2025 – Page 159

Dominican Republic’s Central Bank Governor Héctor Valdez Albizu met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive director for Brazil and head of the country’s chair, André Roncaglia, and the IMF mission led by Emilio Fernández-Corugedo at the conclusion of their “Staff Visit” to the country. The visit aimed to assess the Dominican economy’s performance and …

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The Dominican Republic exports eggs to Cuba, Haiti, and Guyana, with an average monthly volume of 50 million eggs, according to Agriculture Minister Limber Cruz. This information came in response to inquiries about the country’s egg exports and whether they include the United States, where eggs are costing unprecedented highs due to the threat of …

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As is happening around the rest of the world, plastic is gaining as the preferred media of payment in the Dominican Republic. A report in El Dia states that the preference for cash payments in the Dominican Republic has declined by 9.5% in the last four years, dropping from 65.5% in 2019 to 55.9% in …

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Haitians have long found work in the Dominican Republic’s agriculture and construction sectors. Now, they are increasingly turning to public transportation, primarily as unofficial “pirate” drivers, a trend that is fueling resentment among their Dominican counterparts, Diario Libre reports. Dominican taxi and motorcycle drivers complain that these unlicensed Haitian operators undercut fares and avoid paying …

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The judge who heard the request for allowing freedom of transit for 22-year old US citizen Joshua Steven Riibe has ruled in his favor. Judge Edwin Rijo of the Higuey jurisdiction ordered the release of Riibe from the 24/7 police surveillance that had been accompanying him in his extended stay at the Riu Republica resort …

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The family of Sudiksha Konanki has asked the Dominican Police to make a formal declaration of death. In a letter to the Police (Criminal Investigations Department – Dicrim) they accept the conclusion of the investigators in the case that their daughter has most likely drowned. They previously had asked the Police to widen the investigation …

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The Tourism Police Department (Politur), in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE-OAS), and the Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic, are holding the “National Tourism Security Workshop.” The event, aimed at facilitating the exchange of best practices in regional tourism security, is taking place on 18, 19 …

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The directors of the leading print media met at the Unibe university to discuss the implications of social media and the widespread circulation of fake news and speculations that people accept as valid. The event was organized by the Unibe and the board of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) The leading media directors acknowledge the …

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The beloved comic strip Mafalda is at the National Gallery of the Palace de Bellas Artes with an exhibition that invites visitors to immerse themselves in the world created by Argentine cartoonist and graphic humorist, Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, known as Quino, Diario Libre reports. The exhibition is open until 31 March 2025. “The World …

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President Luis Abinader announced during his Monday, 17 March 2025 press conference that the US government has revoked the export impediment against Central Romana sugar exports. Effective 23 November 2022, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had banned shipments of raw sugar and sugar-based products produced in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation. …

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