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According to the National Survey of Economic Activities (ENAE), the Dominican mining and quarry sector earned about US$1.0 billion in 2020 (RD$52.2 billion, up from RD$43.5 billion in 2019). The report, prepared for the National Statistics Office (ONE), shows the sector earning 20% more than in previous years, with income very close to RD$113 billion. …

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The road around the city of Baní has been controversial since the start. When the bypass was first announced, there were demands from nearly every sector. Farmers wanted the roadway to go north, around the city. Yet some interested parties pushed for the road to go south, where it would be closer to the area’s …

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A large number of the Haitian women who arrive to emergency rooms of public hospitals to give birth have serious conditions, reports Altagracia Ortiz, medical editor for Hoy newspaper. According to the report in Hoy, of almost 3,000 Haitian women in labor that sought care at the San Lorenzo de los Mina Maternity Hospital in …

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Part of 16th Street in Miami is now the Johnny Ventura Way in honor of the legendary Dominican merengue singer-songwriter, musician and arranger. Ventura died 28 July 2021 of heart failure. He is credited with modernizing merengue music. His widow, Josefina Flores de Ventura, was in Miami for the unveiling of the new street together …

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US Border Patrol agents from Ramey Station in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico seized an 18-foot, homemade outboard boat off the shores of Puerto Rico. They found nearly US$350,000 in cash, handguns, cell phones and a GPS unit on board. They arrested three Dominicans and one US citizen. The US Border Patrol used modern radars and patrol …

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Illegal Cuban immigrants, who had entered Haiti and were on their way to Santiago, were arrested over the weekend. They had passed several points undetected until one asked a question in Cuban lingo that resulted in the group’s arrest. Listin Diario reported on the incident and headlined that the “Oye, chico” expression messed up what …

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Operation Discovery continues to make headlines as the justice department prepares to present evidence against the criminal network in court. On Thursday last, DR1 News had reported the first arrests. Throughout the end of the week, more and more information came to light. There were photographs of a huge assortment of gaudy personal items of …

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Over the weekend, the media focused on the flooding in Puerto Plata on the north coast. A weather phenomenon flooded barrios in several municipalities. The Weather Office (Onamet) says that the trough that brought the heavy rains on Saturday, 5 March 2022 has already left the national territory. The Center for Emergency Operations ordered weather …

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Team Dominican Republic advanced in the Davis Cup Group II by defeating Vietnam 3-0 in the playoffs on Saturday, 5 March 2022 at the Mirador del Este tennis court in eastern Santo Domingo. Team Vietnam was no piece of cake for the young Dominican team. On Saturday, 5 March the doubles duo of Nick Hardt …

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Thousands braved the rain on Saturday and stayed put for the Carnival parade on the sea-fronting Malecon in Santo Domingo. Carnival this year was affected by preventive measures for Covid-19, with most carnival parades suspended. Still, by the end, with Omicron waning, symbolic carnival parades have been held nationwide, including the Santo Domingo Carnival on …

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