exist in the nation, as reported in Hoy. National lime producers fear that a surge in foreign …

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76-year old mining engineer Ramón Alburquerque is hospitalized and receiving care for liver cancer at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) of the New York Persbyterian/Columbia University Hospital in Upper Manhattan, El Nacional reports. Alburquerque is the general manager of the Empresa Minera Dominicana, S.A. (Emidom), created by presidential decree 453-24 to coordinate efforts …

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