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President Luis Abinader announced that the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) is open to financing the construction and operation of two maternity hospitals in Haiti. The locations are yet to be announced. Years back, the European Union had offered to finance a similar hospital for Haiti, but the project did not materialize for lack of support …

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President Luis Abinader has postponed his trip to the UN General Assembly due to the passing of Hurricane Fiona. Last week, he had been in Washington, DC lobbying for help for Haiti with the US Congress and the US Presidency. During that trip, President Luis Abinader addressed the Permanent Council of the Organization of American …

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President Luis Abinader met with US Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, DC on Thursday, 15 September 2022. The meeting was a follow up to several issues discussed during the Los Angeles Summit on 9 June 2022. The meeting began at 12:30 noon and concluded around 3pm and was attended by Caribbean Community and Common …

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President Luis Abinader is scheduled to travel to the United States on Tuesday, 20 September 2022 to participate in the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Events are ongoing from 15 to 26 September 2022. This 2022, the United States President will not be the first to speak at the UN General Assembly. …

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For the first time since the administration of then President Juan Bosch in 1963, the Dominican Republic has withdrawn all of its staff from the embassy in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. In place, the DR has sent a unit of special troops to protect the embassy from the widespread violence now occurring on a …

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The Dominican Republic has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Latin America. According to the United Nations recent report, the very high Specific Fertility Rate for Adolescents for the DR is the highest in Latin America and the 26th highest in the world. The United Nations Population Fund estimates teenage pregnancies costs the Dominican Republic …

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The Association of Dominican Airports issued a statement dismissing their responsibility in cases of reported luggage theft. One person denounced on social media that around RD$300,000 in jewels reported stored in luggage was stolen. The accusations that circulated on social media were responded by the director of Customs Agency (DGA) who said that Customs opens …

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The Ministry of the Environment gets the most complaints regarding red tape delays, acknowledged President Luis Abinader recently. The Ministry of Environment has a new head since 8 July 2022, following the murder of the previous incumbent Orlando Jorge Mera. Minister Miguel Ceara Hatton says the Ministry is undergoing reforms for increased transparency and environmental …

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TV investigative reporter Nuria Piera aired videos that back accusations that the president of the Chamber of Accounts, Janel Andrés Ramírez Sánchez incurred in staff sexual harassment. The audios captured by one of the two employees of the Chamber of Accounts who denounce that the head of that government agency sexually and occupationally harassed them, …

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The number of Covid-19 cases for Bulletin #913 was 335, down from 341 on the previous day. This number compares to the seven-day average of daily infections (confirmed lab-reported cases) that is now 310, up from the previous day. The number of active cases is 915, up from 721 on the previous day, and 967 …

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