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Investigative journalist Altagracia Salazar questioned the mega investment of the government in the Monte Grande dam when she says most of the waters will mainly benefit a private foreign company in Barahona. She explains the waters were originally channeled to benefit a state sugar plantation that later was sold to a private company. Diario Libre …

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An intense blaze affected the Restaurant Lumaka and Plaza del Pescado fried fish vending stalls of dozens of persons in the beach town of Boca Chica. The restaurant had thatched roofs that burned. The fire began at around 4pm on Monday, 20 June 2022. Reports are that no one has been injured. The firemen’s rapid …

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Dominican-born Eleonore Caroit was chosen to represent Latin America and the Caribbean in the results of the official second round in the eleven constituencies of French people living abroad. She won with 57.42% of the votes in a second round. In the first round, she came first (34.57%) to 28.20% of her contender, Christian Rodríguez. …

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The number of cases for Bulletin 823 was 603, down from 794 on the previous day. This number compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is now 785, on the decline. Nevertheless, active cases increased to 3,940 from 3,611. Ronald Skewes, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health says …

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President Luis Abinader met privately for an hour and 20 minutes with Abdulla Shahid, president of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 17 June 2022. The visit was Shahid’s first to Latin America. The Presidency said that main issues afflicting the Caribbean region were covered in the closed door …

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President Luis Abinader delegated the temporary direction of the Ministry of Environment to Vice President Raquel Peña. Vice President Raquel Peña has behind her the success of the Dominican management of the Covid-19 pandemic. She is credited with the return to in-person classes, when this was opposed by Minister of Education Roberto Furcal. President Abinader …

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Editrudis Beltrán was elected the new rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) for 2022-2026. With 71.5% of the votes counted, Beltrán obtained 1,321 votes (57.45%) and his contender, Jorge Asjana David, obtained 929, for 40.40%. The state university took off a week to carry out the election. The wife of Minister of …

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The mass transit system — monorail and cable car — for the nation’s second-largest city, Santiago de los Caballeros, is estimated to cost over RD$33 billion. The winning bid for the design and construction of the system, made by the Santiago Metropolitan Transportation System Consortium (CSTM), is RD$25 billion and the equipment is pegged at …

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Although the Santo Domingo Metro Office (Opret) issued a statement that claims that more than 90% of the mass transit system’s elevators and escalators are working, reporters from Diario Libre found that this may not be accurate. Diario Libre reported that technicians were working on this equipment at the Maria Montez Station, where none were …

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The Dominican Association of Exporters (Adoexpo) celebrated its 50th anniversary last week and released some interesting numbers regarding Dominican exports. Overall, in the first third of 2022, the country has exported well over US$4.1 billion in goods and services. The Industrial Free Zones lead the pack with US$2.5 billion, a 12.66% year to year jump …

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